By commissioning the new plant, Sika hopes to expand its position in this rapidly growing metropolitan area. The area is set to become even more important as China is creating the Chengdu-Chongqing business district with almost 100 million inhabitants.

Henkel has launched a new dual-cure adhesive specifically designed for bonding applications in automotive ADAS cameras and LiDAR modules. Using a unique UV cationic thermal dual-cure epoxy, Loctite Ablestik NCA 3218 offers a solution for applications such as lens barrel-to-housing and lens housing-to-circuit board bonding.

Chemical output was lower than a month ago in all regions, with the largest declines in the Gulf Coast, home to much of the nation’s basic industrial chemical and synthetic materials capacity. Reportedly, the declines reflect sluggish output in several end-use manufacturing industries and weak export markets.

MacIver brings nearly 30 years of commercial management and supply chain experience to the role. She will operate out of Pilot Chemical’s headquarters in West Chester, Ohio, and will report to CEO Mike Clark.

RadTech – the Association for Ultraviolet and Electron Beam Technologies (UV+EB) announced its president over the next two-year term starting January 2023. Additionally, the association has announced the members of the board who while remain, and the members who have met their term limits.

Key companies in the adhesives and sealants industry give their input on the current state of the supply chain. 

RPM’s sales included 12.4% organic growth, 1.0% growth from acquisitions, and foreign currency translation headwinds of 4.1%. The company reports its fiscal 2023 second-quarter adjusted EBIT was driven by strong sales growth, as well as MAP 2025 benefits, primarily from manufacturing and commercial improvement initiatives. 

Research and Markets has published a report on the tile adhesives market, titled Global Tile Adhesives Market, Type, Polymer Chemistry, Usage Area, Application, End-use, and Region: Competition Forecast and Opportunities to 2027. According to the report, the global tile adhesive market is anticipated to observe an impressive growth for the forecast period, 2023-2027.

The company was a part of Arkema’s performance additives business line, and existed with little integration within the group’s other activities. Febex reported sales of around €30 million in 2021, employs 59 people, and operates one site in Switzerland.

The first two products in the new Ti-Pure™ Sustainability series include Ti-Pure TS-6300 and Ti-Pure TS-6200. Both are existing grades specifically designed to empower coatings formulators to create high-quality, long-lasting products that reduce material consumption and CO₂ emissions.