 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Oct 3, 2025 | Aerospace, Assembly Operations, Building & Construction, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Consumer & DIY, Footwear & Leather, Paperboard & Packaging, Rail, Transportation, Woodworking & Joinery
New Renewable Alternative to Fossil-based Adhesives & Sealants A new manufacturing facility for the development of 5-HMF (5-Hydroxymethylfurfural), derived from sugar chemistry will be built in Europe by Kraton. The company has joined the CERISEA Project, an...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Sep 29, 2025 | Assembly Operations, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Transportation
New Adhesive & Sealant EV Battery Application Center Opens in Michigan A new adhesive, sealant and advanced materials center has opened in Madison Heights, Michigan to support EV manufacturers and component manufacturers with thermal interface materials, sealants,...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Sep 24, 2025 | Building & Construction
New ASTM Test Method for Laminated Glass with Sealants A new test method is available, approved by ASTM International (soon to be published as C1956), to evaluate laminated glass with various interlayers when sealants are in intimate and intentional contact with...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Sep 19, 2025 | Assembly Operations, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Transportation
New Water-based Rubber-to-substrate Automotive Bonding System Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) components are critical to automotive manufacturing. For instance, a typical car contains up to 200 NVH components that combine rubber with other materials to isolate...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
New Phthalate-free PVC-based Sealant Range for Metal Packaging A new generation of sealants free of phthalate-based plasticizers is available for one-component metal sealing systems. The company, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, is offering the new sealant range under...