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Strategic Solutions: Adhesives and Sealants Market Overview and Outlook

Improving customer spending is expected to drive demand for consumer and packaging adhesives and sealants. consumer and packaging adhesives and sealants.

A. Todd Muhleman

August 3, 2015

The ChemQuest Group currently estimates the value of the global adhesives and sealants industry at approximately $51 billion, comprised of $44.5 million in adhesives and $6.2 billion in sealants.

Editor's Memo: ASI Top 25

Teresa McPherson

August 3, 2015

Welcome to the annual ASI Top 25 issue! The ASI Top 25 ranks the leading worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants by revenue to provide readers with an overview of the top players in the industry.

Ask Dr. Dave: What type of adhesive should we use to replace mechanical fasteners for metal assembly?

Depending on your productivity and performance requirements, epoxies, acrylics or polyurethanes could be viable options.

July 1, 2015

Dave Dunn's July 2015 column.

Regulatory Review: New SDSs and Labels for GHS Compliance - Don't Panic Yet

Adhesive and sealant formulators still have time to square away everything they need for developing accurate SDSs and labels to meet GHS standards.

July 1, 2015

Flipping the calendar to June 2015 has provided the kind of dread that can only be rivaled by scheduled root canal work or an IRS audit - especially for those who deal with dual Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) and shipping responsibilities within their company.

Cultivating Distributor Relationships in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

A strong relationship with a distributor of raw materials and chemicals can help adhesives and sealants manufacturers thrive in these busy and complicated times.

Susan Sutton

July 1, 2015

This issue of ASI features our annual Distributor Directory, a year-long reference tool designed to help you quickly locate a distributor that best suits your needs.* Beginning on p. 16, distributor listings are organized by region and include company contact information such as address, phone, fax, email, website, and key personnel.

Ask Dr. Dave: Can I dispose of water that has adhesive residue?

The answer is almost certainly no.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

June 1, 2015

Dave Dunn's June 2015 column.

Dispensing & Curing

This chart-style directory includes supplier companies and contact information for various types of dispensing, curing and filling equipment.

Susan Sutton

June 1, 2015

Welcome to the annual Dispensing and Curing Equipment Directory! The chart-style directory includes supplier companies and contact information for various types of dispensing, curing and filling equipment.

Ask Dr. Dave: What is the best way to prepare aluminum surfaces for bonding with epoxy or acrylic adhesives?

Aluminum and its alloys can be bonded successfully with a range of adhesives.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

May 1, 2015

Dave Dunn's May 2015 column.

Q&A About Polyurethanes: Formulating Basics for Coatings

What are some fundamental issues that I should know regarding the basics of formulating coatings?

May 1, 2015

An important concept to learn is critical pigment volume concentration (CPVC). Understanding this concept is essential for formulating high-performance coatings. In fact, it’s an “elephant in the room” for many formulators—ignored at our peril.

Strategic Solutions: Commodity Selling in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

If you believe your product or service is a commodity, then you are helping to make it a commodity.

James (Jim) E. Swope

May 1, 2015

I hear many salespeople complain that their product has become commoditized. This can be one of those “perception equals reality” traps; that is, if you believe your product or service is a commodity, then you are helping to make it a commodity.