Adhesives and Sealants Topics

BYK: Additives

May 8, 2018

The products can provide users with two new process additives that interact in synchronization.

Covestro Receives Responsible Care Award

The Responsible Care product safety award recognizes member organizations that have excelled at driving continuous improvement in chemical product safety.

May 7, 2018

Covestro LLC recently announced that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has recognized the company with a Responsible Care® product safety award for the third year in a row.

Maroon Group to Distribute Elementis Additives

Effective July 1, the company will distribute the Elementis Specialties’ line of products to customers from Maine to Florida, including Alabama and Mississippi.

May 7, 2018

Maroon Group recently announced it has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of Elementis Specialties’ functional additives.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Creates Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility

The facility was designed to support education and research efforts across all materials science and engineering-related disciplines.

May 4, 2018

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with the University of North Florida to establish the Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility (MSERF).

FEICA Updates Adhesives and Sealants Use Map

The FEICA use map reportedly provides a standardized overview of the most common adhesives and sealants uses.

May 3, 2018

FEICA has published an updated version of its use map packages.

Global Chemicals Production Ends First Quarter on a Soft Note

During March, production gains were in North America, the Former Soviet Union, and Africa and Middle East, with weakness elsewhere.

May 3, 2018

Data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council show that the global chemical industry ended the first quarter on a soft note.

SARTOMER AMERICAS: PSA Additives

May 3, 2018

This company plans to showcase several technologies for optimizing energy-curable pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) for high-end applications at RadTech UV+EB 2018.

Bostik Announces Price Increases

Hurricane Harvey’s impact in particular has triggered rising feedstock and logistics costs as the U.S. supply chain continues to reset itself.

May 2, 2018

Bostik recently announced it will increase prices on U.S. industrial product orders with a requested delivery date of May 1 or later.

DuPont, ADM Open World’s First Bio-Based FDME Facility

The plant is reportedly the centerpiece of a long-standing collaboration.

May 2, 2018

DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland Co. recently announced the opening of the world’s first biobased furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) pilot production facility.

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Characteristics and their Impact on Foam Anchorage

Understanding the variables involved in PSAs can lead to first-time-right decisions on adhesive selection and processing.

Natalie Ganio

May 1, 2018

Foam tapes are used in a wide range of markets, such as automotive, packaging, electronics and medical. They serve a number of functions—from vibration dampening to shock absorption to temperature insulation.