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Optimizing Hydrogenated Styrenic Block Copolymers for Adhesives and Sealants

Highly compatible with additives, specialty hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers enable product and process optimization for adhesives, sealants, and coatings formulators.
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Wayne Sheu
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Bear Wang

Hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers (HSBCs) are suitable for elastomeric adhesive applications. They are used in hot-melt adhesives (HMAs) and solvent-based adhesives, as well as in plastics modification for consumer and industrial applications


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Bostik’s Born2Bond anaerobic adhesives

BOSTIK: Anaerobic Engineering Adhesives

These adhesives offer a number of advantages over mechanical solutions, such as long-term reliability, increased versatility of application, and protection against corrosion.
Bostik, an Arkema company, has launched a new range of high-performance anaerobic adhesives to provide engineers with alternatives to commonly used mechanical fastening solutions such as washers, gaskets, pins, hemps, and tapes.
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The ribbon cutting ceremony at DuPont's Healthcare Industries Materials Site in Hemlock, Mich.

DuPont Expands Medical Elastomer Capacity in Michigan

The 8,000-sq-ft site expansion will help alleviate supply chain pressure.
DuPont recently celebrated the inauguration of new medical elastomers mixers at its Healthcare Industries Materials Site (HIMS) in Hemlock, Mich., with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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sustainability

Bommarito Named RadTech Sustainability Manager

Cara Bommarito has technical and business development experience, with previous positions at BASF, Fanuc Robotics, and Mabuchi Motors.
RadTech recently announced that it has hired Cara Bommarito to manage its sustainability and research initiatives.
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Henkel optical adhesives

HENKEL: Dual-Cure Optical Adhesive

The adhesive allows precise positioning of optical lenses within a transceiver optical sub-assembly.
Henkel has developed LOCTITE® STYCAST® OS 5101, a dual-cure adhesive for optimal, precise optical lens and component alignment during the in-line assembly process for optical transceivers in next-generation cloud and hyperscale data centers.
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Excelitas Gottingen ribbon cutting

Excelitas Opens New Qioptiq Photonics Plant in Germany

The plant expands the company’s capacity for the assembly of optomechanical systems and components for the semiconductor industry.
Excelitas Technologies Corp. recently announced that it has opened a new plant for its German subsidiary, Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG, in Göttingen, Germany.
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market trends

Ashland Provides Fiscal 2021 Financial Update

Due to supply chain and logistics factors, the company is adjusting its earnings outlook.
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently provided an update for its preliminary fiscal 2021 financial results.
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Resource Label Group Announces Acquisitions

Acquisitions include a digital and flexographic printer and an online sticker company.
Resource Label Group, LLC recently announced its acquisition of Ample Labels, as well as an agreement to acquire StickerGriant.com.
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