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Berry Plastics to Acquire Portions of Rexam’s Healthcare Containers and Closures Business

April 7, 2014

Berry Plastics Group Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S., Mexico, and India portions of Rexam’s Healthcare Containers and Closures (C&C) business.

HENKEL CORP.: Instant Adhesives

Both cyanoacrylate adhesives reportedly bond reliably to plastics, rubbers, metals and other substrates, and offer ISO 10993 biocompatibility for use on disposable medical devices.

April 2, 2014

Two new highly flexible instant adhesives are now available: Loctite^®4902™ and Loctite 4903™, which reportedly offer elongations up to 155% and provide high-strength bonds in seconds.

H.B. Fuller First Quarter Revenue Essentially Flat

April 2, 2014

H.B. Fuller recently announced net income for the first quarter of 2014 of $14.6 million, compared to $20.7 million in last year’s first quarter.

New Home Sales Drop 3% in February

April 2, 2014

Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 3.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 440,000 units in February.

Ask Dr. Dave: Is there a way to bond PTFE with regular adhesives?

Dave Dunn's April 2014 column.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

April 1, 2014

It is necessary to treat the surface aggressively with chemical agents.

Advancing Adhesives: High-Performance Epoxy Paste for Aircraft Applications

A new structural adhesive for metal and composite aircraft parts reduces cure time and costs.

Tim Truong John Leonard K.P. Subrahmanian Wenfeng Kuang

April 1, 2014

Primary and secondary structures that comprise modern aircraft are typically combinations of metals and lightweight carbon fiber- or glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites joined using high-performance adhesives.

Focus On: Adhesive Suppliers and Manufacturers Make Strides in Serving the Packaging Sector

A key requirement of any leading adhesive company is not only to meet customers' needs but to predict them.

Steve Ringsdore

April 1, 2014

From the first recorded use of industrial adhesives during the time of the pharaohs in Egypt until today, our industry has had two consistent driving forces: the changing needs of the industries we serve, and the innovation necessary to meet those needs.

Differential Release Liners Defined

Differential release liners often serve as critical components in the manufacture of tapes, fiber composite and medical materials.

Stephen Hutter Martin McDonough Jeffrey Krueger

April 1, 2014

Differential release liners play a critical role in the coated product supply chain and adhesives product development.

Nashville Welcomes the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council's Tape Summit 2014

Pressure-sensitive adhesive professionals from around the world will convene April 28-May 2 for this key tape industry event.

April 1, 2014

This spring, suppliers, manufacturers and other tape industry professionals will convene at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., for the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) Tape Summit 2014.

Strategic Solutions: Championing Executive Leadership in Internet Marketing

Your internal house should be in order before you spend marketing dollars to attract new customers.

Aggie Lotz

April 1, 2014

In the rapidly evolving field of B2B Internet marketing, I have worked with dozens of small- and medium-sized manufacturers and distributors on their strategies for being “found” online by the right people: buyers, engineers and users of their products.