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Polyurethanes Technical Conference Speakers Announced

August 16, 2013

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) recently announced speakers who will present at the 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.

H.B. FULLER CO.: GREENGUARD-Certified Adhesives

August 6, 2013

This company offers a complete line of high-performance, GREENGUARD-certified adhesives for laminating decorative overlays and films to composite panels for furniture, cabinets, retail displays, and other common woodworking applications.

Sausage Packaging: A Flexible Alternative

Whether the required amount of adhesive is 40 ml or 40 L, sausage packs are a flexible alternative.

Brett Wines

August 5, 2013

Although the U.S. considers the 300 and 600 ml sausage packages to be industry standards, many other options are now being used worldwide.

Advancing Adhesives: School Glues Go Green

Penford Products has teamed up with Elmer’s to develop natural school glues.

August 5, 2013

Penford Products, a division of Penford Corp. and a leading global supplier of specialty bio-products for use in industrial applications including coatings, adhesives and polymers, has announced its support behind the launch of a natural school glue jointly developed with Elmer’s Products Inc.

ACMA Responds to DOE Information Request

July 30, 2013

The American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) recently responded to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) request for information on land-based and offshore wind turbines.

Henkel to Open World’s Largest Adhesives Factory in Shanghai

July 24, 2013

Henkel's new Dragon Plant factory in Shanghai will reportedly be the largest state-of-the-art adhesives factory in the world.

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes Achieve Milestone in Bio-Based Acrylic Acid Process

July 23, 2013

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes recently announced an important milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials.

INTERNATIONAL PAINT LLC: Low-VOC Finish Coat

July 19, 2013

The next-generation, low-VOC acrylic polysiloxane finish coat reportedly offers high-level performance in a single-pack formulation.

BYK Lab Wing Receives Platinum LEED Status

July 12, 2013

BYK Additives & Instruments invested in geothermal energy, heat pumps and heat recovery systems to reduce primary energy consumption by over 30%.

Emerald Kalama Chemical Completes Construction of First Part of Steam Project

July 2, 2013

The construction of a 2-km high-pressure steam grid reportedly delivers the first part of a steam grid in the Rotterdam Botlek, which has now begun to supply the company with high-pressure steam generated from waste rather than fossil fuel.