In response to the increasing demand for adhesive technologies within manufacturing and converting applications for products, Tyco Adhesives has established the Custom Design Resource Group within its Custom Coating Division as the forum managing this business.
DSM Desotech Inc. announced the startup of operations at a new production facility for UV-cure coating materials and other specialty products in Stanley, N.C.
Loctite Corp. has announced the first of a series of technical seminars on "Understanding Lead-Free Solder." The first seminar will be held July 15, 2002, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif.
FEICA, the Association of European Adhesives Manufacturers (F¿ration Europ¿ne des Industries de Colles et Adh¿fs), will hold the 2002 European Adhesives Conference September 26-27, 2002.
The 3rd European Congress for raw materials for the adhesives and sealants industry will take place on April 9-10, 2003, during the European Coatings Show 2003 in Nuremberg, Germany.
As part of its strategy to expand sales through expansion into Europe, Solutia Inc. has announced plans to start production of a range of Gelva pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) products at its plant in Dijon, France.
Reichhold, Inc. in conjunction with parent company, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. (DIC), has completed the sale of its adhesives business to Forbo Holding AG, Switzerland.