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The Adhesion Society announced a deadline extension to submit abstracts for its 2025 Annual Meeting, which will take place February 16-19, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the meeting minutes and final report from the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals virtual public meeting regarding the 2024 draft TSCA risk evaluation for di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and the hazard analysis supporting the draft risk evaluation for di-isononyl phthalate (DINP).

Specialty materials provider Trinseo announced restructuring initiatives with changes that were implemented on October 1, 2024.

Since logistics is dependent on a system of systems, the system is only as strong as its weakest link.

The recent attacks in the Middle East, where hundreds of pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon and Syria, have underscored the extreme risks present in global supply chains. 

Recent developments in pMDI-based binder additive technology are focused on improving processing and performance of wood composite products produced through the use of MDI-based binders.

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) has expressed concerns to the Federal Maritime Commission about additional charges on shippers should the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance fail to ratify a labor contract.

With a career in the chemical industry spanning nearly four decades, the new market development manager brings extensive expertise in both tackifier resins and acrylates.

An NREL machine learning tool, PolyID: Polymer Inverse Design™, can predict material properties based on molecular structure.

Among the polymers used in packaging HMA formulations, low-viscosity polyolefin materials have demonstrated superior adhesion, improved low application temperature, ease of processability, and thermal stability versus EVA-based formulations.