Dymax, a global manufacturer of advanced rapid and light-curable adhesives and coatings, announced the purchase of a building in Monroe, North Carolina. The 100,000-square-foot shell building will be customized and built out with new equipment over the next few years. The Monroe Corporate Center is a Class A precision manufacturing industrial park, which is home…
Univar Solutions to hold “Innovation Day,” highlighting its technical and R&D capabilities
Univar Solutions is hosting a virtual “Innovation Day” on June 22. This daylong virtual event will showcase the company’s global suite of lab and technical capabilities, industry, application, and specialty ingredient formulation expertise from its global network of Solution Centers. Univar is a supplier of chemicals and raw materials for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers…
The construction adhesive tapes market expected to reach $3.1 billion by 2027
The construction adhesive tapes market is estimated to hit U.S. $2.5 billion by the end of this year, reaching $3.1 billion by 2027. This is at a CAGR of 4.6% between 2022 and 2027, according to a new report from ReportLinker. The demand for construction adhesive tapes in building and construction projects is one of…
Ellsworth acquires TapeCase
Ellsworth Corporation, a global distributor of specialty chemicals including resins, adhesives, and related equipment, has announced the acquisition of TapeCase Ltd. TapeCase’s converting services and tape offerings will complement the Ellsworth Corporation portfolio of products and services. The company designs, converts, manufactures, and distributes highly engineered adhesive tape products. TapeCase is also a 3M-preferred converter…
The Adhesive and Sealant Council welcomes new members
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC), the North American trade association dedicated to representing the industry, has welcomed 16 new members to its ranks since the start of this year. The new member companies represent different aspects of the adhesive and sealant supply chain including raw materials suppliers, manufacturers, and technical adhesive and sealant consultants.…
Adhesive manufacturer DELO’s revenues continue to climb
DELO — a global manufacturer of industrial adhesives for automotive, consumer, and industrial electronics applications — has achieved sales of U.S. $202 million (182 million euros) in fiscal year 2021/22, ending March 31, 2022. This is an increase of nine percent compared to the previous year. The manufacturer of high-tech adhesives and other multifunctional materials,…
Henkel collaborates to accelerate decarbonization across the supply chain
Energy and sustainability company, Schneider Electric, has been targeting net-zero CO2 emissions for 100% of its operations by 2030. Adhesives manufacturer, Henkel, has had a similar corporate goal to be climate-positive by 2030. Last year, Schneider Electric launched The Zero Carbon Project in which the company is partnering with its top 1,000 suppliers — representing…
The Bradley Group is now an authorized coating partner for Precote USA
The Bradley Group, which offers pre-applied threadlockers and sealants for fasteners and several other specialty parts, is now an approved coating partner for Precote USA. Precote products offer optimal solutions for locking and sealing, as well as assembly and disassembly. These specially developed solutions designed for the pre-coating of fastener threads are based on unique…
Conagen develops debondable adhesives from natural ingredients
Conagen, a biotechnology innovator, has announced the development of new, debondable hot-melt adhesives made by high-performance materials from sustainable and natural bio-molecules. The development marks a new era of adhesives for manufacturers seeking structural adhesive solutions to avoid waste and save costs in manufacturing. “Conagen’s patent-pending debondable hot-melt adhesive is incredibly stronger than what is…
A Climate of Change: The demand for more sustainable adhesives and sealants
As the push toward sustainability continues, demands for greater accountability and long-term environmental commitments have targeted most, if not all, manufacturing industries. The chemical sector is no stranger to these added pressures or expectations. Fortunately, many in the adhesives and sealants market consider such sustainable strategies and stricter regulations a necessity — and have for…