Sustainability

Sausage Packaging: A Flexible Alternative

Whether the required amount of adhesive is 40 ml or 40 L, sausage packs are a flexible alternative.

August 5, 2013

Although the U.S. considers the 300 and 600 ml sausage packages to be industry standards, many other options are now being used worldwide.

Advancing Adhesives: School Glues Go Green

Penford Products has teamed up with Elmer’s to develop natural school glues.

August 5, 2013

Penford Products, a division of Penford Corp. and a leading global supplier of specialty bio-products for use in industrial applications including coatings, adhesives and polymers, has announced its support behind the launch of a natural school glue jointly developed with Elmer’s Products Inc.

ACMA Responds to DOE Information Request

July 30, 2013

The American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) recently responded to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) request for information on land-based and offshore wind turbines.

Henkel to Open World’s Largest Adhesives Factory in Shanghai

July 24, 2013

Henkel's new Dragon Plant factory in Shanghai will reportedly be the largest state-of-the-art adhesives factory in the world.

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes Achieve Milestone in Bio-Based Acrylic Acid Process

July 23, 2013

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes recently announced an important milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials.

INTERNATIONAL PAINT LLC: Low-VOC Finish Coat

July 19, 2013

The next-generation, low-VOC acrylic polysiloxane finish coat reportedly offers high-level performance in a single-pack formulation.

BYK Lab Wing Receives Platinum LEED Status

July 12, 2013

BYK Additives & Instruments invested in geothermal energy, heat pumps and heat recovery systems to reduce primary energy consumption by over 30%.

Emerald Kalama Chemical Completes Construction of First Part of Steam Project

July 2, 2013

The construction of a 2-km high-pressure steam grid reportedly delivers the first part of a steam grid in the Rotterdam Botlek, which has now begun to supply the company with high-pressure steam generated from waste rather than fossil fuel.

Market Trends: Developing Regions Drive Global Adhesives and Sealants Demand

Developed regions including Europe, Japan and the U.S. have long represented major markets for adhesives.

July 1, 2013

Developed regions including Europe, Japan, and the U.S. have long represented major markets for adhesives.

Low-Volatile Pure Monomer Resins

Several new low-volatile pure monomer resins with varying softening points have been developed in response to general demand for low-VOC raw materials.

P. Rajesh Raja, Ph.D. Wei-Min Cheng, Ph.D.

July 1, 2013

Pure monomer resins (PMRs) are produced from pure aromatic monomer streams, especially styrene and alkyl styrene derivatives.