Adhesives & Sealants Headlines

Dining Joins Admix as Chief Operating Officer

February 24, 2022

Admix, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Tim Dining as the company’s new chief operating officer.

W. R. MEADOWS Acquires Gemite Products

Gemite Products offers technologies for repair, protection and waterproofing of reinforced concrete structures.

February 23, 2022

W. R. MEADOWS, Inc. has acquired Mississauga-based Gemite Products, Inc.

Univar Solutions Named Exclusive Distributor of COIM Polyester Polyols and Specialty Resins

COIM’s polyester polyols and specialty resins are used to enhance the properties of coatings, adhesives, and sealants.

February 23, 2022

Univar Solutions Inc. recently announced its selection as the exclusive distributor of Diexter-G™, Isoexter™, and Hydroexter™ from COIM USA, Inc. in the U.S. and Canada.

Banda Appointed Commercial Director, Sub-Saharan Africa for Chromaflo

Jabu Banda will be based out of the company’s location in Johannesburg, South Africa.

February 23, 2022

Chromaflo Technologies has named Jabu Banda commercial director, sub-Saharan Africa.

Avery Dennison Releases Bonding Study with Rogers Griswold Rubber Products

The study was performed at the Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Painesville Innovation Center, which tests under real-world and extreme conditions with tight control of environmental conditions.

February 22, 2022

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently released the fifth in a series of bonding studies that make it easier for converters to evaluate the performance of Avery Dennison Core Series™ portfolio adhesive products with commonly used materials.

Photo of executives from IMCD and Quelaris signing acquisition agreement.

IMCD Continues Growth in Latin America with Quelaris Acquisition

Established in 1993, Quelaris operates in 14 Latin American countries.

February 22, 2022

IMCD N.V. has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the business and the subsidiaries of Quelaris Internacional S.A., a Latin American regional raw material distributor with offices in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru.

McGraw Joins Barentz as Operations Manager for CASE & Plastics Vertical

Matt McGraw brings a robust operations and sales background to his new position.

February 21, 2022

Barentz recently announced that Matt McGraw has been named operations manager for the company’s CASE & Plastics Vertical.

MAPEI Celebrates 85 Years

MAPEI was first established in 1937 when Rodolfo Squinzi founded his building materials business in the outskirts of Milan.

February 21, 2022

Celebrating 85 in business, MAPEI has business operations in 57 countries, with over 20 product lines and 84 production plants.

FORTUNE Names Dow One of World’s Most Admired Companies

FORTUNE determines the industry groupings by using the FORTUNE 1000 and Global 500 listings.

February 18, 2022

Dow recently announced that it has been named to FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies list for 2022.

AkzoNobel to Expand In-House Resin Production

Already underway, the scale-up program will help build resilience against supply disruptions and contribute to financial and Scope 3 (upstream) carbon reduction ambitions.

February 18, 2022

As part of its Grow & Deliver strategy, AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest in the expansion of in-house resin manufacturing.