Chemical manufacturer, Arkema, recently signed an agreement for the acquisition of Ashland’s Performance Adhesives business, a provider of high-performance adhesives for industrial applications in the U.S. with a unique and innovative product portfolio. The acquisition is aligned with Arkema’s ambition to become a pure, specialty materials player by 2024. “We are very happy and proud…
Hexion’s new virtual showroom showcases ideal monomers for coatings & adhesives
Manufacturers of polymeric binders, coatings, adhesives, and concrete additives for improved and more sustainable home construction now have a new, easy-to-navigate online platform to browse and request information and support. Hexion’s virtual VeoVa House features call-outs to VeoVa vinyl ester applications, advantages, data sheets, and other customer resources. VeoVa monomers are the vinyl esters of…
CCT Coating & Converting Technology joining ATP Adhesive Systems Group
The U.S.-based adhesive tape specialist CCT Coating & Converting Technologies announced that it’s becoming part of water-based specialty adhesive tapes manufacturer, ATP Adhesive Systems Group. This combination will strengthen the market position of both companies while offering a wider range of tailor-made solutions to its customers. ATP Adhesive Systems Group is a pioneer in high-performance…
PPG launches online aerospace product training program
PPG is launching a new, virtual training program: PPG Aerospace Academy Online. The aim is to provide users of the company’s aerospace products with on-demand access to online learning modules and resources. Nine coatings-related courses are already available and cover a range of topics, including the basics of surface preparation and priming through cutting-edge technology…
The benefits of LED light-curable adhesives
Visible light-curable adhesives feature high-bond strength, thermal stability, chemical and water resistance, and an excellent surface cure. These one-component compounds are designed to provide safe and rapid cures upon exposure to LED light at ambient temperatures. Environmentally friendly, these formulations are also solvent-free and contain no volatiles. They’re ideal for bonding to thermally sensitive parts,…
How a new digital process supports the application of hot-melt adhesives
Manufacturers of smartphones and other electronic devices must produce as leanly, cost-efficiently and automatically as possible to remain competitive. Additionally, consumer purchasing decisions are increasingly influenced by whether products can be recycled at the end of their useful life. Covestro, which develops sustainable chemical solutions, is enabling electronics manufacturers to efficiently apply hot-melt adhesives —…
The Adhesive and Sealant Council welcomes new members
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) welcomed nine new members to its ranks since the start of the year. The new member companies represent different aspects of the adhesive and sealant supply chain including raw materials suppliers and manufacturers. “New members are critical to ASC growth and with implantation of our new long-range plan we…
Henkel achieves double-digit growth for first half of 2021, led by its adhesive division
Following a strong start to fiscal year 2021, Henkel accelerated growth in the course of the first half year and adjusted for currency effects, already exceeded the pre-crisis level of 2019. Despite the impacts of the global coronavirus crisis that continue to adversely affect the social and economic environment in numerous markets around the world,…
New PICO XP jetting system for adhesives ensures production control
Nordson EFD, a Nordson company and precision fluid-dispensing systems manufacturer, recently introduce the PICO XP piezoelectric jetting system. It is designed to maintain precise, repeatable, and non-contact fluid dispensing valve-to-valve — after maintenance and regardless of external factors, such as temperature changes. “This is by far our most advanced, innovative jetting technology to date,” said Claude…
Master Bond offers graphite-filled epoxy with electrical and thermal conductivity
Master Bond EP5G-80 is a new, one-component, low-outgassing NASA-rated epoxy, with a moderate temperature cure requirement of 80° C for four hours. This graphite filled compound has an unlimited working life at room temperature and does not come premixed or frozen. It offers electrical conductivity with a volume resistivity of 5 to 15 ohm-cm and…