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The only North American sustainability event for the adhesive and sealant industry, ASC’s annual Sustainability Summit is set to take place in Cincinnati, Ohio, from September 23–25, 2024.

As the demand for environmentally friendly products rises, manufacturers are evaluating their current sustainability practices and finding ways to minimize their environmental impact.

What are the principles and key elements of a comprehensive chemical safety audit checklist and how do companies use this tool for safety audits?

Professionals in the adhesives and sealants industry will gather in September for the FEICA 2024 European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and EXPO.

Aerospace manufacturers can utilize mechanical bonding components or adhesives like pastes and films.

Adding pyrogenic silica to wind turbine bonding paste formulas enables optimal rheology control to meet sag resistance requirements.

A novel upcycling concept creates bio-based performance additives from olive oil by-products.

Amid the wave of cutting-edge formulation work, one fundamental processing truth remains: optimal mixing, dispersion, and emulsification are critical for achieving the desired color, gloss, conductivity, stability, adhesion, cure rate, weather resistance, and other properties.

In light of the supply chain crisis in 2021-2022, the specialty chemicals industry needs to examine the way it does business and make changes to ensure smooth and less vulnerable operations.

To summarize the overall trends in the industry in 2023, sales from many companies were down for the year, but the end of the year and the beginning of 2024 offer reasons for optimism.