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BOSTIK: Adhesives and Sealants for Marine Repair

November 18, 2022

Bostik offers a range of MSR sealants and Born2Bond™ engineering adhesives for the marine industry, including select products in a repair kit used by all crews in the Route du Rhum transatlantic sailing race.

BOSTIK: Engineering and Repair Adhesives for the Marine Industry

August 19, 2022

Bostik has launched a range of products within its engineering adhesives portfolio, Born2Bond™, to support the marine industry in delivering sustainable repairs and manufacturing.

Bostik Provides Repair Solutions in International Yacht Race

Provided adhesives were reportedly chosen for their fast curing, high strength, and resistance to moisture, humidity, and chemicals.

December 1, 2021

Bostik recently announced that its adhesives, including solutions from the Born2Bond™ engineering adhesives range, comprise part of a repair kit that was offered by Arkema, Lalou Multi, and Bostik to all 79 teams in the Transat Jacques Vabre (TJV) multi-day yacht race.

Scott Bader Expands Production Capacity for Structural Adhesives in France

The company reports that the approximately $2.1 million investment is in response to increasing customer demand for its products.

March 25, 2021

Scott Bader recently announced that it has made a capital investment to expand production capacity for its range of Crestabond^® and Crestomer^® structural adhesives, Crystic^® gelcoats, and formulated products.

Marine Applications for Adhesives and Sealants

Today’s marine adhesives and sealants provide strong lightweight bonds to structural components and watertight sealing between substrates.

Simla Ay

Drew Richards

September 8, 2020

Adhesives and sealants have a long history in shipbuilding and marine industries, providing protection against water, chemicals, weather, and environmental degradation. In the earliest days of seafaring, natural sealants such as pine resins were cooked down and applied liberally, requiring regular re-treatments.

Mussel Polymers Licenses Underwater Adhesive Technology from Purdue Research Foundation

Called poly(catechol-styrene), the adhesive was engineered to mimic the glue that mussels naturally use to attach to substrates in the ocean.

March 26, 2020

Mussel Polymers Inc. (MPI), a startup created by technology development company Wardenclyffe Chemicals Inc., has licensed patented underwater adhesive technology from the Purdue Research Foundation.

Composite Adhesives Market to Surpass $2 Billion by 2024

The composite adhesives market size is expected to surpass $2 billion by 2024, according to a research report.

April 18, 2019

Acrylic composite adhesives demand will witness significant gains at over 5% during forecast period.

HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS: Structural Adhesives

March 15, 2019

The adhesives are reportedly designed to accelerate on- and off-site bonding, even under extreme temperature and humidity.

Case Study

Setting Sail with Structural Adhesives

The ETS Rafale II student team built a carbon epoxy C-Class hydrofoil catamaran using Scott Bader structural adhesives.

September 1, 2018

A team of 16 undergraduate and graduate engineering students from the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal, Canada, recently finished building Rafale II, an all-composite C-Class racing hydrofoil catamaran. It features redesigned carbon fiber epoxy prepreg hulls and cross beams, which are stiffer and 25% lighter while providing 15% more displacement volume.

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Signs Agreement with ALFA

NUWC XP-1 is a high-performance polyurethane developed for protection of marine acoustic and optical equipment.

May 17, 2017

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport has recently entered into an agreement with ALFA International Inc. for the commercialization of a high-performance polyurethane.