H.B. Fuller Company announced that it has formed a strategic partnership in North America with Enimac, an international tape application equipment manufacturer that serves over 100 customers in more than 30 countries. The agreement brings together specialists from both companies, who effectively combine their market and application expertise with advanced knowledge on pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes…
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…
H.B. Fuller names Celeste Mastin as vice president and chief operating officer
H.B. Fuller Company, a global adhesives and sealants provider, has announced a new executive vice president and chief operating officer. Celeste Mastin will join the company on March 7th, 2022, assuming the executive leadership role most recently held by Ted Clark, who is moving into a strategic advisory role. This transition will ensure a smooth…
H.B. Fuller acquires liquid adhesives and coatings manufacturer, Apollo
Global adhesives provider, H.B. Fuller, has finalized its purchase of Apollo Adhesive Solution, currently the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of liquid adhesives, coatings, and primers for the industrial, construction, and roofing markets. Apollo will operate within H.B. Fuller’s existing construction adhesives and engineering adhesives business units, and is expected to enhance H.B. Fuller’s position in…
H.B. Fuller and Covestro join forces to make adhesives more sustainable
H.B. Fuller, a global adhesives provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Covestro, one of the world’s largest polymer suppliers. The aim is to deliver an adhesive with a reduced climate impact for the woodworking, composites, textiles, and automotive industries. “We are driven by the very present need to reduce CO2 emissions and look after the…
H.B. Fuller announces strategic partnership with Jubilant Industries
H.B. Fuller announced a distribution agreement with Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Ltd. (JACPL), a 100% subsidiary of Jubilant Industries, to address the growing demand for adhesive applications in the B2B woodworking segment. JACPL will now serve as a national channel partner of H.B. Fuller. This strategic collaboration will help expand the reach of H.B.…
New compostable adhesives for flexible and sustainable packaging
Increasing environmental awareness, along with stricter standards and legislation, is significantly impacting the way companies do business. In the flexible packaging industry, a focus on recyclability and compostability. is taking precedence. In flexible packaging, an adhesive holds the whole structure together and, to make the whole package compostable, the adhesive must also be compostable. To…
H.B. Fuller launches range of MRO industrial adhesives & sealants
H.B. Fuller has launched a new range of Professional Grade MRO — maintenance, repair, and operations — industrial adhesives, sealants, and lubricants. The products will be available under the Gorilla Professional Grade line, also known as GorillaPro, in the United States and Canada. The Gorilla Professional Grade portfolio consists of 19 products, which include threadlockers, epoxies, metal…