IPG® has launched an 8-mil double-coated polyester tape with a high bond acrylic adhesive and a 2-mil white polyester liner that can reportedly promote excellent processing and die cutting characteristics.
The global market for thin and ultrathin films was valued at nearly $9.3 billion in 2011 and is expected to increase to $14.9 billion in 2016, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%, according to “Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films,” a new report from BCC Research.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) recently presented the 2012 Adhesion Society Outstanding Young Adhesion Scientist Award and a $1,000 grant to Frank DelRio, Ph.D., a scientist at the Material Measurement Laboratory within the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The world market for kaolin is projected to grow 3.7% per year through 2015 to 28.4 million metric tons, valued at nearly $4 billion, according to a new study.
Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it is expanding its Chinese polymer activities by investing approximately €40 million (~ $52.8 million) in building two new production facilities at its Nanjing site.
Spinnaker Coating LLC, a manufacturer of adhesive coated papers and films, recently announced that it has acquired from Avery Dennison Corp. a license to produce and sell the Crack n’ Peel and FasTrack brands in the U.S. and Canada.
Emerald Polymer Additives, a division of Emerald Performance Materials, has named William Broadhurst general manager of its polymer additives and nitrile latex product lines.
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