Finished Adhesives and Sealants

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This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

The Obama Administration recently announced that the University of Tennessee will lead the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Advanced Composites.

Dow Corning Corp. recently announced that Yujie (Jessica) Ding has joined the company as North American regional marketer for coatings and construction chemicals.

Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC recently announced the completion of its acquisition of the assets of Advanced Polymers International (API).

Technomelt AS 3126 is a new hot melt that can reportedly be used to fix folds in filters.

Tablet growth is expected to resume and continue over the next five years, with a forecast of nearly 290 million tablet shipments in 2019.

RadTech recently announced its Board of Directors for 2015.

U.S. demand for biocompatible materials is forecast to increase 4.9% annually to $5.6 billion in 2018.

RPM International Inc. recently reported a 10% increase in net income and an 8% increase in earnings per diluted share on flat sales for its fiscal 2015 second quarter.

PPG Industries has expanded its line of SEMCO™ sealant removal tools with ergonomically designed scrapers.