Adhesives & Sealants Headlines

Wagner Group Integrates Industrial Division

This integration is reportedly designed to foster common, global growth under the Wagner brand.

June 14, 2017

The Wagner Group recently announced it is continuing to drive forward the joint marketing of the companies belonging to its industrial solutions division.

Hot Melt Adhesives Market to Grow 5%

The market will reportedly reach a total size of $7.636 billion by 2022.

June 14, 2017

The hot melt adhesives market is projected to witness a compound annual growth rate of 5.83%.

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H.B. Fuller Receives Quality and Innovation Award

This award recognizes the company’s flexible packaging business.

June 13, 2017

H.B. Fuller recently announced that it has received recognition from Sonoco as one of the company’s 2017 Quality and Innovation Award recipients.

Royal Adhesives & Sealants Acquires Aircraft Sealants Business

The business provides point-of-use pre-mixed and frozen aircraft sealants and other packaging and application kits.

June 12, 2017

Graco Supply Co. recently announced that it has sold the business assets of the Ball Ground aircraft sealant repackaging business to Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC.

PPG Names Behmlander, Stamm Aerospace General Managers

Behmlander continues as a member of PPG’s aerospace leadership team, and Stamm joins both the company’s aerospace and EMEA-region leadership teams.

June 12, 2017

PPG recently announced it has named Tim Behmlander aerospace general manager for the Americas and Reiner Stamm to succeed him as aerospace general manager for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.

Cabot Breaks Ground on New Fumed Silica Facility

The project is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

June 9, 2017

Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd (HYC) broke ground recently on its new fumed silica manufacturing facility in Wuhai, China.

ChemQuest Receives License in Riyadh at Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum

The Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum is a springboard for investment opportunities to advance economic diversification.

June 9, 2017

The ChemQuest Group Inc. recently announced that Senior Vice President, James E. Swope was among a select group of 23 top business leaders granted a license at the Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum in Riyadh on May 20.

Avery Dennison Opens Electronics Technology Center in California

The new facility is reportedly designed, equipped and staffed to provide engineering solutions and services to electronics industry customers.

June 8, 2017

Avery Dennison’s Industrial and Healthcare Materials’ Performance Tapes business has opened an Electronics Solutions and Technology center in Silicon Valley, Calif.

Lorenzini Appointed Maroon Group Technology Manager

He will assist the consistent effort to drive growth for the company and its principal partners, with an emphasis on the plastics and coatings industries.

June 8, 2017

Maroon Group recently announced the addition of Rob Lorenzini as technology manager.

Shell’s Olefins Plant Construction on Track

Shell Chemical LP is reportedly making good progress on the main construction of its fourth linear alpha olefins (AO) unit at its chemicals manufacturing site in Geismar, La.

June 7, 2017

The 425,000-tonne-per-year capacity increase will reportedly make the company’s Geismar site the largest AO producer in the world.