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Henkel 2020 Supplier Awards

Cabot, Clariant, and Wanhua Receive Henkel Supplier Awards

Awards this year have been announced for Cabot Corp., Clariant, and Wanhua in the three categories of Operational Excellence, Sustainability, and Innovation.
November 19, 2020
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has awarded the performance of its strategic partners with its annual Supplier Awards.
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Pine-Based Tackifiers Offer Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Bio-based tackifiers allow packaging adhesive formulators to meet their most difficult challenges with minimal impact on the environment.
Olivia Jobes
November 17, 2020

Two of the biggest challenges facing the global adhesives and sealants market today are meeting consumer preferences for sustainable packaging and aligning with the industry’s increasing regulatory demands, especially when it comes to food applications.


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Dow Pack Studios Spain

Dow Opens Pack Studios Facility in Spain

Dow’s Pack Studios facilities reportedly help customers address packaging sustainability by providing a testing platform to shorten development cycles for new formats and load stability innovation.
November 6, 2020
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow, recently introduced Pack Studios Tarragona, the 10th in a global network of Pack Studios sites.
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Sun Chemical Releases 2019 Sustainability Report

The report describes Sun Chemical’s emphasis on sustainability in the way it develops, manufactures, and distributes its products.
November 5, 2020
Sun Chemical recently announced that it has released its 11th annual “Corporate Sustainability Report” for the year ending 2019.
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Emerald Kalama Chemical Completes FIFRA Registration for Sodium Benzoate Product

Emerald Kalama Chemical reports that FIFRA registration makes its Kalaguard SB sodium benzoate available for use in North America for in-container control of bacteria, yeasts, and molds in industrial and household products.
November 2, 2020

Emerald Kalama Chemical recently announced that it has completed registration for Kalaguard SB sodium benzoate as a new active ingredient under the Fungicide Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).


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Adhesives and Sealants Industry Finds Gratitude

As an industry, we will gather together virtually for the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s Virtual Convention and EXPO, which will be held November 4-6.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
November 2, 2020

By any measure, 2020 has been a difficult year. Indeed, for some, it’s been truly catastrophic. Despite all of the challenges and losses, though, good things have still managed to occur.


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Evolving Solvent-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Developments in the construction of high-solids solvent pressure-sensitive adhesives are enabling a range of new products and increasing the toolbox for formulators.
Ann McGlone Steven Medina
October 29, 2020

Sustainability is an ever-present driver for new products and applications. In pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs), sustainability is sometimes an underlying influence in the move from solvent- to emulsion-based products. This is not an option for all applications, however, as solvent-based PSAs give increased performance and processability compared to emulsion PSAs.


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Huntsman Opens New Aromatic Polyester Polyols Plant in Taiwan

Huntsman’s new polyols plant expands the company’s downstream polyurethanes capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region and marks the first time Huntsman has manufactured these polyols outside the U.S.
October 27, 2020
Huntsman Corp. recently commemorated the official startup of a new 22,000-ton TEROL aromatic polyester polyols plant at its systems house in Kuan Yin, Taiwan.
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