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Oct 13, 2023 | Article
By SpecialChem
Explore how TSRC’s styrene block copolymers for label adhesives minimize energy usage, VOC emissions, and carbon footprint to improve sustainability...
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Mar 8, 2021 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
Explore the key benefits offered by hot melt adhesives for bonding low substrate energy (LSE) substrates and get insights into formulation requirements for specific applications...
Oct 21, 2020 | Article
By Rick Tabor
Explore some of the recent innovations in raw materials for polyurethane adhesives and sealants by leading suppliers to obtain sustainable products with high performance...
Feb 13, 2020 | Article
Discover the new raw material advances in hot-melt adhesives to help manufacturers develop high-performance applications. Also, get ready to gain essential insights into the key issues affecting the...
Jan 18, 2019 | Article
By Dr. Michael Bernicke
Food products sold in supermarkets are in most cases wrapped and packed in various kinds of materials. − Cookies are stored in paper bags − Fish and meat are put in plastic containers that are...
Jan 19, 2018 | Article
The potential effects that Food Contact Materials (FCMs) can have on human health have grabbed consumer’s attention, calling for regulatory updates. If you are formulating adhesives for food...
Nov 28, 2013 | Article
An adhesive composition and method for its preparation and use are disclosed. The adhesive product prepared by exposing the adhesive composition to moisture and/or by cooling the adhesive...
Mar 13, 2013 | Article
This article reviews the various value propositions provided by benzoate plasticizers in adhesive and sealant formulations. It primarily focuses on waterborne systems, but opportunities in other...
Jul 11, 2012 | Article
Hot melt adhesives are on the front lines for several reasons. One factor is the wide variety of large commercial applications especially in the environmentally sensitive areas of packaging...
Mar 7, 2012 | Article
By Andy Extance
Sometimes, innovations emerge that force existing guidelines for formulating adhesives to be rethought. The principles, abilities and limitations of using styrene block copolymers (SBCs) in hot melt...