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The company plans to apply its advanced adhesives, miniaturization, and raw materials expertise to the development of medical technologies.

With the planned acquisition of Arc Building Products, Arkema will strengthen its position in Ireland’s growing construction-adhesives market. 

Specialty chemicals company Evonik has begun work to expand its POLYVEST^® HT plant.

New innovations regarding adhesives for recycling and research exploring the potential of cocoa husks offer solutions for formulators and end-users of adhesives and sealants. 

Henkel and Belgian scale-up Quad Industries, a specialist in printed electronics, have developed a new concept to enable innovations for smart health patches with accelerated speed to market at lower cost.

There are several chemical types of materials that can be used as a release coating — such as polyacrylates, carbamates, polyolefins, fluorocarbons, chromium stearate complexes, and silicones.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies offers hot melt adhesive solutions for right-sized cartons and envelopes. 

Due to supply and demand as well as increased raw material costs, OQ Chemicals will increase the prices for several of its products effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Sika has expanded its research and development capacities in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new Technology Center in Suzhou, China. 

Soft-skin adhesives are becoming increasingly popular for medical, pharmaceutical, and personal care applications.