Plasma pre-treatment is a crucial step for improving the quality and durability of automotive assemblies and components. It enhances the adhesion and compatibility of different materials that are used for encapsulation, printing, or painting processes. By applying plasma to the surface of low-energy materials, it removes contaminants and creates functional groups that increase the surface energy and reactivity.
After its successful launch in the United States, Henkel Adhesive Technologies is now bringing to the European market its new product technology platform that helps make paper a viable alternative to plastics and other single-use materials.
Greenkote, a provider of advanced anti-corrosion metal coatings, announced it is working with Scott Bader, a global chemical company that manufactures, sells and distributes a wide range of synthetic resins, polymers and structural adhesives.
Toyochem Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd., has executed an agreement to acquire the exclusive rights to a limited number of one-component, solvent-based acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) technologies from Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC of Philadelphia, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co.
The Adhesive & Sealant Council’s (ASC) 2015 Sustainable Chemistry Short Course will be held July 21-22, 2015 at the Marriott Columbus Airport in Columbus, OH.
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.
ON DEMAND: EPA published a regulation proposal around N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in June 2024 to ban or limit NMP in many applications, such as paints and coatings and their removers. N-butylpyrrolidone (NBP) is a powerful and versatile solvent for a variety of industries looking for alternatives to substance of very high concern (SVHC)-listed solvents.
