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Top 5 News that Sticks

Massive Interest in Kraton Acquisition Continues

Kraton’s planned acquisition by DL Chemical continued to hold readers’ interest last week.

Susan Sutton

October 11, 2021

How are acquisitions shaping the industry? Please contact me at suttons@bnpmedia.com to share your thoughts.

Strategic Solutions

Assembly with Adhesives

Three key steps must be undertaken when considering the use of adhesives in assembly operations.

George W. Ritter, Ph.D.

October 11, 2021

When manufacturers are looking to use adhesives in an assembly operation, three steps must enter into the decision process: suitability, compatibility, and capability.

RPM Achieves Record Sales in Its 2022 Fiscal First Quarter

RPM reported that net sales in the fiscal 2022 first quarter increased 2.7% to a record $1.65 billion.

October 11, 2021

RPM International Inc. recently reported financial results for its fiscal 2022 first quarter ended August 31, 2021.

MAPEI Donates to Haiti Relief Efforts

MAPEI made a donation to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund to help the country recover from damage caused by several natural disasters.

October 8, 2021

MAPEI Corp. and MAPEI Caribe Inc. have jointly donated $5,000 to the recovery effort in Haiti.

Optimizing Hydrogenated Styrenic Block Copolymers for Adhesives and Sealants

Highly compatible with additives, specialty hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers enable product and process optimization for adhesives, sealants, and coatings formulators.

Wayne Sheu

Bear Wang

October 8, 2021

Hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers (HSBCs) are suitable for elastomeric adhesive applications. They are used in hot-melt adhesives (HMAs) and solvent-based adhesives, as well as in plastics modification for consumer and industrial applications

BOSTIK: Anaerobic Engineering Adhesives

These adhesives offer a number of advantages over mechanical solutions, such as long-term reliability, increased versatility of application, and protection against corrosion.

October 7, 2021

Bostik, an Arkema company, has launched a new range of high-performance anaerobic adhesives to provide engineers with alternatives to commonly used mechanical fastening solutions such as washers, gaskets, pins, hemps, and tapes.

HENKEL: Dual-Cure Optical Adhesive

The adhesive allows precise positioning of optical lenses within a transceiver optical sub-assembly.

October 5, 2021

Henkel has developed LOCTITE^® STYCAST^® OS 5101, a dual-cure adhesive for optimal, precise optical lens and component alignment during the in-line assembly process for optical transceivers in next-generation cloud and hyperscale data centers.

Ashland Provides Fiscal 2021 Financial Update

Due to supply chain and logistics factors, the company is adjusting its earnings outlook.

October 5, 2021

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently provided an update for its preliminary fiscal 2021 financial results.

Top 5 News that Sticks

DL Chemical’s Acquisition of Kraton Leads the News

Last week, readers were most drawn to the planned acquisition of Kraton by DL Chemical.

Susan Sutton

October 4, 2021

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Naphthenic Specialty Oils Offer Advantages for Sealants

Naphthenic specialty oils provide benefits in terms of their suitability as a replacement for silicone fluids in formulations and their ability to reduce microbial growth in silicone sealant joints.

Emma Öberg

October 4, 2021

A recent study finds that naphthenic oils can offer a viable alternative to silicones in construction sealants. A newly developed range of specialty oils also provides formulators with the right balance between viscosity, color stability, and volatility.