While challenges remain, the benefits of sustainable practices make a compelling case for the transition toward more eco-friendly adhesive manufacturing.
As the demand for environmentally friendly products rises, manufacturers are evaluating their current sustainability practices and finding ways to minimize their environmental impact.
The pronounced thixotropy and shear-thinning effect provided by pyrogenic fumed silica allows easy processing of adhesive components even at high silica loading levels.
The incorporation of olive stone powders into epoxy, polyurethane, and other polymeric systems can dramatically improve a material’s environmental footprint.
August 15, 2024
A novel upcycling concept creates bio-based performance additives from olive oil by-products.
Strategic selection of mixing equipment is essential to efficiently produce the next generation of high-value adhesives and capitalize on industry innovations.
Amid the wave of cutting-edge formulation work, one fundamental processing truth remains: optimal mixing, dispersion, and emulsification are critical for achieving the desired color, gloss, conductivity, stability, adhesion, cure rate, weather resistance, and other properties.
Companies that took advantage of the opportunity to learn, afforded by the supply chain crisis, have profited greatly and are more prepared than ever to tackle similar difficult times in the future.
In light of the supply chain crisis in 2021-2022, the specialty chemicals industry needs to examine the way it does business and make changes to ensure smooth and less vulnerable operations.
The global chemical industry has experienced some rocky years of late, and it is clear that industry is still working out the effects of the disruptions.
July 31, 2024
To summarize the overall trends in the industry in 2023, sales from many companies were down for the year, but the end of the year and the beginning of 2024 offer reasons for optimism.
The proposal for a new EU Ecodesign Regulation is relevant to adhesives and sealants because it involves regulatory standards for product where adhesives and sealants play an important role.
Because of their unique properties in the electronics sector, adhesives and sealants make a difference in terms of process efficiency, design optimization, durability, repairability, and recycling.