2023 April | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

Adhesives & Sealants Industry

April 2023

Read the April issue to get details of the upcoming ASC Convention and Expo and Tape Week, and learn about pressure-sensitive adhesives in interior and exterior bonding applications.

Hot Melt Adhesives Market Grows amid Supply Chain and Raw Material Challenges

World demand for hot melt adhesives expected to grow in multiple applications, latest Smithers insight reveals.

John Nelson

April 12, 2023

Global demand for hot melt adhesives (HMAs) reflects a market still reacting to profound changes and a varied recovery in key end-use segments.

Tape Week Returns to Florida in 2023

Hosted by the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council, the primary event for the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape industry is scheduled for May 8-11, 2023, at the Hilton Orlando.

Karen Parker

April 11, 2023

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

New Catalyst to Help Achieve Renewable Adhesives and Coatings

Research discovery will enable the manufacturing of bio-renewable materials from trees and corn.

April 10, 2023

A team of scientists has invented a new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn to acrylic acid and acrylates.

How to Find the Best Rubber Adhesive

A careful and thoughtful approach to selecting an adhesive for rubber bonding will avoid unintended consequences and less-than-ideal results.

Emily Newton

March 8, 2023

Finding the best rubber adhesive requires thinking of various factors and needs associated with your product.

Let’s Measure That!

Two new methods of measurement of the molecular structure of polymers and other materials are discussed.

Karen Parker

April 18, 2023

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.

Extension of the GRA to Professional Uses to Impact Adhesives and Sealants End-Users

FEICA proposes the development of a European platform for information and training of professional users to cover risks from harmful chemicals instead of a generic ban of substances for professionals.

Isabelle Alenus

April 17, 2023

The European Commission would like to extend the scope of application of the Generic Approach to Risk Management, a move that will have significant impacts on professional users of adhesives and sealants.

In this webinar, Raphael Schaller, CTO of Collano, shares how his team envisioned their data to make it usable for AI-driven materials discovery. He reflects on what he would do differently if starting over, and how adopting the Citrine Platform has accelerated learning, collaboration, and innovation across the organization.

Adhesives & Sealants Industry

April 2023

Features

Hot Melt Adhesives Market Grows amid Supply Chain and Raw Material Challenges

Tape Week Returns to Florida in 2023

New Catalyst to Help Achieve Renewable Adhesives and Coatings

How to Find the Best Rubber Adhesive

Columns

Let’s Measure That!

Extension of the GRA to Professional Uses to Impact Adhesives and Sealants End-Users

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