consumer adhesives | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

How to Find the Best Rubber Adhesive

A careful and thoughtful approach to selecting an adhesive for rubber bonding will avoid unintended consequences and less-than-ideal results.

Emily Newton

March 8, 2023

Finding the best rubber adhesive requires thinking of various factors and needs associated with your product.

Image of Henke's new packaging of its Pritt glue stick

HENKEL: Plastic-Free Blister Packaging

July 6, 2022

Henkel recently announced that it will introduce plastic-free blister packaging for its global portfolio of consumer adhesives, starting with Pritt glue sticks.

3M: Post-It Note Collections

April 28, 2022

This year, the classic Post-it Notes are getting a colorful refresh thanks to a creative partnership with The Pantone Color Institute.

DAP: Household Repair Adhesives

These new additions to the RapidFuse line offer superior clarity for clear bonding.

June 17, 2021

DAP recently introduced two new adhesives for household repairs, RapidFuse^® Ultra Clear All Purpose Adhesive and RapidFuse Fast Curing Gel Adhesive.

HENKEL: Relaunched Glue Stick

The further optimized formulation contains 97% natural ingredients, while the stick now consists of up to 65% post-industrial recycled plastics.

March 23, 2021

Henkel recently announced that it has relaunched its Pritt stick to provide consumers with an even more natural and high-performing solution combined with improved sustainability.

3M Joins Well Living Lab Alliance to Study the Impact of Living Spaces on Overall Health

As an alliance member, 3M will have access to emerging health insights and trends with the Well Living Lab studies, which can be leveraged in new product innovation and are based on scientific findings.

November 13, 2019

3M has joined the Well Living Lab Alliance, a global consortium of organizations supporting the advancement of knowledge about how the indoor places where people live, work, and play can improve human health and well-being.

Henkel’s Pritt Brand Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary with Social Responsibility Initiative

For the “We craft for children” initiative, participating countries organized local anniversary events where Pritt employees had the opportunity to craft paper figurines expressing what they wanted to be as a child.

September 25, 2019

Henkel is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Pritt glue stick brand in 2019 with different activities throughout the year.

Ask Dr. Dave

What are the best adhesives and sealants to use for home repairs and craft projects?

Dr. Dave details adhesive and sealant selections for various consumer applications.

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

August 26, 2019

Over a long career, I have worked with several adhesive and sealant technologies and have tried many of them at home.

Advancing Adhesives

Sticking Around for 50 Years

Henkel marks the 50th anniversary of its Pritt glue stick.

March 12, 2019

Henkel recently announced it will mark the 50th anniversary of its Pritt glue stick this year. In 1969, the company reportedly revolutionized the market for consumer adhesives with a new category: the first-ever glue stick.

Tape Talk

Holding the Holidays Together with Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Tapes

Not all PSA tapes are alike; it’s important to use the correct one for each project.

Michel Merkx

November 7, 2018

As the holiday season approaches, millions of people will turn to pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape to help check off their to-do list. From hanging decorations to wrapping gifts, PSA tape is a useful tool in a person’s seasonal arsenal.