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Seven Ways Adhesives Push Electric Vehicle Design Forward

Adhesives offer significant advancements in electric vehicle safety, cost, durability, and performance.

August 2, 2021

The transformation of the world’s vehicles from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electric vehicles (EVs) relies in large part on what holds the vehicles together—namely, adhesives.

AkzoNobel Sets Carbon Reduction Target to Help Tackle Climate Change

AkzoNobel aims to reduce carbon emissions for the whole value chain by 42% by 2030, with 2020 as the baseline.

July 29, 2021

AkzoNobel has followed up on its commitment to setting science-based sustainability targets by announcing carbon reduction targets for the full value chain.

H.B. Fuller and Covestro Join Forces to Make Adhesives More Sustainable

H.B. Fuller is using a bio-attributed raw material created via a mass balance approach that will replace a proportion of fossil-based raw materials.

July 28, 2021

H.B. Fuller recently announced a strategic partnership with Covestro to deliver an adhesive with a reduced climate impact for the woodworking, composites, textiles, and automotive industries.

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Arkema Investment in Verkor is Top News

Readers last week were most interested in Arkema’s investment in France-based Verkor.

Susan Sutton

July 26, 2021

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ACC’s Baca to Deliver Polyurethanes Technical Conference Keynote

The keynote will cover the integral role plastics play in achieving a lower-carbon future.

July 26, 2021

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) recently announced that Joshua Baca, vice president of the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Plastics Division, will deliver the keynote at the 63^rd Polyurethanes Technical Conference.

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Readers Drawn to Agreement between H.B. Fuller and JACPL

H.B. Fuller’s partnership with JACPL garnered the most reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

July 19, 2021

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Avery Dennison Breaks Ground on Concentrated Solar Thermal Platform in Belgium

The installation will supply carbon-free renewable solar energy to partially run the drying ovens on production lines used in the coating process of pressure-sensitive adhesive products manufactured at the site.

July 15, 2021

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes recently announced the groundbreaking for a new concentrated solar thermal (CST) platform at its production plant in Turnhout, Belgium.

Market Trends

Myriad Trends Offer Growth Opportunities for Adhesives Industry

A range of global trends will redefine the future of the global adhesives market, which is estimated to exceed a value of $64.7 billion by 2027.

July 13, 2021

Modern design trends, tight cost estimates, sustainability, and innovation—today’s adhesives and sealants industry faces several challenges. These trends will undoubtedly redefine the future of the global adhesives market, which is estimated to exceed a value of $64.7 billion by 2027. But how?