Feb 3, 2022 | Industry News
Westlake Chemical Corporation completes the acquisition of Hexion global epoxy business for approximately USD1.2 billion in an all-cash transaction. Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Westlake Epoxy...
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Feb 2, 2022 | Industry News
Research and Markets (RM) anticipates that the water-based adhesive market size was valued at USD 20.2 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 29.5 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.51%...
Avery Dennison launches a collection of a new certified portfolio of vegan labels, which contain no animal-derived components. There are six paper facestocks, three adhesives and two liners in the...
Feb 1, 2022 | Industry News
University of Toronto researchers’ latest study on zebra and quagga mussels could lead to new medical adhesives and industrial coatings. Eli Sone, a professor in the department of materials science...
H.B. Fuller Company has finalized its purchase of Apollo, the United Kingdom’s independent manufacturer of liquid adhesives, coatings and primers for the roofing, industrial and construction...
Jan 31, 2022 | Product News
Evonik launches ELATUR® DINCD, an innovative cyclohexanoate plasticizer for adhesives and sealants. The new product is characterized by a combination of many sought-after properties, such as...
Master Bond launches Master Bond EP21AC, a two-part epoxy with a non-halogenated filler that is formulated for applications where arc resistance and flame retardancy are required...
Jan 28, 2022 | Industry News
Mactac®, a LINTEC Company, has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Spinnaker Coating, LLC, representing USD 130 million of specialty revenue at a price of USD 40 million...
TerraVerdae Bioworks to acquire 100 percent of the equity of PolyFerm Canada. TerraVerdae is a performance biopolymers company dedicated to developing sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based...
Jan 27, 2022 | Industry News
Pyran and NAGASE Specialty Materials (NSM) have partnered for the exclusive conversion of Pyran’s bio-based 1,5-pentanediol (PDO) to renewable 1,5-pentanediol diacrylate (PDDA) and other acrylate...