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ASI 2021 Buyers Guide

How to Use the Annual ASI Buyers’ Guide

Explore the annual Buyers' Guide in the digital edition or online to find suppliers to help your business succeed.
Susan Sutton
Susan Sutton
December 10, 2020

It’s time for ASI’s annual Buyers’ Guide, a purchasing and applications resource for raw materials, equipment, and services used to manufacture adhesives and sealants, pressure sensitives, and adhesives and sealants products such as tapes and labels. The Buyers’ Guide also includes supplier details for finished adhesives and sealants.


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Univar Solutions to Acquire Zhuhai Techi Chem

Univar Solutions reports that the agreement aligns to its global approach to its dedicated end market verticals.
December 9, 2020
Univar Solutions Inc. recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Univar Solutions China Co. Ltd., has reached an agreement with Zhuhai Techi Chem Silicone Industry Corp. (Techi Chem) to acquire the business to distribute specialty silicone solutions used primarily for the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) market.
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Huntsman to Acquire Gabriel Performance Products

Under the terms of the agreement, Huntsman will pay $250 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, in an all-cash transaction funded from available liquidity.
December 8, 2020
Huntsman Corp. recently announced its agreement to acquire Gabriel Performance Products, a North American specialty chemical manufacturer of specialty additives and epoxy curing agents for the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and composite end markets, from funds owned by Audax Private Equity.
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Top 25 ASI Feature Articles of 2020

These are the 25 most-viewed feature articles on the Adhesives & Sealants Industry website for 2020.
December 7, 2020
Our most popular feature articles of the year span a range of topics, including the world’s leading adhesives and sealants manufacturers, adhesives in automotive applications, various ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and myriad raw materials innovations.
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ADEKA Reactive Surfactants Receive New FDA Approval for Food-Contact Adhesives

ADEKA recently received FDA approval to increase usage levels up to 3% by weight (dry), reportedly allowing adhesive manufacturers to achieve optimal polymerization stability.
December 3, 2020
ADEKA Corp. recently announced that its REASOAP series has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to increase maximum usage levels in accordance with FDA 21 CFR 175.105 (Adhesives) and 175.125 (Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives).
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Nynas Successfully Exits Reorganization

Nynas reports that it is coming out of reorganization as a stronger company, with five‐year secured financing and a strong balance sheet.
December 2, 2020
The District Court of Södertörn in Sweden has decided that the Nynas company reorganization is complete, following a creditors meeting where the previously submitted composition proposal was accepted.
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ChemPoint to Distribute DuPont Specialty Solutions Products in Mexico

The agreement will extend DuPont’s footprint in Mexico’s industrial market to meet the demand for cellulosic and poly (ethylene oxide) ingredients.
December 1, 2020
ChemPoint.com Inc., a subsidiary of Univar Solutions Inc., recently announced that DuPont has expanded its agreement with ChemPoint for the sale and distribution of DuPont’s cellulosic and poly (ethylene oxide) offerings in industrial applications throughout Mexico.
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R.E. Carroll Passes Responsible Distribution Verification

The Responsible Distribution program requires on-site, third-party verification of facilities against a set of guiding principles.
November 30, 2020
R.E. Carroll Inc. recently announced that it has successfully passed its NACD Responsible Distribution verification for the current three-year cycle.
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