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New Lower Carbon Footprint Wax for Hot Melt Packaging Adhesives
New Lower Carbon Footprint Wax for Hot Melt Packaging Adhesives Sasol Chemicals reports that it recently launched an industrial wax grade with a 35% lower carbon footprint. The latest addition, SASOLWAX LC100, is designed for use in packaging...
New Construction Sealants for Extreme Weather Conditions and UV Resistance
New Construction Sealants for Extreme Weather Conditions and UV Resistance Master Wall Inc.® recently announced the launch of its latest product line: SuperiorShield SMP Sealants. The company reports that this new range of sealants is designed to...
Adhesive & Sealant Polymers Manufacturer Modernizes R&D and Headquarter Facilities
Adhesive & Sealant Polymers Manufacturer Modernizes R&D and Headquarter Facilities Covestro, a major supplier of polymers for adhesives and sealants, reports that it is investing more than $40 million in a series of modernization and...
New Adhesive Tape for EV Battery Electrical Insulation
New Adhesive Tape for EV Battery Electrical Insulation Avery Dennison new Volt Tough™ portfolio of insulative, single-sided filmic tapes offers electrical insulation solutions for cooling components (plates, fins, ribbons), structural components...
How Adhesives and Sealants Can Enable Product Ecodesign Compliance in the EU
How Adhesives and Sealants Can Enable Product Ecodesign Compliance in the EU Adhesives and sealants deliver benefits to businesses, consumers, and the environment, contributing to the principles of the circular economy. The proposal for a new EU...
Elastic Structural Adhesive for EV Battery Assembly Wins R&D 100 Award
Elastic Structural Adhesive for EV Battery Assembly Wins R&D 100 Award DuPont's BETAFORCE™ elastic structural adhesive technology recently won a 2024 R&D 100 Award in the Mechanical/Materials category. Long considered “the Oscars of...
New Dry Lamination Adhesive for Flexible Food Packaging
New Dry Lamination Adhesive for Flexible Food Packaging A new adhesive is available that is tailored for paper and polyolefins, polyvinylidene chloride-coated substrates, metalized film, polyamide, and polyester films. The acrylic waterborne...
Adhesive & Sealant Manufacturer Provides Hands On Construction Industry Training to High Schoolers
Adhesive & Sealant Manufacturer Provides Hands On Construction Industry Training to High Schoolers One adhesive and sealant manufacturer, Tremco Construction Products Group (CPG) is addressing the nationwide shortage of skilled labor for the...
Assessing the Adhesive Safety of Double-Sided Tapes
Assessing the Adhesive Safety of Double-Sided Tapes Double-sided adhesive tapes are increasingly coming into focus as indispensable components across various industries. Previously, mechanical joining techniques such as screws, rivets, and welding...
New Automotive Potting Adhesives for Protecting Sensitive Components from Moisture and Fluids Ingress
New Automotive Potting Adhesives for Protecting Sensitive Components from Moisture and Fluids Ingress As connected vehicles and autonomous driving functions become increasingly important to the driving experience, the reliability, durability, and...
New Fluorosurfactants-free Acrylic Resin for Exterior Industrial Wood Coatings
New Fluorosurfactants-free Acrylic Resin for Exterior Industrial Wood Coatings A new acrylic resin has been released by Engineered Polymer Solutions (EPS). The company's new product, EPS® 2460, is a new all-acrylic polymer for flat through...
Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging Receive Plastic Recyclers’ Recognition
Laminating Adhesives for Flexible Packaging Receive Plastic Recyclers' Recognition Three different adhesives systems from Dow, when used in conjunction with PE film packaging, have received formal recognition from the Association of Plastic...
Building & Construction Mortars Supply Increased Capacity in 2025
Building & Construction Mortars Supply Increased Capacity in 2025 A major manufacturer of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building industry, Sika, announced a new state-of-the-art 250,000...
Distribution Increases for Asphalt Additives for the Construction Industry
Distribution Increases for Asphalt Additives for the Construction Industry Asphalt relies on several key additives to ensure its effectiveness, workability, and life span. Emulsifiers, anti-stripping agents, adhesive ingredients, and warm mix...
Mixing Solutions Company Expands Operations to Accommodate Rapid Growth
Mixing Solutions Company Expands Operations to Accommodate Rapid Growth Hauschild Engineering, the original inventor and manufacturer of SpeedMixer machines created by Gerd-Ulrich Schmidt, announced today that its US distributor, Hauschild...
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Adhesives and Sealants in Battery and Hybrid Electric Vehicles White Paper
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Adhesive and Sealant Selection Guide for OEM Paint, Trim and Final Assembly Shops
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Adhesives and Joining Methods in Land Transportation White Paper
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Adhesive and Sealant Selection Guide for OEM Body Shops
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Adhesive Opportunity and Outlook in Light Vehicles White Paper
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Adhesive Opportunity and Outlook in Heavy Duty Trucks and Buses White Paper
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Explore the Cars, Trucks & Buses Sub-Market
The cars, trucks & buses market is a sub-segment of the transportation market. Manufacturers use adhesives and sealants widely to decrease weight (lightweighting using adhesive bonding vs. mechanical fasteners), increase durability, manufacturing efficiencies, aesthetics, comfort, sustainability, and to comply with various regulations.
Retail (Consumer/DIY) Market White Papers & Selection Guides...
Adhesives and Sealants Chemical Management and Sustainability in Retail Markets (Consumer/DIY)
Adhesives and sealants are critical to increasing the durability of countless products we use and rely on every day. From sealing sensitive components against contaminants and decreasing fatigue on bonded materials to adding strength to cutting-edge materials during manufacturing and eliminating corrosion to extend the life of finished goods, adhesives and sealants improve the durability of end use products and essential components in complex fabrications.
Explore the Retail (Consumer/DIY) Market
One of the most important things to know about the Consumer/Do-It-Yourself (DIY) market is that there is NO one adhesive that can do it all. Despite what the advertiser may say, one must be a careful consumer to select the right adhesive for the job. Several categories of adhesives exist in the marketplace today, including Multi-purpose, Instant Glue, Wood Glue and One and Two-Part Adhesives.