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Top 9 Adhesives and Sealants Market Reports of 2017

Trending stories focused on end-use adhesives, sealants and coatings opportunities in the automotive, packaging and electronics markets were popular this year.

December 1, 2017

The year’s most-viewed market trends stories on the ASI website from 1/1/17 to date.

Dunleary Renamed Terra Firma

Newly hired Dirk Plas is executive vice president, principal expectations.

November 29, 2017

Dunleary Inc. recently announced its new corporate identity, The Terra Firma Co. LLC.

Toyo Ink Purchases Land to Expand Business in Turkey

The company reportedly plans to use the land to build a new manufacturing facility and to construct a new production site for polymers.

November 27, 2017

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. recently announced that its subsidiary company Toyo Printing Inks Inc has decided to purchase approximately 62,000 sq m of land.

Market Trends

Environmental Coatings Consumption Continues to Rise

Many developed economies are now reportedly using a significant percentage of “green” technologies

November 24, 2017

Global consumption of coatings was 90.4 billion lbs in 2016, valued at $121 billion, according to “Global Paint and Coatings,” a recent report from Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney. A 4% annual rate of growth is forecast through 2021. Volume is reportedly up 54% from the low of the 2009 global recession and 44% from the pre-recession level.

Up for Discussion

Finding the Oz in the Adhesives and Sealants Industry

It will take courage, brains and heart to allow success for all in the industry.

Lex Reynolds

November 10, 2017

When I was a child, one of my favorite movies was “The Wizard of Oz.” What an amazing piece of work it was, with music that remains timeless. I will never forget how, whenever Walt Disney announced that it would be showing this classic, I could hardly contain myself until the day arrived. My whole family would gather around our cabinet-model television that looked more like a chest freezer than a TV, and woe to anyone whom dared speak once the show began. I will never forget how much my family enjoyed the show―and still does to this day. They certainly don’t make them like that anymore.

Advancing Adhesives

Solving Engineering Challenges with Functional Coatings

Teflon™ and other functional coatings can solve design problems including excessive wear, sticking, noise, and corrosion.

October 27, 2017

Teflon, or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), is one of the most versatile industrial coatings available today. Best known for its nonstick properties, Teflon offers an extremely low coefficient of friction, chemical inertness, and excellent dielectric stability. Far more than a product for cookware, Teflon’s non-stick properties can be used to solve a variety of design challenges, including preventing the buildup of contaminants, corrosion and bacteria, and reducing friction or sticking between parts that come into contact. It can also be used as an ingredient in heavy-wear, high-load applications.

Green Home Building Continues to Gain Traction

Increasing energy efficiency continues to be the most common method of improving the performance of a green home, followed by creating a healthy indoor living environment.

October 17, 2017

Green construction is rapidly gaining traction among both single- and multi-family home builders, according to the latest in a series of studies conducted by Dodge Data & Analytics in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

PPG Announces Partnership with Renault-Nissan

The companies co-developed the technology, which reportedly delivers durability and manufacturing efficiency that is above industry standards.

October 13, 2017

PPG recently announced its partnership with Renault-Nissan Alliance to deliver structural adhesives to more than 1 million Renault, Nissan and Samsung cars across Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.

Arsenal Sells Accella Performance Materials to Carlisle Companies

Accella has annualized revenue of approximately $430 million and operates from 10 manufacturing facilities and seven R&D laboratories.

October 10, 2017

Arsenal Capital Partners recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Accella Performance Materials to Carlisle Companies Inc. for $670 million.