Adhesives & Sealants Industry Top Stories - Articles

Case Study

Customized Coatings for an Outdoor Structural Application

Valspar created four architectural coatings for a multi-use amphitheater in Maryland.

April 2, 2018

Located in a spacious park located at the center of downtown Columbia, Md., Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods is a tribute to the arts and the environment.

From the ASC President: Gather with the Adhesives and Sealants Industry in Miami

The ASC 2018 Annual Spring Convention and Expo provides opportunities to learn, share, and network with industry professionals.

Bill Allmond

April 2, 2018

I am pleased to share exciting details about the ASC 2018 Annual Spring Convention and Expo. As you know, this annual event is the largest U.S. gathering of adhesive and sealant professionals.

Dispensing Systems for Dosing Two-Component Silicones

Dosing systems should offer easy adjustment of the mixing ratio.

April 2, 2018

Silicones are some of the most versatile connecting materials available and can be used across a huge range of applications. In addition, the ongoing development of silicones is opening new applications in the industry for future production methods, leading to a need for new processing systems for both one- and two-component materials.

Successful Converting with Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Converters should partner with adhesive manufacturers that are committed to designing PSAs with properties that benefit the converting process.

Kathy Magyar

April 2, 2018

For nearly 100 years, pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have been used in converting applications.

Ask Dr. Dave

What packaging materials do you recommend for moisture-sensitive reactive adhesives and sealants?

Dave Dunn's March 2018 column.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

March 16, 2018

Packages are chosen based on performance and cost. Specialty materials like anaerobic adhesives need oxygen to maintain their stability and shelf life. These materials were traditionally packaged in low-density polyethylene tubes or bottles to allow air diffusion into the package.

Strategic Solutions

Beyond Adhesion

Disruptive innovation has impacted transportation applications of adhesives and sealants.

Aggie Lotz Daniel S. Murad

March 9, 2018

Broadly speaking, a market disruptor may include a technology, method, process, service, or channel with superior performance and customer benefits delivered at an attractive price point that can unexpectedly displace an incumbent. Porter’s Five Forces, created by Harvard Business School’s then-associate professor Michael E. Porter, Ph.D., has provided a framework for taking a “snapshot in time” of any potential threat to a business’ profits (not limited to a business losing its customers to an existing rival.

H.B. Fuller Announces Integration Related Restructuring Charges

These actions will reportedly result in pre-tax charges of $35 million to $40 million.

March 7, 2018

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced it has approved a detailed plan associated with the integration of the Royal and H.B. Fuller businesses.

U.S. Chemical Production Has Soft Start

During January, chemical output reportedly fell in all regions.

March 6, 2018

The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) fell 0.4% in January, following a 2.2% gain in December, and a 1.8% gain in November.

Lots to See and Do at the ASC Annual Spring Convention and Expo

Innovation and advanced technologies will be among the key topics at the ASC Annual Spring Convention and Expo.

Teresa McPherson

March 5, 2018

Some 700 industry leaders from 300 companies are here for the ASC Annual Spring Convention and Expo in Miami!

Indianapolis to Host American Coatings Show

March 1, 2018

At the last American Coatings Show event in 2016, more than 9,100 industry attendees and 559 exhibitors shared knowledge about recent developments in raw materials, laboratory and production equipment, testing and measuring equipment, and services for the coatings industry.