Adhesives

Adhesives

Shellfish inspire chemists to develop stronger, more sustainable adhesives

Purdue University’s Jonathan Wilker studies the natural underwater adhesion of animals like shellfish to develop adhesives that are strong, sustainable, are made from food products and work underwater.

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Bonding

Henkel develops REACH-compliant structural adhesive for aircraft interiors

FST-certified Loctite EA 9365FST reinforces and bonds thermoplastic and thermoset substrates and can serve as a matrix resin on fiberglass to strengthen the thin walls of thermoplastic assemblies

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Trends

Solvay supplies composites, adhesives, technical support to Novotech Seagull aircraft development

Solvay supports the composites-intensive UAM platform with its aerospace-qualified MTM 45-1 and CYCOM 5320-1 resin systems in preparation for a flight in late 2021.

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Sustainability

Solvay launches adhesive and surfacing technologies for the aerospace industry

New AeroPaste and BR 179 adhesive and surfacing technologies are expected to increase part assembly, processing efficiency for aerospace manufacturers.

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Adhesives

Henkel and BTG Labs partner to establish surface measurement standards

More comprehensive product specifications added to adhesive Technical Data Sheets, including the addition of water contact angles, aids in improving effective bonding results, performance.

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Epoxies

Reprocessable, repairable and recyclable epoxy resins for composites

CIDETEC matures 3R resins for aerospace applications via AIRPOXY program.

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Adhesives

Arkema expands Bostik U.S. adhesives business with Edge Adhesives Texas acquisition

This bolt-on acquisition is in line with Bostik’s growth strategy in high value-added adhesives and expands its presence in North America.

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DuPont to build new adhesives manufacturing facility

East China-based plant will support the growing demand for Betaforce TC and Betatech, Betaforce and Betamate adhesive technologies serving vehicle electrification and lightweighting applications.

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Adhesives

Scott Bader to celebrates 100 years as a company, 70 years employee-owned

Global manufacturer of adhesives, resins, gelcoats and functional polymers reaches company milestone, organizes a range of celebrations to recognize the company’s journey.

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Work In Progress

Composites as auto-body reinforcements

Hybrid structural-reinforcement technology expands options, gains applications, markets.

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