urethanes | Adhesives & Sealants Industry

LANXESS Sells Urethane Systems Business to UBE Corp.

October 28, 2024

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS recently signed a contract to sell its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corp.

Selecting the Correct Type of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Tape

End-users of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes should consider a variety of factors as they choose the correct tape for their application.

Deanne Lewis

June 7, 2023

With several factors to consider, selecting the correct pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape for an application can be a daunting and complex. Here are a few questions to consider when beginning the decision-making process.

EMERY OLEOCHEMICALS: Recycled Content Polyester Polyol

May 16, 2023

New polyester polyol is engineered from post-industrial waste.

Cool Customers: Premixed and Frozen Packages for Adhesives and Sealants

Premixed and frozen packages provide highly reliable convenience packaging for plural-component resins.

Jamie Ellsworth

March 5, 2020

Premixed and frozen (PMF) refers to plural-component resin systems delivered in syringes and cartridges that are premixed and frozen in dry ice.

What Are Structural Adhesives?

Structural adhesives can offer stronger bonds than mechanical fasteners.

Simla Ay

October 10, 2019

A structural adhesive is a “load-bearing” adhesive that is used to bond a joint and is capable of holding two or more substrates together under stress.

LANXESS: Low Free Isocyanate Prepolymers for Adhesives and Sealants

LANXESS’ Adiprene LF technology reportedly creates prepolymers with < 0.1 wt% free MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) and other isocyanates such as TDI (toluene diisocyanate), HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate), or pPDI (p-phenylene diisocyanate).

September 24, 2019

At the recent FEICA European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and Expo, LANXESS highlighted its latest developments in low free (LF) isocyanate urethane systems for adhesives, sealants, and one-component foams (OCF).

Improving Coating Efficiency with Dispensing Technology

Applicator-friendly cartridge-based coating dispensing technologies can help reduce labor, waste, and disposal costs.

Rob Rochette

August 14, 2019

In response to environmental concerns, many industries are moving from protective coating products containing solvents to 100% solid epoxies and urethanes.