Adhesive & Sealant Products

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes website

AVERY DENNISON PERFORMANCE TAPES: New Website

A new product selector provides enhanced filtering options to help specifiers and designers verify the exact combination of adhesive, tape construction, and carrier by industry.

November 26, 2019

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently announced an enhanced global website for converters, designers, engineers, and specifiers who seek new ways to improve assembly and manufacturing processes through the use of pressure-sensitive tapes and adhesive solutions.

Acucote removable pressure sensitive adhesives

ACUCOTE: Pressure-Sensitive Removable Adhesives

Included in the portfolio are adhesives that meet FDA 175.105 regulations and are California Proposition 65 compliant.

November 21, 2019

Acucote has expanded its portfolio with nine new removable pressure-sensitive adhesives, bringing its total portfolio to 18 removable adhesives.

BASF: Food Contact-Compliant Defoamer

According to BASF, the new white oil-based defoamer demonstrates excellent and persistent defoaming efficiency, excellent compatibility across acrylic PSA systems, and good oil-slick resistance during storage for adhesive formulations.

November 19, 2019

BASF recently introduced the new Foamaster WO 2360 defoamer, which is reportedly compliant with major food contact regulations.

CREATIVE MATERIALS: High-Temperature-Resistant Coating

According to the company, this product features excellent bonding to most metal and plastic substrates, as well as silicone.

November 14, 2019

Creative Materials recently introduced 125-19(SP)C, a flexible, non-flammable, high-temperature-resistant conductive ink and coating.

PANACOL: Biocompatible Acrylic Adhesive

Panacol’s Vitralit 7311 FO is a low-viscosity, transparent acrylic adhesive that cures under UV or visible light.

November 12, 2019

A new orange fluorescent UV adhesive from Panacol is reportedly specially formulated for bonding plastics.

FEICA: European Adhesives and Sealants Market Report

The report consists of market knowledge obtained by direct interviews from the adhesives and sealants industry (formulators, raw material producers, equipment suppliers) and analyzed by Smithers.

November 7, 2019

FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry, recently announced the availability of its market report, “European Adhesives and Sealants Market, 2019-2024.”

3M: High-Tack Box Sealing Tape

With its consistent, pressure-sensitive, high-performance, hot-melt synthetic rubber adhesive system, the upgraded tape reportedly adheres rapidly to a variety of surfaces.

November 5, 2019

3M recently announced the availability of Scotch 375+ high-tack box sealing tape, an industrial packaging tape used for box sealing, splicing, recouperage, and other packaging applications.

DOW: High-Solids Adhesive for High-Speed Metal Lamination

Designed to work on a broad range of medium-performance applications and packaging structures, Dow’s new adhesive reportedly offers up to 55% high-solids content in application.

October 31, 2019

Dow recently announced that it has expanded its portfolio of solvent-based adhesives with the new ADCOTE L76-500 high-solids adhesive, reportedly opening new opportunities beyond traditional metal-to-film lamination.

SCHREINER MEDIPHARM: Tamper-Evident Label Solution for Prefilled Syringes

According to Schreiner MediPharm, its Cap-Lock solution features the combination of a cap adapter and a label that firmly seals prefilled syringes and reliably indicates any first opening.

October 29, 2019

A new tamper-evident security concept for luer-lock syringes has been developed by Schreiner MediPharm.

EASTMAN: Cellulose Esters for Food Contact Applications

Eastman’s new cellulose esters reportedly meet requirements for use in certain food contact applications under regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR), European Commission (Regulation 10/2011), and the Swiss Ordinance on Materials & Articles in Contact with Food (SR 817.023.21).

October 24, 2019

Eastman recently announced the launch of a new portfolio of 13 cellulose esters for use in food contact applications such as inks, adhesives, tapes and labels, and internal can and other coatings.