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The “Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index,” a new tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), remains on a soft note, falling 0.4% in May from the previous month, on a three-month-moving average (3MMA).

Dave Dunn's September 2015 column.

With a 250-sq-m airborne display of its new graphic identity, Bostik wants to show that, when it comes to performance, the sky’s the limit.

Forecasting is an essential part of many business processes, including new product planning and development. Forecasts of future sales are used to justify investment and resources for new product development.

More than 390 delegates will gather September 9-11 in Vilamoura, Portugal, for the FEICA 2015 European Adhesive and Sealant Conference and Expo.

As a consultant in the silicones business over the last 20 years, I’ve found myself in some pretty sticky situations. I have been asked to make many new products, as well as help fix others considered “broken” in a customer’s process; many of these are outlined in the case history section of my book, Silicone Elastomer Handbook.

Laminating adhesives are used for bonding two substrates together. They can be used in a variety of applications, such as food packaging, aerospace, automobiles, electronics or solar panels.

This has been a good year for the adhesives and sealants industry, as some positive economic trends are taking shape—and some long-unsettled regulatory oversight may be straightened out.