Adhesives & Sealants
Asia Pacific: H.B. Fuller buys adhesives company
H.B. Fuller Company has finalized the purchase of Advanced Adhesives, a provider of industrial adhesives in Australia and New Zealand.
The addition of this business...
Asia Pacific: Henkel opens plant in Shanghai, China
Henkel has inaugurated what it considered as the world’s largest adhesives factory in Shanghai, China.
Henkel has invested more than €50 million ($67.7 million) in...
Europe: Domino launches digital cold foiling solution for secure labels
Domino's first digital cold foil solution is based around the proven Domino K600i digital print module.
The solution uses the K600i to print a digital...
Europe: Henkel to hold webinar on aliphatic adhesives next month
As part of the proposal for a German printing ink ordinance, primary aromatic amines (PAAs) have recently been in focus among the non-intentionally added...
Europe: Henkel’s webinar presenter shares on mineral oils in packaging
Henkel will be broadcasting a webinar on December 5, 2014 entitled ‘Everything you need to know about mineral oil components in food packaging adhesives’...
Europe: Whitepaper tells all on clear labels, packaging
UPM Raflatac has released a whitepaper on how clear labels and packaging are enabling US food manufacturers present goods and motivate purchases at the...
Americas: Hook-to-hook closures for flexible packages
Velcro Companies introduces Velcro Brand PRESS-LOK Advanced closure a hook-to-hook closure system for manufacturers to quickly and easily integrate the closures with their flexible...
Americas: UPM Raflatac’s resealable portfolio for packaging meat, coffee
UPM Raflatac launches a resealable portfolio designed to provide long-lasting open-closure functionality for a range of applications in the Americas.
Featuring RR05 and RR10, two...
Europe: BASF’s adhesives found eco-friendly for flexible food packaging
A two-year eco-efficiency analysis conducted by BASF and Comexi has found BASF’s water-based adhesive systems environmentally compatible and economically rewarding alternative to conventional technologies...
Americas: 3M Scotch-weld low odour acrylic adhesives
Next-generation structural acrylic adhesives, 3M Scotch-weld low odour acrylic adhesives DP8805NS and DP8810NS, could provide improvements over conventional high-odour acrylics, with significant benefits in...