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Industry Roundtable: Key Players in the Adhesive and Sealant Industry Share their Insights

How is the industry dealing with supply chain volatility? What end-use markets are offering the most opportunities? Adhesives and sealants leaders share their thoughts on these issues and more.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
June 24, 2021

I recently reached out to key industry players—ranging from raw materials suppliers to manufacturers of finished adhesives and sealants—to get their takes on factors ranging from supply chain volatility and sustainability initiatives to research and development efforts.


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headlines and news

Contract Packaging Association Releases 2021 State of the Industry Report Amid Industry Growth

Combining quantitative and qualitative research, the report interviews and surveys CEOs, executives, vendors, customers, and other leaders.
June 23, 2021
The contract packaging and contract manufacturing (CP/CM) industry is currently worth $75.6 billion and projected to continue growing at two times the pace of the sectors it serves, according to the Contract Packaging Association’s (CPA) recently released “2021 State of the Industry Report.”
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Master Bond low-outgassing epoxy

MASTER BOND: Low-Outgassing Epoxy

As a toughened system, this epoxy resists thermal cycling and is ideal for bonding dissimilar substrates.
June 22, 2021
Master Bond Supreme 70CN is a two-part epoxy adhesive formulated using a natural, renewable, and sustainable ingredient.
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Purdue adhesive development shellfish
Advancing Adhesives

A Sticky Subject: Studying Shellfish for Advanced Adhesives

Increasing the sustainability and functionality of adhesives can improve human life in myriad ways.
Brittany Steff
June 22, 2021
Purdue University chemists are studying shellfish to develop new, safer, and more sustainable adhesives for uses ranging from bandages and medical applications to clothing, household items, electronics, and more. Humans have been trying to stick things to other things for millennia. But shellfish have been doing it for eons longer, and they are far better at it than humans.
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Mule-Hide Kyle Stavish

Stavish Named National Training Manager for Mule-Hide

Mule-Hide Products has established a new position of national training manager, allowing the company to grow its virtual, in-person and video-based training programs.
June 21, 2021
Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. recently announced that it has promoted Kyle Stavish to the newly created position of national training manager.
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Market-Trends

Ashland Expects Supply Chain Challenges to Impact its Third Quarter Financial Results

According to Ashland, the availability of some raw materials, in addition to shipping, logistics, and packaging challenges, is offsetting strong demand and continues to constrain its ability to rebuild inventories and meet customer demand.
June 18, 2021
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently provided an update on preliminary financial results for its fiscal 2021 third quarter and full year.
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residential construction

Single-Family Housing Starts Hold Steady in May

Single-family starts increased 4.2% to a 1.10 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.
June 17, 2021
Overall housing starts increased 3.6% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units off of a downwardly revised April reading, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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DAP household repair adhesives

DAP: Household Repair Adhesives

These new additions to the RapidFuse line offer superior clarity for clear bonding.
June 17, 2021
DAP recently introduced two new adhesives for household repairs, RapidFuse® Ultra Clear All Purpose Adhesive and RapidFuse Fast Curing Gel Adhesive.
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