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IMCD Group has announced the appointment of Nicolas Kaufmann as Americas president, effective July 1, 2022. 

The global epoxy adhesives market is expected to reach $11.6 billion by 2026. These adhesives offer high shear strength while bonding efficiently to substrates like wood, glass, and metal. They also provide minimal shrinkage, superior thermal and chemical resistance, and cohesive strength.

Bo Askvik, president and CEO of Nynas, has informed the company’s board that he has decided to leave his position after eight years with the company. 

3M recently announced sales for the first quarter of 2022 reached $8.8 billion, a decrease of 0.3% compared to the 2021 quarter.

As part of its corporate venture capital activities, Henkel Adhesive Technologies has committed to invest in a new packaging fund launched by Emerald Technology Ventures (Emerald), a Zurich, Switzerland-based venture capital firm. 

Organizers of Silicone Expo USA recently announced that the two-track conference program is now live. 

Market studies indicate that the use of structural adhesives will continue to show significant growth in the coming years. Whether for first joining operations, maintenance, or repair operations, the use of paste adhesives offers many advantages compared to welding or traditional mechanical fastening, including ease of use, environmental resistance, sealing, stress distribution, and joining dissimilar materials.

Wacker Chemie AG recently announced that it finished the first quarter of 2022 with new highs in sales and earnings, generating sales of almost €2.1 billion (approximately $2.2 billion) in the reporting quarter. 

The newly appointed IPC APEX EXPO Technical Program Committee (TPC) is inviting engineers, researchers, academics, technical experts, and industry leaders to submit technical conference abstracts for IPC APEX EXPO 2023.

Evonik recently announced that it has developed what it reports is the world’s first sustainable isophorone products made from 100% renewable acetone.