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From left: Larry Brotherton, board chairman, SOCMA; Dan Hawkinson, Torsten Hauschild, Rob Hampe, and Rainer Eischeid, LANXESS; and Larry Sloan, president, SOCMA. The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA)

Proprietary manufacturing processes ensure that formulators can enjoy attributes such as higher neat polymer solids, viscosity and freeze-thaw stabilities.

A new additive offers optimum substrate wetting performance while enabling the formulation of low-VOC aqueous adhesives products.

By following the examples set by others, companies can implement their own green initiatives.

A lot of recent discussion has focused on making construction adhesives and sealants green by eliminating formaldehyde, plasticizers or solvents. Are there similar alternatives for the coatings that are often

New polymer could improve semiconductor manufacturing, packaging.

An introduction to multi-unit molecules.

This paper was awarded the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council’s 2007 Carl A. Dahlquist Award for Best Technical Paper.

U.S. natural polymer demand to approach $3.6 billion in 2010.

Following is a list of terms relating to the manufacture of polymers and their definitions. See sidebar for abbreviations for the most common rubber polymer types. Accelerator: Chemical added to