Articles by Karen Parker

The 2026 ASC Annual Convention & EXPO heads to Nashville with a forward-looking agenda designed to help adhesives and sealants professionals navigate disruption and drive growth.

After more than two years of contraction, the manufacturing sector showed renewed momentum in January, with economic activity expanding for the first time in 12 months, according to the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report. 

How Intertronics’ polyurethane encapsulation enabled CSignum to overcome subsea structural challenges and bring its wireless EM-2 underwater communications system to market.

The adhesives and sealants industry is driven by need to provide customers with products that improve manufacturing processes and offer stronger and more sustainable bonding. 

A new study by researchers at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and Beijing Normal University presents a non-animal assessment framework designed to detect hazardous chemicals faster and more precisely. 

Read about how Hexion is integrating advanced digital tools and renewable raw materials to reduce environmental impact and enhance manufacturing performance.

The ASSEMBLY Show 2025 is teaching industry professionals to assemble, automate, and accelerate.

With the theme, "Leading Through Disruption," the 2025 ASC Leadership Conference promises to give industry executives the tools they need to lead their companies through today’s challenges.

Eric R. Byer, president and CEO of ACD, explains how distributors are tackling today’s challenges, leading with technical expertise, and helping industries adapt to a changing global market.

This issue of ASI features the annual raw materials and chemicals overview from the experts at ChemQuest.