Adhesives & Sealants

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New award for innovative adhesion science

FEICA, the association representing the European adhesive and sealant industry, and EURADH, the biannual European conference on adhesion and related phenomena, ...

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New solutions for automotive light weighting

As a global solution provider to automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, Henkel continues to drive progress in sustainable light weighting technologies with new ...

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Novel acrylic-fluorine networks for pressure sensitive adhesives

The objective of a study was to design novel acrylic-fluorine networks as the replacement of fluorinated polyacylate for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) applications....

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Novel self-healing network and toughening epoxy-novolac resin

A novel bioresin can be beneficial from smart materials to toughen hybrid epoxy thermosets with potential applications in composites, adhesives, and surface ...

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PPG completes investment at automotive adhesives facility in France

PPG has completed a EUR1.18 million investment at its automotive adhesives and sealants manufacturing and research and development center in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée,...

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Valtris Specialty Chemicals selects Krahn Chemie as distributor for plasticisers

Valtris Specialty Chemicals has appointed the Krahn Chemie Group as its new distributor for Germany, Poland, the Benelux, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania...

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Toyo Printing Inks purchases land to expand business in Turkey

Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a manufacturer of inks and coatings in Turkey, has decided to purchase approximately 62,000 sq. m. of land for the future expansion...

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Influence of glutaraldehyde on the performance of MDF adhesives

Chinese researchers have investigated the influence of glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent on the performance of a lignosulfonate/chitosan-based MDF adhesive. ...

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Henkel reports strong performance in third quarter

Henkel reports a strong performance in the third quarter. In an increasingly challenging environment, the company further improved sales and earnings. For the...

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Covestro LLC announces changes in leadership

Effective Feb. 1, 2018, Jerry MacCleary, currently president and managing director of Covestro LLC and head of the Polyurethanes business unit in North America,...

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Super adhesive made from intestinal bacteria

Scientists have reprogrammed strains of the intestinal bacteria Escherichia Coli in such a way that the biological underwater adhesive of mussels can be created...

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Bioadhesive derived from distillers’ dried grains with solubles

In a study, a bioadhesive is prepared from distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS). The byproduct of corn ethanol production is used primarily as an ...

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Covestro expands global capacity for polyurethane dispersions

Covestro has begun operations at a new production facility for aqueous polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) at its Dormagen site. Along with a current expansion of ...

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A sticky subject: Food contact legislation

Food contact materials (FCMs) are widely used in packaging for every-day foods and beverages. Adhesives are used in almost all food packaging, to bond the different...