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Virginia Tech to Hold Adhesion Short Course

The short course is designed for those with interests in adhesion or producing or utilizing adhesives and sealants.
February 17, 2022

The Macromolecules Innovation Institute at Virginia Tech will hold an Adhesion Science Short Course May 16-20, 2022, in Blacksburg, Va.


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Striving for Sustainability

How Are Adhesive Innovations Enabling the Circular Packaging Economy?

The packaging industry can address the growing market demand for sustainable packaging while also enabling operating and performance improvements that have benefits independent from sustainability.
Angel Harvey
February 16, 2022

The pandemic drove increased demand for packaging and created significant stresses on the packaging value chain, but it didn’t reduce the focus on sustainability. The industry has had to meet the various challenges of the pandemic while continuing to make progress toward a circular packaging economy.


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Moving/expansion

Sika Announces Expansions in Africa

Sika has moved to a new site in Tanzania and doubled the size of its plant in Ivory Coast.
February 16, 2022

Sika has moved into a new site in the East African country of Tanzania and is now locally producing mortars in addition to concrete admixtures.


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3M to Expand Operations in Tennessee

The additional investments and jobs will help increase capacity and reduce manufacturing cycle time.
February 14, 2022

3M is investing approximately $470 million and adding around 600 new jobs by 2025 at its plant in Clinton, Tenn.


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Electric Vehicle Market Advances Generate Adhesive Technology Innovations

As the electric vehicle market evolves and develops, adhesive manufacturers create new technologies to meet these needs.
Dave Czaplewski Manny Dias Giorgio Zaffaroni Laurie Gibbons
February 11, 2022
The use of adhesives in electric vehicles (EVs) is even more widespread than in conventional automobiles. In both types of vehicles, adhesives offer many advantages, including ease of use compared to welding, environmental resistance, sealing, distributing stress, and joining dissimilar materials.
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