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Huntsman Advanced Materials Expands Partnership with Azelis in the Americas

With this agreement, Azelis will lead the distribution arm of the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers (CASE) business for Advanced Materials, both in the U.S. and Canada.

July 31, 2020

Huntsman’s Advanced Materials business recently announced the expansion of its Pan-American business relationship with preferred distribution partner Azelis Americas CASE, LLC in the U.S. and Azelis Canada, Inc. in Canada.

Remodeling Industry Sees Optimism Despite COVID-19

In the 2020 second quarter, all components and subcomponents of the Remodeling Market Index were well above 50.

July 31, 2020

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released its Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the second quarter of 2020.

Net Sales Down 14.9% for Avery Dennison in 2020 Second Quarter

Avery Dennison reports that it is prepared for a range of possible macro scenarios and how they might impact each of its businesses.

July 30, 2020

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced preliminary, unaudited results for its second quarter ended June 27, 2020, and provided an update related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company.

COVID-19 and the Agile Supply Chain

Businesses need to take several steps in order to increase supply chain agility in the COVID-19 world.

David Cahn

July 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains all over the world, causing domestic shortages of products like produce, meat, and toilet paper on grocery store shelves. Prescription drugs, whose main ingredients come from China and are produced in India, will become in short supply because the countries are locked down and not shipping to the U.S.

Net Sales Down 3.2% for Sika in 2020 First Half

In June, Sika recorded positive organic sales growth for the first time since February, as lockdown measures ended or were significantly relaxed in many countries.

July 29, 2020

Despite the substantial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Sika recently announced that it was able to continue its growth trajectory in the 2020 first half.

ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGY CORP.: Adhesive Anchoring Products

Adhesives Technology Corp. reports that the addition of two additional IBC/IRC-compliant adhesive products fills the need in the industry and brings additional value to the ULTRABOND line.

July 28, 2020

Adhesives Technology Corp. recently announced that it has released two new code-compliant, ICC-evaluated adhesive anchoring products.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Meridian Adhesives Acquisition Draws Most Reader Interest

Last week, news from Meridian Adhesives Group regarding its acquisition of E-Chem garnered the most interest from our readers.

Susan Sutton

July 27, 2020

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Scapa Healthcare Shares Highlights from 2020 Fiscal Year

Scapa Healthcare reports that it will continue to adapt to support the unprecedented high demand for medical products during the pandemic.

July 27, 2020

Scapa Healthcare recently announced that it closed its 2020 fiscal year successfully, despite unprecedented global challenges.

Weiner Joins FLEXcon North America as Chief Operations Officer

Kara Weiner will reportedly bring a wealth of knowledge in the areas of manufacturing, engineering, quality, plant management, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, and operations analysis to her new role.

July 24, 2020

FLEXcon Co., Inc. recently announced that Kara Weiner has been appointed chief operations officer of FLEXcon North America.