Adhesives

Adhesives

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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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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Composites as auto-body reinforcements

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

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Adhesives

Scott Bader expands adhesives, gelcoats and formulated products production capacity

A newly installed mixer has increased production capacity by 30% to meet increased growth in customer demand.

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Adhesives

NewStar Adhesives relocates to new Cartersville, Georgia, plant

The plant is designed to be scalable to meet the company's growth needs for years to come, and indicates the company’s expectations to grow more than 20% above its pre-pandemic levels in 2021.

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Adhesives

IPS Adhesives reports reduced lead times on adhesive brands

Following negative impacts in 2020, the company now says lead times on Integra and SCIGRIP have been successfully reduced to meet customer needs.

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Aerospace

Solvay to develop composite structure for Vertical Aerospace eVTOL aircraft

Composite and adhesive technologies will be supplied to Vertical Aerospace for a zero-emissions, all-electric prototype scheduled for a September 2021 test flight.

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Adhesives

Joint venture strengthens Bostik instant engineering adhesives business

Investment in Crackless Monomer Co. accelerates development and production of specialty cyanoacrylate monomers on an industrial scale.

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Adhesives

Huntsman Corp. acquires Gabriel Performance Products

Gabriel will continue the strategic growth of its specialty additives and epoxy curing agents for the coatings, adhesives and composites end markets with Huntsman.

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Bonding

Troubleshooting failures in adhesive-bonded composite joints

Cause of adhesive bonding inconsistencies or failure may be numerous. According to Louis Dorworth, the following points should be examined to determine the culprit.

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