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Marine Applications for Adhesives and Sealants

Today’s marine adhesives and sealants provide strong lightweight bonds to structural components and watertight sealing between substrates.
Simla Ay
Simla Ay
Drew Richards
Drew Richards

Adhesives and sealants have a long history in shipbuilding and marine industries, providing protection against water, chemicals, weather, and environmental degradation. In the earliest days of seafaring, natural sealants such as pine resins were cooked down and applied liberally, requiring regular re-treatments. 


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Strategic Solutions

Collaboration and Innovation for Sustainable Packaging

Ink, adhesive, paperboard, film, and other material suppliers need to understand relevant certifications and processes in order to adhere to recycling or composting standards.
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Aggie Lotz
Tyler Derus
Tyler Derus

Consumer sentiment continues to drive sustainability throughout the economy and society. Consumers often view packaging as wasteful, and they demand more sustainable options as a result. Many terms, such as reuse, recycle, compost, and reduction, resonate positively with consumers.


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Mactac Foam Bonding Guide

MACTAC: Foam Bonding Guide

To generate its “Foam Bonding Guide,” Mactac partnered with several key foam manufacturers to closely evaluate core grades of foam commonly used in combination with pressure-sensitive adhesives.

Mactac recently announced that it has released the latest edition of its “Foam Bonding Guide,” which offers the most recent updates and guidance in adhesive-foam selections.


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RPM Releases First “Environmental, Social and Governance Report”

In developing the document, RPM reports that it conducted a robust materiality assessment, informed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and other common sustainability frameworks.
RPM International Inc. recently announced that it has released its first “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report” highlighting the company’s safe, ethical, and sustainable business practices.
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Avery Dennison and Superior Felt bonding study

Avery Dennison Releases Bonding Study with Superior Felt & Filtration

The bonding study was performed in collaboration with Superior Felt & Filtration at the Avery Dennison Performance Tapes Painesville Innovation Center, an ISO 17025-certified facility.

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently released the first in a series of bonding studies that the company reports will make it easier for converters to evaluate the performance of Avery Dennison Core Series™ portfolio adhesive products with commonly used materials.


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Housing Production Increases Almost 23% in July

Single-family starts increased 8.2% to a 940,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, while the multi-family sector jumped 58.4% to a 556,000 pace.
Single- and multi-family housing starts each posted solid gains in July, with total housing production up 22.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.5 million units.
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