Articles by Karen Parker

Developed with a focus on practical applications and industrial-scale availability, Jowat’s Green Adhesives portfolio offers solutions to industrial applications equal to their conventional counterparts.

Avery Dennison outlines the value PSA tapes can provide the EV market, the key value within the company of sustainability, and how it is developing technologies to help clients reach their sustainability goals.

Michael Todd, vice president of innovation and new business development, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, discusses how sustainability and digitalization are driving research and development at the company. 

Tim Pione, vice president, Advanced Packaging and Converting, Adhesives, at Arkema discusses the company’s pressure-sensitive adhesive products, including hot-melt, waterborne, UV, and specialty solution acrylics technologies. 

The emerging trend towards the use of more wood in construction is one way the industry is responding to demands from consumers for more sustainable building practices, and adhesives are key to that trend.

The ASC Convention and EXPO featured discussions and presentations focused on some of the most pressing concerns within the industry. 

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have measured the 3D orientation of the molecular building blocks of polymers, observing details as small as 400 nanometers.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape professionals from around the industry will meet in Orlando this May for Tape Week 2023.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) Annual Convention and Expo – the largest gathering of professionals in the adhesive and sealant industry – is taking place April 17 to April 19 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

The U.S. housing market and the continued move towards lighter vehicles are two factors that are driving the U.S. adhesives and sealants industry, as well as the broader chemical sector.