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As a consultant in the silicones business over the last 20 years, I’ve found myself in some pretty sticky situations. I have been asked to make many new products, as well as help fix others considered “broken” in a customer’s process; many of these are outlined in the case history section of my book, Silicone Elastomer Handbook.

The global market for adhesives and adhesive applying equipment is expected to total almost $48.7 billion and $62 billion in 2016 and 2021, respectively.

Chemique Adhesives Inc. recently announced it has completed an expansion of its new southeastern U.S. Headquarters.

RE Carroll Inc. recently announced it has acquired JH Calo Co., which will operate as a division of RE Carroll.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has appointed Eric Post to the position of K-FLEX^® business director, Americas.

The Chemours Co. recently announced it will close its Edge Moor manufacturing site located outside Wilmington, Del., which produces titanium dioxide (TiO2).

The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index rose by 0.3% in July, following a revised 0.2% gain in June and flat growth over the March to May period.

This company has developed trimethoxy, dimethoxy and triethoxy silane-terminated polyether and polyurethane chains, called hybrid polymers.

The Supervisory Board of Bayer MaterialScience AG has announced the members of the future Covestro Board of Management.