Grace Matthews, Inc. announced that Minneapolis-based Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison (GHJ&M) has acquired a majority position in Applied Adhesives, a former portfolio company of Ellipse Capital.
Bostik, a leading adhesive specialist for industrial, construction and consumer markets, will implement price increases on industrial products worldwide on April 1, 2017.
H.B. Fuller is putting its acquisition of TONSAN Adhesive Inc.to work to fast-track engineering adhesives innovation in the automotive, electronics, solar, wind, MRO, appliance and heavy machinery markets.
According to a soon-to-be-released study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, global consumption of formulated adhesives was 10.24 million tons in 2014 worth $29.4 billion.
According to a newly released market study, U.S. demand for adhesives and sealants is forecast to increase 2.8% per year to 6.4 billion pounds in 2019, valued at $12.8 billion.
