Lawrence D. (Larry) Sloan, newly appointed president of The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), looks back at his career with The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC).
Synthetic rubbers are used in a variety of adhesive and sealant chemistries and include PCR (polychloroprene) solvent based adhesives, SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) solvent and waterborne adhesives, and butyl caulks.
These days, knowing what will happen with the economy from day-to-day is a significant challenge-much less trying to predict what the next month or year has in store for our industry.
Lawrence D. Sloan, president of The Adhesive and Sealant
Council, Inc., recounts the FEICA 2008 Conference & Expo, held Sept. 11-12,
2008, in Marseille, France.