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According to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, overall housing starts decreased 1.8% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.29 million units. 

Engineers at UC Berkeley have discovered a new chemical strategy that overcomes the instability of polymers derived from alpha-lipoic acid, opening the door for new adhesive technologies.

SEBS materials offer resistance to environmental conditions, ozone attack, and high temperature without undergoing degradation compromising chemical structure integrity and end-use application performance. 

Afera, the European Adhesive Tape Association, has released a new guidance document, "Sustainable use of Adhesive Tapes," as part of the work undertaken by the Advocacy Workstream of Afera’s Flagship Sustainability Project.

Hot-melt adhesives from the artimeltlowtrauma series offer optimum adhesion, but can then be removed painlessly without damaging the skin.

Chemours reports that the project will create full-time opportunities for skilled personnel with PCC, and up to 1,200 temporary construction jobs.

The final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, and require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Paul N. Gardner Co. USA (GARDCO) announced a new offering of byko-visc CP Cone and Plate viscometers. 

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP are developing and testing bio-based adhesives for the industrial production of folding cartons in the Sustainable Gluing with Renewable Adhesives SUGRA project.

The new UV acrylic adhesive, developed for the rapid securing of commutators, can be applied robotically and cures within seconds under UV light.