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COVID-19 Prompts A New Digital Age: ASI Launches Dynamic eMagazine Format

Many of the adaptations innovated in the past year due to the necessity of COVID-19 have actually made our lives easier and more efficient—and we aren’t looking back.

Susan Sutton

March 11, 2021

The seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic entered the consciousness of most people I know (in the U.S., anyway) in March 2020. I specifically remember circling the date on the calendar when it truly sunk in for me: March 13. What a difference a year makes.

New Home Sales Higher in January

New home sales increased in the Midwest, the South, and the West, while decreasing in the Northeast.

March 10, 2021

Strong demand stemming from low interest rates, favorable demographics, and a suburban shift for home building to smaller, more affordable housing markets helped to lift new home sales in January 2021, but rising lumber and material costs threaten to blunt this momentum.

IPS Adhesives Reduces Lead Times in Response to Increased Customer Demand

The company reports that its operation and customer service teams have worked over the past 90 days to make internal changes to improve its ability to meet customer commitments.

March 10, 2021

IPS Adhesives recently announced a reduction in lead times for its North America Integra Adhesive and SCIGRIP structural lines of business.

Henkel North America Announces New DEI Scholarship and Internship Programs

With an initial investment of over $600,000, the initiative will be granted and rolled out over the next year.

March 9, 2021

Henkel recently announced new scholarship and internship programs in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across Henkel businesses.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Readers Most Interested in Sika’s 2020 Results

News from Sika regarding its 2020 financial results and an upcoming leadership transition drew the most reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

March 8, 2021

Do you have news to share with the industry? Please send your press releases to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com.

Arkema Receives Bronze in S&P Global's Sustainability Yearbook 2021

The Sustainability Yearbook recognizes the best-performing companies in terms of corporate social responsibility among their industry peers.

March 8, 2021

Arkema has been named to S&P Global's Sustainability Yearbook 2021, receiving the bronze award.

Pretreatment Solutions for Improving Adhesion in Electronics Applications

Blown ion plasma and flame plasma are effective and repeatable treatment methods that take the guesswork out of electronics manufacturing bonding processes.

Wilson Lee

March 8, 2021

We rely on electronics for almost every aspect of our daily lives. With the advent of compact components and circuitry, it is difficult to think of many products that do not incorporate electronics in some fashion. What you might not think about is how fragile these electronics can be and how they can become easily damaged or degraded by environmental conditions.

Meridian Adhesives Group Acquires GENTEC and FT Polymer

Both GENTEC and FT Polymer have been partners with Meridian's Electronics Division.

March 5, 2021

Meridian Adhesives Group recently announced its acquisition of GENTEC and FT Polymer, two Europe-based adhesive suppliers for the electronics, medical, aerospace, and automotive industries.

Sika Structural Adhesive for Automotive Assembly Named a Finalist in 2021 Edison Awards

Sika reports that the SikaPower-550 G adhesive combined the requirements of three separate Ford materials specifications into one single specification.

March 4, 2021

Sika Automotive recently announced that its SikaPower-550^® G structural adhesive for automobile assembly has been named a finalist in the 2021 Edison Awards™ Engineering & Materials Science category.

Litaker Named Mule-Hide Territory Manager for West Central and Southwest Florida

Steven Litaker will be the company's lead contact with area contractors.

March 4, 2021

Mule-Hide Products Co. has promoted Steven Litaker to the position of territory manager for the newly created West Central and Southwest Florida Territory.