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GreenMantra Receives $2.2 Million for Polymer Development

A demonstration plant will be constructed at GreenMantra's existing manufacturing complex in Brantford, Ontario.

August 14, 2017

GreenMantra Technologies recently announced it will receive $2.2 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to be used toward construction of a demonstration plant.

2017 ASI Top 25: Leading Worldwide Manufacturers of Adhesives and Sealants

Our exclusive annual ranking of the leading 25 adhesives and sealants manufacturers worldwide.

August 3, 2017

This issue of Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine brings the ASI Top 25, our exclusive ranking of the leading 25 worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants. ASI combined reader survey information with details from company websites, annual reports and press releases to compile the rankings. Included with each company’s listing are contact information, estimated 2016 sales figures (if publishable), a company profile, and news highlights.

Editor's Memo

ASI Top 25

The ASI Top 25 is our annual ranking article details the leading worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants.

Teresa McPherson

August 3, 2017

I’m excited to announce the ASI Top 25 in this issue! Our annual ranking article details the leading worldwide manufacturers of adhesives and sealants to provide readers with an overview of the top players in the industry. Each company listing includes annual revenue for 2016 (if publishable) and contact information, as well as noteworthy news items from the last year and any additional information provided by company sources.

Market Trends

Adhesives Consumption Growing Despite Environmental Restrictions

Curbs on emissions are bringing about changes in the commodity pattern of the U.S. adhesives industry.

Anna Sergeeva

August 3, 2017

U.S. adhesives consumption continued to grow in 2015, a positive trend that began after the culmination of the global recession seven years ago. Compared to 2014, the market has increased by 3% in value terms to $11.3 billion, and by 18% when compared with 2008.

Gecko Grip to Clean Up Space Junk

Grippers using super clingy adhesive could allow climbing robots to have multi-functional purpose on a spacecraft.

Joan Mantini

July 26, 2017

Researchers are experimenting, using gecko feet as their inspiration, in designing a robotic gripper for a new solution to help clean up in space more efficiently.

Green Biologics Receives REACH Certification

By registering with REACH, Green Biologics is reportedly now able to supply Europe with larger bulk quantities of its bio-based n-butanol.

July 3, 2017

Green Biologics Inc. recently announced that it has received REACH certification.

Novomer Relocates Headquarters

The new office will be less than 20 miles from the current Waltham location.

July 3, 2017

Novomer Inc. has announced the relocation of its headquarters to One Bowdoin Square in Boston on July 17.

NatureWorks Forms Performance Chemicals Division

The newly created division will supply to companies that manufacture C.A.S.E., toners, and fine chemicals.

June 23, 2017

NatureWorks has recently formed a performance chemicals division to supply lactides, polyols, binder resins, and chemical intermediates.

Advancing Adhesives

The Next Generation

Next-generation silicone adhesive technologies are key to growth in the wearables market.

June 1, 2017

According to Grand View Research, the global market for wearable medical devices is expected to reach $27.8 billion by 2022.1 Dow Corning reportedly sees the role of specialized adhesive technologies as a key driver of this growth, especially in skin- adhered medical devices, a major segment of the wearables market.

SOCMA Meets with EPA Administrator Pruitt

The meeting reportedly allowed SOCMA to explain the importance of specialty chemicals and their unique place in the chemical value chain.

June 1, 2017

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) and members of its board of governors recently met with Scott Pruitt, the newly appointed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).