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Berry Global Raises Guidance on Strong Fiscal Second Quarter Results

Net sales growth is primarily attributed to increased selling prices due to the pass through of higher resin costs, organic volume growth, and favorable impact from foreign currency changes.
May 13, 2021
Berry Global Group, Inc. recently reported its second fiscal quarter 2021 results, including a 13% increase in net sales, to $3.4 billion, compared to the fiscal second quarter of 2020.
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Dow Wins Six 2021 Edison Awards

The company received five gold awards and one silver award.
May 12, 2021
Six technologies from Dow have been selected from hundreds of nominees to be recognized with prestigious Edison Awards.
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Modernizing Assembly Lines with UV LED Curing

Adhesive bonding, sealing, and coating processes in factory assembly lines are rapidly upgrading to UV LED curing technology.
Jake Chaney Stacy Hoge
May 12, 2021

Ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) curing technology offers significant advantages compared to traditional mercury UV curing. As a result, adhesive bonding, sealing, and coating processes in factory assembly lines are rapidly upgrading to UV LED curing technology.


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DISPENSE WORKS INC.: Automated Dispensing System

Requiring no PC for operation, the system provides all preprogrammed software functions for filling, capping, assembly, and positioning.
May 11, 2021
Dispense Works Inc. offers automation solutions for vial, bottle filling, and capping with the Ring Dex robot, a fully programmable robotic dispensing system.
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Arkema Finalizes PMMA Business Divestment

The divested business joins Trinseo, a company specializing in the production of plastics, synthetic rubber, and latex binders.
May 11, 2021
Arkema recently announced that the divestment of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) business to Trinseo has been finalized.
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Better Bonding: Simplifying Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Selection

Taking a systematic approach and using selection tools available from adhesive manufacturers can streamline the pressure-sensitive adhesive selection process and help ensure strong bonding in each application.
Kyle Witham
May 10, 2021

The ideal pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) delivers exactly the right amount of bonding at the lowest cost. Choosing the right adhesive hasn’t always been easy, however. We have all heard stories about adhesives failing prematurely, as well as how costly those failures can be to product manufacturers.


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Rankin and Ecke Join Michelman

Gianluigi Rankin has joined the company as global marketing manager for Digital Printing, and Heather Ecke has joined Michelman as account manager for Flexible Packaging.
May 10, 2021
Michelman has added two new associates to better anticipate and serve its customers' needs in the digital printing and flexible packaging markets.
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