Adhesives & Sealants Industry articles from December 2007

Adhesives & Sealants Industry archives from December 2007

How to use the buyers' guide.(EDITOR'S MEMO)(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... This issue marks the publication of ASI's 14th annual Buyers' Guide, a purchasing and applications resource for raw materials, equipment and services used to manufacture adhesives and sealants, pressure sensitives, and adhesives and sealants...

3M, St. Paul, and Avery Dennison Corp., Pasadena, CA, have reached a settlement of lawsuits brought by 3M in the U.S. and the Netherlands for infringement of 3M's patents directed to release liners used in the manufacture and sale of pressure-sensitive adhesives for large-format graphics.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... 3M, St. Paul, and AVERY DENNISON CORP., Pasadena, CA, have reached a settlement of lawsuits brought by 3M in the U.S. and the Netherlands for infringement of 3M's patents directed to release liners used in the manufacture and sale of...

Cray Valley.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... CRAY VALLEY has announced the opening of a 900-square-foot hydrocarbon resins lab at its existing Exton, PA, facility. The new lab enables the company to increase product research, raw material evaluation, and new product development.

Diamond America Corp.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... DIAMOND AMERICA CORP., Tallmadge, OH, has announced the relocation of its offices and the merging of its manufacturing facility with that of its sister company, Akron Tool & Die. The move is described as a step toward growing and strengthening...

The Dow Chemical Co.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... THE DOW CHEMICAL CO., Midland, MI, has announced plans to stop producing and marketing hydroxyalkyl acrylates (HAA) by the end of 2007. The HAA product line includes hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) and hydroxypropyl acrylate (HPA). These products...

Dow Polyurethanes.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... DOW POLYURETHANES, Midland, MI, has announced that it will acquire the remaining shares of Pacific Plastics (Thailand) Limited (PPTL) that it does not currently hold. A joint venture between Dow, Siam Cement Group (SCG) and two other minority...

Fluid Research Corp.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... FLUID RESEARCH CORP. has announced its relocation to a new facility in Tustin, CA, that features cutting-edge digital control technologies, 24-foot ceilings and two levels of executive offices. The company[??]s new address is 15775 Gateway...

Gabriel Performance Products LLC.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... GABRIEL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC, Ashtabula, OH, recently announced that it has entered into strategic agreements with distributors in key regions of North America. The new distributor network will market and sell Gabriel's mercaptan products...

Garlock Sealing Technologies.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... To mark the 120th anniversary of GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES, parent company EnPro Industries has announced plans to invest $35 million over the span of a five-year period to its Palmyra (NY) Modernization Project (PMP). The PMP includes the...

Henkel Huawei Electronics Co. Ltd.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... HENKEL HUAWEI ELECTRONICS CO. LTD., a joint venture of Huawei Electronics and Henkel Corp., recently unveiled its new state-of-the-art mold compound manufacturing facility in Lianyungang, China. The new operation encompasses 16,000 square...

The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE (iNEMI), an industry-led consortium, has announced the opening of a representative office in China, located in Pudong, Shanghai. In addition, iNEMI has appointed Haley Fu, Ph.D., manager of...

Michelman, Cincinnati, has chosen Dowd and Guild Inc. to represent its Chemical Specialties product line in the Western U.S., which includes California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, and Utah.(COMPANY NEWS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... MICHELMAN, Cincinnati, has chosen DOWD AND GUILD INC. to represent its Chemical Specialties product line in the Western U.S., which includes California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington, Arizona, and Utah. Headquartered in San Ramon, CA, Dowd and...

Ashland sponsors first award for green technology in composites.(APPLAUSE)
December 1, 2007... Recognizing the importance of sustainability in composites technology, Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Performance Materials, a division of Ashland Inc., will sponsor the 2008 Green Composites Award at the American...

Air Products in advanced discussions with Wacker over polymers business.(ANNOUNCEMENT)
December 1, 2007... Air Products and Wacker Chemie AG are in advanced discussions over Wacker's purchase of Air Products' shareholdings in their two joint ventures, Wacker Polymer Systems (WPS) and Air Products Polymers (APP), including APP's vinyl...

OMNOVA Solutions receives GE Return On Environment award.(APPLAUSE)
December 1, 2007... OMNOVA Solutions' Performance Chemicals facility in Green Bay, WI, received a "Return On Environment" award (ROE) from GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Co., for recent actions taken as a part of the plant's...

LANXESS.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... LANXESS, Leverkusen, Germany, recently divested its wholly owned subsidiary Borchers GmbH to U.S.-based OM Group. Borchers, which specializes in additives for coatings, emulsion paints and printing inks, was considered a peripheral business of...

RPM International Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... RPM INTERNATIONAL INC., Medina, OH, announced at its annual meeting of stockholders that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.190 per share to stockholders of record as of October 19, 2007. This payment...

Shell Nederland Chemie B.V.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... SHELL NEDERLAND CHEMIE B.V. has announced plans to make a significant investment to strengthen the integration of its Pernis-Moerdijk refinery and chemicals complex in The Netherlands. The investment forms part of an ongoing program to secure...

Sonoco.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... SONOCO, a diversified global packaging company based in Hartsville, SC, has completed the acquisition of the fiber containers and industrial plastic carriers assets of Caraustar Industries Inc. The acquisition is expected to be modestly...

Specialty Coating Systems Inc.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... SPECIALTY COATING SYSTEMS INC. (SCS) has announced the acquisition of Parylene Japan K.K. (PJKK). PJKK, a joint venture between SCS and Three Bond Co. Ltd., was established in 1990 to provide world-class parylene conformal coating services and...

Price adjustments.(COMPANY NEWS)(Statistical table)
December 1, 2007... PRICE ADJUSTMENTS COMPANY PRODUCT INCREASE DATE Celanese, Dallas PVAc homopolymer, VAE 150/MT Oct. 1 copolymer, acrylic and vinyl...

Syrgis Performance Products.(COMPANY NEWS)
December 1, 2007... SYRGIS PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, Covington, KY, has announced the acquisition of the organic peroxides business of Norac Inc., a worldwide specialty chemical company that brings more than $50 million in annual revenue to the Syrgis group. The new...

Glenn Frommer has joined ADCO Products Inc. as president.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... GLENN FROMMER has joined ADCO Products Inc. as president. In this role, Frommer will have responsibility for all U.S. activities, including driving top-line and profit improvements through product and market development, continuing successful...

RPM International Inc.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, has announced the promotions of four executives to vice president. Effective immediately, the promotions include: RUSSELL L. GORDON to vice president--Corporate Planning; JANEEN B. KASTNER to vice...

Dyneon.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... Dyneon, Oakdale, MN, has named NETHA N. JOHNSON president and general manager. Johnson comes to Dyneon from 3M's Industrial and Transportation business, where he served as director of Lean Six Sigma.

Fluid Research.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... Fluid Research, Tustin, CA, has announced the addition of JEFFREY MCCONNELL as marketing manager. McConnell has extensive experience in marketing, sales, and project management. He received his B.A. in Sociological Sciences from California...

Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS).(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... DR. GUIDO NABERFELD was recently appointed to the position of director of the Global Production & Technology Polyether/ Propylene Oxide (P&T PET/PO) team at Pittsburgh-based Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS). In his new assignment, Naberfeld will...

International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI).(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... GRACE O'MALLEY has joined the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), Herndon, VA, as manager of operations-Europe. O'Malley will coordinate the consortium's activities in Europe, providing "on-the-ground" resources in the...

Pilot Chemical Co.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... Pilot Chemical Co., Cincinnati, OH, recently named ROBERT PIFER regional sales manager with responsibility for all account activities in the Northeastern marketplace. Pifer previously worked with Croda/Uniquema, Tomah Products and Cognis Corp.

Michelman.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... Michelman, Cincinnati, OH, has appointed LAURIE THOMAS to the position of vice president of Supply Chain. Thomas' responsibilities include sourcing and purchasing raw materials, managing inventory, manufacturing and operations, and overseeing...

IPC.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries[R] has announced the addition of DAVID TORP to its staff. As vice president of standards and technology, Torp is responsible for IPC's certification, professional development and multimedia...

Ashland Inc.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... TIM TUFTS, Ph.D., has been selected as the new leader of the recently announced technology center that Ashland Inc., Dublin, OH, is constructing in Shanghai, China. As technology manager for Ashland China, Tufts will serve as a member of the...

Hedwin Corp.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... Hedwin Corp., Baltimore, has announced the appointment of RANDY WOLFINGER as its new president, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Wolfinger, who currently serves as CFO and vice president of Finance, has been with Hedwin for 22 years and began his career...

Henkel Corp.(PEOPLE)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Henkel Corp. has announced that RENZHE ZHAO, Ph.D., will assume the role of technical manager of Applications Engineering at the company's Irvine, CA-based Technical Center. Henkel has employed Zhao for the last five...

Calendar.(COMPANY NEWS)(Calendar)
December 1, 2007... DECEMBER 2007 10 SOCMA's 86th Annual Dinner (featuring Tucker Carlson); Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association; New York Marriott Marquis Times Square; New York City; www.socma.com JANUARY 2008 15-16 Application...

Acrylic adhesive tape: CS Hyde Co.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
December 1, 2007... This company has announced the availability of Killer Red double-sided acrylic adhesive tape. This tape offers a secure bonding result under high-temperature conditions, as well as good resistance to solvents, chemicals, UV and heat. Killer Red...

Pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive: Flexcon Co. Inc.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
December 1, 2007... FLEXmount[R] V-326 permanent pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive is designed to bond to a variety of substrates in high-temperature assembly applications in various industries. This all-purpose adhesive for high-performance applications also...

Silicone sealant: Momentive Performance Materials.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
December 1, 2007... A cold-applied, 100% silicone, RapidStrength sealant can provide many advantages over other glazing technologies, helping to reduce production times and increase productivity at manufacturing facilities. RapidStrength sealant's fast green...

Non-staining silicones: Pecora Corp.(FORMULATED ADHESIVES)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To eliminate the high cost associated with silicone staining in porous substrates, this company has introduced a new line of silicone products--NST Non-Staining Technology[TM], which includes 864NST, 890NST and...

Two-component package: Equipment Adhesive Packaging Specialties Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... In combination with a dispensing gun and a Sulzer Mixpac[R] System, resins can be easily, quickly and accurately dispensed without mess by using a new two-component cartridge available from Adhesive Packaging Specialties Inc. The compact design...

Rotor/stator mixing system: Arde Barinco Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company has announced the availability of the first high-shear rotor/stator mixing system with 100% tungsten carbide fabricated internal tools. Through a proprietary process, the entire rotor/ stator system is...

Mixer: Charles Ross and Son Co.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... This company now offers a PowerMix mixer with a special touch screen control system. The touch screen package allows easy user interface and entry of standard recipes by operators. The PowerMix combines a powerful planetary mixing blade...

Gaskets: Garlock Sealing Technologies.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... This company, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, has announced its Extreme Grade line of gaskets for critical service applications. Rated Best in Class for sealability, load retention, adhesion and fire safety, the...

Gantry robot: I&J Fisnar Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I&J Fisnar gantry robots are heavy-duty machines ideal for integrating with two-part fluid metering and mixing systems. The I&J9000 series of machines are Cartesian gantry designs selected for a conveyor-fed process,...

Spray valve system: I&J Fisnar Inc.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Machine parts that require constant surface area lubrication (such as gears and rollers) can be serviced through the use of a precision spray valve and sequence controller. The I&J Fisnar Inc. model SV1217SS spray...

Switchover valve: Oseco.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company has announced the availability of its new Deltaflow switchover valve, which minimizes plant down time in overpressure situations. In pressure vessels and piping, relieving overpressures before they reach...

Borescopes: Spectronics Corp.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spectronics Corp. has introduced COBRA[TM] and COBRA-Plus[TM] multi-purpose borescopes. Both scopes feature a built-in UV LED and white light LED that enable technicians to inspect and leak-check hard-to-see...

Cartridge Filler: Tridak.(EQUIPMENT)
December 1, 2007... The Tridak Cartridge Filler offers void-free, accurate and consistent filling of just about any single- or dual-component cartridge or syringe typically used for epoxies, dental materials, silicones, and pastes. This dispenser's design...

Agitator brochure: Chemineer Inc.(RESOURCES)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This company has released a 12-page brochure featuring the new Model 20 HT and GT Agitators. The agitators feature a new, high-efficiency gearbox designed specifically for agitator service. Models are available in...

Website: Dow Polyurethanes.(RESOURCES)(Website overview)
December 1, 2007... Dow Polyurethanes, a business group of The Dow Chemical Co., has launched a new, fully integrated global website at www.dowpolyurethanes. com. Designed to make it easier for customers to access the full breadth of Dow's portfolio and...

Website: Union Process.(RESOURCES)(Website overview)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A totally redesigned website for Union Process is now online at www. unionprocess.com. With an all-new look, the site is streamlined to be more user friendly with in-depth information on the company's wet and dry...

Ask Dr. Dave.
December 1, 2007... QUESTION: Can you advise on the best non-toxic, water-based adhesive for leather, rubber and fabric shoe soles, and folding of shoe uppers and linings? ANSWER: Traditionally, solvent-based polychloroprene adhesives were used for this...

Association listings.(Directory)(List)
December 1, 2007... The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. 7979 Old Georgetown Rd., Ste. 500 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 986-9700 Fax: (301) 986-9795 joe.stevenson@ascouncil.org www.ascouncil.org Joe Stevenson, Dir.-Mktg./Member Serv. ...

ASC member companies.(Directory)
December 1, 2007... The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is a North American trade association dedicated to representing the adhesive and sealant industry. Incorporated in 1958, ASC is bound by the collective efforts of its members, and strives to improve the...

PSTC member companies.(Directory)
December 1, 2007... The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) is the only North American trade association for tape manufacturers and affiliate suppliers dedicated to helping the industry produce quality pressure-sensitive adhesive tape products in the global...

Additives and chemical specialties.(product listings)(Buyers guide)
December 1, 2007... A. ADDITIVES AND CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES ACCELERATING AND VULCANIZING AGENTS * LANXESS ABRASIVES Electro Abrasives Corp. DITHIOCARBAMATES Akrochem Corp. R.E. Carroll, Inc. * LANXESS * Rhein Chemie...

Supplier listings.(Directory)(List)
December 1, 2007... A.W.T. World Trade, Inc., A Division of The A.W.T. World Trade Group 4321 N. Knox Chicago, IL 60641 (773) 777-7100 Fax: (773) 777-0909 sales@awt-gpi.com www.awt-gpi.com Michael Green, Pres.; Ken Prusak, Sales Mgr.;...

Distributor listings.(Directory)
December 1, 2007... CALIFORNIA Dorsett & Jackson, Inc. 3800 Noakes St. Los Angeles, CA 90023 (323) 268-1815 Fax: (323) 268-9082 rjohnson@dorjackinc.com www.dorsettandjackson.com REPRESENTED: DSM Neo Resins Evonik (Formerly...