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ACTEGA Completes Production Transfer of Former Henkel Closure Materials Products

The closure materials are now produced on ACTEGA compounding machines according to the original formulations.
November 24, 2021

ACTEGA recently announced that, following its acquisition of the closure materials business from Henkel in May 2021, the transfer of production from Henkel in France to ACTEGA DS in Bremen, Germany, has been successfully completed.


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Growth Projected for Green Building Materials

Despite pandemic-related setbacks in the construction industry, multiple factors are creating expanding opportunities for green building materials.
November 24, 2021

According to a 2019 report by the U.S. Green Building Council, the number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified homes has grown 19% since 2017. The current level represents an all-time high, with nearly 500,000 single-family, multi-family, and affordable housing LEED-certified units globally. More than 400,000 of these units are located in the U.S.



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DuPont Breaks Ground on New Facility in East China

The facility will produce a range of materials to advance applications for electrification and lightweighting in support of growing demand for DuPont’s automotive adhesives.
November 22, 2021

DuPont has broken ground on a previously announced $30 million facility in Zhangjiagang, China.


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THE ADHESIVE AND SEALANT COUNCIL: 2020-2023 North American Market Report for Adhesives & Sealants

This year’s report also includes a new section focused on additive manufacturing.
November 22, 2021
Published once every three years, The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s "North American Adhesives and Sealants Market Report" features quantitative and qualitative market data in an easy-to-digest format that gives companies access to the critical data necessary to help plan for future sales growth.
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Ask Dr. Dave

Bonding Polystyrene Foam

We want to bond sheets of polystyrene foam to steel and to wood. What adhesives would you recommend that will be effective and safe to use?
Dave Dunn, Ph.D.
Dave Dunn Ph.D.
November 19, 2021

Bonding polystyrene foam to steel and wood is an application that was traditionally done with contact cements or other solvent-based adhesives. Due to health and flammability concerns, however, the modern trend is to use 100% reactive systems.



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Sika to Acquire MBCC Group for $6 Billion

Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, MBCC Group is active in the field of construction systems and admixture systems.
November 18, 2021

Sika recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MBCC Group, the former BASF Construction Chemicals, from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.


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