Adhesives & Sealants
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Arkema acquires Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business
Arkema has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business. This is regarded as a major step in Bostik’s strong long term growth ambition.
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HB Fuller to build new plant in Egypt
Adhesive manufacturer H.B. Fuller has announced plans to build a new facility in Cairo to support customers’ increased demand in the fast-growing markets of Egypt, Turkey, Middle East and Africa.
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Tesa contributes to parent company’s good result
The Tesa business segment recorded significant year-on-year organic sales growth of 28.2% in the first half of 2021, contributing to the parent company Beiersdorf's good overall half-year results.
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H.B. Fuller and Covestro join forces to make adhesives more sustainable
Global adhesives provider H.B. Fuller has announced a strategic partnership with Covestro, one of the world’s largest polymer suppliers.
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Interview: “Becoming a stronger player in Japan”
Sika has agreed to acquire Hamatite, the adhesives business of The Yokohama Rubber Company. We spoke to Dominik Slappnig, Head Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, about the acquisition and...
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SI Group announces tackifier capacity expansion in India
SI Group intends to increase its tackifier resin capacity at its Lote, India, manufacturing site by an expected 75%.
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Dupont invests in Europe
Dupont Mobility & Materials is investing EUR 4,2 million (USD 5 million) in capital and operating resources at its manufacturing facilities in Germany and Switzerland to increase capacity for its automotive...
News Production & Lab
Researchers decipher composition of limpet adhesive
The marine fauna has already served as a model for numerous adhesives. However, synthetically produced variants have so far usually not come close to the biological originals. Now, a team of researchers...
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Sika acquires adhesives and sealants business in Japan
Sika has agreed to acquire Hamatite, the adhesives business of Yokohama Rubber. Hamatite is a market leader in Japan, offering adhesives and sealants to the automotive and construction industries.
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Novel structural adhesive with enormously increased temperature resistance
Delo has developed an adhesive with exceptionally high temperature strength. It achieves strengths of 20 MPa at 180 °C - four times as much as the previous generation.
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Tesa aims to operate climate neutrally by 2050
With this year's Sustainability Report, Tesa presents its agenda for greater sustainability. The company considers sustainable action, production and management an essential aspect of its strategic perspective....
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Novel injectable adhesive gel for wound healing
A new study portrays a surgical antibacterial bioadhesive for a broad range of medical applications.
News Legislation
Risk assessment of cyclic esters
FEICA carried out a risk assessment on cyclic esters potentially present in polyester adhesives intended to be used in food contact materials.
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Brenntag signs distribution agreement with Elementis Specialties
Brenntag Canada, part of the Brenntag Group, has signed an agreement with Elementis Specialties for distribution in Canada.