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Welcome to the 2022 ASI Top 20! To develop our annual listing of the leading worldwide manufacturers of adhesives, sealants, and related products (e.g., tapes, labels, films), we reached out to manufacturers and requested details such as sales figures pertaining specifically to their adhesives and sealants-related businesses. We also pored over secondary sources such as annual reports and press releases to collect relevant supplementary information.

Organizers of IPC APEX EXPO recently announced that they have extended the deadline for presentation abstracts to August 8, 2022. 

Arkema recently announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Permoseal, a South African producer of adhesive solutions for DIY, packaging, and construction. 

Henkel recently announced that it will introduce plastic-free blister packaging for its global portfolio of consumer adhesives, starting with Pritt glue sticks. 

RAMPF Polymer Solutions and RAMPF Production Systems have new management teams as of July 1, following the retirements of Klaus Schamel, Ph.D., and Bernd Faller. 

Effective July 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow, the Wacker Group is increasing prices for dispersions, resins, and dispersible polymer powders sourced from its production sites in Europe.

Dispensing technologies for the automotive industry play a central role beyond the production of engines, transmissions, and airbags. Even in the production of headlights for cars, commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty transport systems, nothing works without the precise dispensing of 1- or 2-component adhesives and sealants.

This year’s R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Award has been bestowed on label industry veteran Harveer Sahni.

AkzoNobel recently announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become its new CEO as of November 1, 2022, subject to shareholder approval. 

PPG recently announced that it will increase manufacturing output to meet rising demand for its commercial aerospace aftermarket products.