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Dunleary Renamed Terra Firma

Newly hired Dirk Plas is executive vice president, principal expectations.
November 29, 2017

Dunleary Inc. recently announced its new corporate identity, The Terra Firma Co. LLC.


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Global Bioadhesives Market Continues to Jump 13%

A range of applications reportedly represent the key factor driving the global bioadhesive market.
November 28, 2017

The global bioadhesive market reached a value of $1.4 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach a value of $3 billion by 2022.


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ChemQuest Announces European Adhesive Bonder Course

The company is offering an opportunity for European standards training and certification in North America.
November 27, 2017

The ChemQuest Group Inc. recently announced that, through its exclusive partnership in North America with Fraunhofer IFAM, it will deliver the EWF-European Adhesive Bonder (EAB) course.


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Toyo Ink Purchases Land to Expand Business in Turkey

The company reportedly plans to use the land to build a new manufacturing facility and to construct a new production site for polymers.
November 27, 2017

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. recently announced that its subsidiary company Toyo Printing Inks Inc has decided to purchase approximately 62,000 sq m of land.


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Pace of New Home Sales Hits 10-Year High in September 2017

The inventory of new homes for sale was 279,000 in September 2017, which is a five-month supply at the current sales pace.
November 21, 2017

Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September 2017 rose 18.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000 units from an upwardly revised August reading, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.


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Electronics

IPC Pulse Survey Reveals Bullish Outlook for Electronics Market

The 12-month business outlook is positive according to 87.5% of the responding companies.
November 20, 2017

A preliminary survey in IPC’s new Pulse of the Electronics Industry global data service reveals a bullish outlook for most segments of the electronics industry, especially for equipment manufacturers and printed circuit board (PCB) fabricators.


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Strategic Solutions

In Pursuit of Operational Excellence

Manufacturers should consider the value of a “back to basics” approach to production
W. Pete Smith
November 17, 2017
When I began my career in the chemical industry, my company’s initiatives impressed and intrigued me. The leadership would lay out our direction and focus, as well as the metrics by which we would measure success in the coming year. Eventually, I came to understand that, even with the push to improve profitability through various company initiatives, it makes good business sense to not lose sight of the measurable basics.
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