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Food safety matters continue to take center stage across the entire supply chain. Over the last two decades, a series of high-profile international food safety concerns—from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), listeria, dioxin and other toxins—have given rise to industry-driven initiatives such as the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and other legislative actions around the world.

The ASSEMBLY show is scheduled to take place October 27-29 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. In addition to the exhibition hall, the show will host a keynote speaker on sustainable improvement and lean manufacturing, three afternoon workshops, and various lectures and presentations in the Showcase Theater.

The “Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index,” a new tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), remains on a soft note, falling 0.4% in May from the previous month, on a three-month-moving average (3MMA).

With a 250-sq-m airborne display of its new graphic identity, Bostik wants to show that, when it comes to performance, the sky’s the limit.

Forecasting is an essential part of many business processes, including new product planning and development. Forecasts of future sales are used to justify investment and resources for new product development.

More than 390 delegates will gather September 9-11 in Vilamoura, Portugal, for the FEICA 2015 European Adhesive and Sealant Conference and Expo.

As a consultant in the silicones business over the last 20 years, I’ve found myself in some pretty sticky situations. I have been asked to make many new products, as well as help fix others considered “broken” in a customer’s process; many of these are outlined in the case history section of my book, Silicone Elastomer Handbook.

Laminating adhesives are used for bonding two substrates together. They can be used in a variety of applications, such as food packaging, aerospace, automobiles, electronics or solar panels.

This has been a good year for the adhesives and sealants industry, as some positive economic trends are taking shape—and some long-unsettled regulatory oversight may be straightened out.

This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings the ASI Top 25, our exclusive ranking of the top 25 worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants.