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Senior executives of The ChemQuest Group Inc. share strategic management information related to the adhesives, sealants and coatings industries.

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Corporate Planning: The Best Business Interruption Insurance

Successful companies go beyond mitigating risk to ensure sustainable growth.
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Karl Davenport
January 6, 2021
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While certainly no guarantee of success, a business strategy with robust crisis management increases not only the probability of survival but a faster return to a thriving business. In many cases, it also enables a business to uncover and correct its weaknesses.


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What Tests Should I Run on My Structural Adhesive Systems?

Each adhesive testing protocol should add tangible value to your structural design.
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George W. Ritter, Ph.D.
October 14, 2020
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When anticipating using adhesives in structural bonding, a common need is developing the testing protocol to demonstrate bonded system effectiveness. While pressure-sensitive tapes are used in structural joining, this discussion will focus on liquid, paste, and film adhesives in structural joints.


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Collaboration and Innovation for Sustainable Packaging

Ink, adhesive, paperboard, film, and other material suppliers need to understand relevant certifications and processes in order to adhere to recycling or composting standards.
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Aggie Lotz
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Tyler Derus
September 4, 2020
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Consumer sentiment continues to drive sustainability throughout the economy and society. Consumers often view packaging as wasteful, and they demand more sustainable options as a result. Many terms, such as reuse, recycle, compost, and reduction, resonate positively with consumers.


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Market Dynamics for North American Sealants

Through 2019, the building and construction market was a sealants volume leader, followed by assembly operations and transportation.
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Aggie Lotz
August 17, 2020
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The wide use of dissimilar substrate materials driving the selection of sealants was reported in The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s “2017-2020 North American Market Report for Adhesives and Sealants with a Global Overview.”


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Switching Production to Satisfy Shifts in Demand

Production cycle planning and excess capacity can yield unexpected advantages.
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Michael P. Walton
July 7, 2020
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The specialty chemicals value chain has risen to the challenge of retooling to fill large supply gaps for sanitation products, packaging containers and inks, and other essential products to meet spikes in demand as an outgrowth of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Formulation and Availability of Building and Construction Adhesives, Sealants, and Other Materials

Engineers, architects, specifiers, facility managers, and homeowners must spend time analyzing what performance levels can be obtained by the adhesive and sealant products that are available to them for the environments in which they are being used.
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Edye Fox Abrams
May 15, 2020
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With increasing consolidation among adhesives manufacturers and the raw material suppliers that support them, global product formulation and availability of materials used in these formulations continue to grow in importance.


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Driving Innovation by Collaborating with Others: Know Your Areas of Focus

Scouting for collaboration opportunities outside your company is a process that begins with defining and prioritizing the market's needs in a way that anyone unfamiliar with your business can understand.
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Victoria Scarborough Ph.D.
April 20, 2020
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Meeting the technical and product needs of customers can be very challenging, especially if R&D resources are constrained or you do not have the right in-house expertise to deliver a timely response.


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Third-Party Validation of Adhesive Performance

This second installment of a two-part series higlights the value proposition of independent material testing and validation to high-value end-use markets.
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Robert K. Ddamulira
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Aggie Lotz
March 27, 2020
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Independent testing and third-party validation of application-specific and customer-required adhesive products are expected across the value chain. It is especially important to validate adhesive performance for the electronics industry.


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Evolving Hybrid Adhesives

This first installment of a two-part series highlights the value proposition of today's adhesive chemistries and curing methods to high-value end-use markets.
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Aggie Lotz
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Robert K. Ddamulira
February 13, 2020
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This first installment of a two-part series highlights the value proposition of today's adhesive chemistries and curing methods to high-value end-use markets.


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Will Your Next Car be Assembled Like a Smartphone?

Electrically conductive adhesive use is rising as fine spacing, environmental restrictions, and new materials impact or replace vehicle assembly methods.
James (Jim) E. Swope
June 18, 2019
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Mobility trends point to the expanded use of sensors, cameras, and electronic controls in vehicle assembly.


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