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In the course of several product innovations, thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are increasingly replacing standard plastics and conventional elastomers.

I am an adhesives manufacturer and, as business is increasing, I have a need for a larger warehouse for the polyurethane and polychloroprene raw materials used. How should these raw materials be stored to optimize their shelf life?

Coming into 2015, the U.S. adhesives industry looks to continue its recent trend of lower-than-normal volume growth. Historically, adhesives and sealants have been growing about 1½ times of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S.

We’re celebrating materials in this issue with our annual Raw Materials, Chemicals, Polymers and Additives Handbook, which includes definition/use information for key products, as well as supplier details.

If you’re like most modern-day professionals, each morning you boot up your computer and work late into the day. During that time, you probably don’t even think twice about the heat sink inside your computer, do you?

Whether you’re perusing the latest issue of an architectural magazine or reading a green building blog online, the word “disclosure” is certain to catch your eye.

The second most common element on earth, silicon represents 28% of the earth’s crust and is found in sand, silicates, and many minerals such as quartz.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) Regulatory Affairs Committee (RAC) recently held its annual “forecasting” conference call, during which we prioritize what are believed to be the biggest legislative and regulatory issues for the industry in the upcoming year.

The packaging marketplace has a clear need for more functionality in barrier technologies that can provide varying degrees of preservation and protection for many substrates used in food and other packaging.

The increase in demand for mobile electronic devices has brought about new design challenges with an ever-greater emphasis on mechanical strength and thermal management capability.