A new polyolefin polymer technology enables advanced hot-melt formulations designed to deliver significant performance improvements across multiple dimensions.
"By mimicking nature, we can develop new greener and more sustainable avenues for making materials with excellent properties," explained McGill University professor Matthew Harrington, lead author on a new study.
A 95% soybean-sourced adhesive tape earned the grand prize in the 32nd annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition, a partnership between the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University.
BASF Corp. is launching Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE (Renewable Electricity), two new products that are manufactured at BASF’s Freeport, Texas, site with electricity attributed from renewable sources.
Raw materials manufacturers to the adhesives and sealants industry continued to provide innovative products that allow formulations to meet the changing needs of customers.
After more than two years of contraction, the manufacturing sector showed renewed momentum in January, with economic activity expanding for the first time in 12 months, according to the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report.