Three new adhesives from this company can reportedly provide environmental and cost benefits when bonding elastomeric materials to metal, engineering plastics or other elastomers.
About 40% of all TPE products consumed worldwide are used in the manufacturing of vehicles.
March 2, 2015
In the course of several product innovations, thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are increasingly replacing standard plastics and conventional elastomers.
Coming into 2015, the U.S. adhesives industry looks to continue its recent trend of lower-than-normal volume growth. Historically, adhesives and sealants have been growing about 1½ times of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S.