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This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

We all knew it was coming. The California’s Safer Consumer Regulation has been on everybody’s radar screen for years.

Last week, readers were most interested in HORN’s expanded distributor agreement with BASF.

The world’s growing population and wealth, combined with raw materials scarcity, influence the adhesives market. Manufacturers are searching for bio-based solutions in order to reduce reliability on scarce raw materials and improve the carbon footprint of their products.

Researchers have identified a number of global trends that will have an impact on the adhesive business. One major trend is to use energy more efficiently—both to protect the environment by reducing carbon emissions and from a basic cost-of-energy standpoint.