Adhesives & Sealants
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“Finding safer alternatives to the traditional toolbox of industrial chemicals”
Dr. Daniel Weinmann, market development manager, Coatings, Construction & Adhesives – Americas at Westlake Epoxy, provides insight into the market for adhesives and the challenges and drivers of...
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Henkel and LIKAT are researching new, bio-based and ‘debondable’ adhesives.
In the BIOVIN project, the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) and Henkel produced new synthetic building blocks for innovative, bio-based adhesives that can be de-adhered on the basis of carbohydrates...
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The essential role of adhesives and sealants across industries in APAC
Demand for innovative adhesive and sealant technology is increasing as industries look to implement eco-friendly product designs.
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Water-based polymer colloids with a branched chain architecture as low-gel pressure-sensitive adhesives
Researchers found that the branching of polymer chains significantly enhances the adhesive properties of pressure-sensitive adhesives
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Toyo Ink India to boost adhesive production capacity by 3.5X
Toyo ink india, a member of the Japan-based chemicals manufacturer artience group (formerly Toyo Ink Group), today announced plans to expand its production capacity for solvent-based adhesives at its manufacturing...
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Adhesives manufacturer Jowat opens new production facility in China
With a new production centre in China, the adhesives manufacturer Jowat wants to set a clear signal for global customer proximity and further expand its development capacities.
News Legislation
Circular economy and ecodesign regulation
Two recent legislations have a bearing on the adhesives and sealants industry. The first is the EU’s proposal for a new Ecodesign Regulation. The second proposal is a regulation on circularity requirements...
News Production & Lab
Adhesives: feathers replace petroleum
Adhesives are almost always based on fossil raw materials such as petroleum. Researchers at Fraunhofer have recently developed a process that allows to utilize keratin for this purpose. This highly versatile...
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Novel flame retardant pressure sensitive adhesives
A new study investigates phosphorus-based flame retardant acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives with superior peel strength and transfer characteristics.
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Henkel switches to recycled cartridges
Henkel is gradually converting its portfolio of assembly adhesives and joint sealants in Europe to recycled cartridges.
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FEICA publishes adhesives and sealants market report
FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry, has has issued the eighth edition the European Adhesives and Sealants Market Report which covers the period 2023-2028.
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Old plastic becomes new adhesive
A recently launched research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen and the SKZ Kunststoff-Zentrum in Würzburg aims to feed thermally damaged...
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Facile fabrication of pressure-sensitive adhesives
A recent work features the facile preparation of epoxidised soybean oil-hexanediamine resin for fabrication of pressure-sensitive adhesives.
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Cyclic carbonates as crosslinkers for biobased feedstocks
For a successful and competitive application of bio-based adhesive systems in the wood-based panel industry, reactive, preferably water-soluble crosslinkers are required, which also cure thermally with...