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| ISSUE 2, 7 FEBRUARY 2020 |
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| Afera Committees and Working Groups meet next week |
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| Afera’s leadership will gather at the InterContinental Düsseldorf to push the Association’s business agenda forward. Which Member companies participate? Check here |
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| Epoxy adhesives containing recycled polymers and graphene oxide nanoflakes |
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| Scientists discuss the thermal and mechanical properties of their newly designed adhesives based on recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), ground rubber tire (GTR), and graphene oxide (GO) nanoflakes. Read |
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| Researchers study wood adhesives to improve bond-line performance |
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| An international team of researchers is working to understand the optimal adhesive penetration into wood for specific products and applications. Read |
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| Building & construction: vertical wall market opportunities |
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| In his blog post for the Adhesive and Sealant Council, U.S. Construction Specifications Institute’s Paul Bertram touches on the outlook, agencies and testing related to precast walls and building envelope sealing, fenestration, SIPs and curtain walls. Read |
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| Member news |
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| Orafol hires Mastroieni for new role |
| www.print21.com.au, 29 January 2020 – Orafol has taken on a new national strategic relationship manager, with Daniela Mastroieni stepping into the role. Read |
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| 3M forecast 2020 profit below estimates on weak Asia demand |
| www.channelnewsasia.com, 28 January 2020 – U.S. industrial giant 3M Co. forecast 2020 profit below expectations as it faces sluggish demand in Asia, its largest market outside the United States. Read |
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| Which Of 3M's 26 business lines makes the most money? |
| www.nasdaq.com, 28 January 2020 – 3M’s revenues were $32.8 billion in 2018, and the single largest of its 26 business lines is its adhesives and tapes business – which brought in $4.3 billion in revenues (~13% of total revenues in 2018). Read |
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| BASF invests in expansion of polyurethane dispersion business in Europe by 30% |
| www.basf.com, 23 January 2020 – BASF announced a single-digit million-euro investment in the capacity expansion of water-based polyurethane dispersions at its Castellbisbal site in Spain. Read |
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| Evonik partners with Safic-Alcan Hellas to distribute raw materials in Greece |
| www.specialchem.com, 22 January 2020 – Safic-Alcan Hellas, a subsidiary of the SaficAlcan Group, has announced a new distribution partnership with Evonik in Greece for the following brands and industries, effective from 1 January 2020. Read |
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| Sika Silicone Adhesive receives USGlass 2019 Readers’ Choice Award |
| www.adhesivesmag.com, 21 January 2020 – According to Sika, the product offers excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrates that are widely used in structural glazing applications. Read |
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| Evonik inaugurates plant to provide adhesive and sealant solutions |
| www.specialchem.com, 13 January 2020 – Evonik has opened a new multi-purpose silicone manufacturing facility in Geesthacht, Germany to strengthen its focus on adhesive and sealant solutions. Read |
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| Industry news |
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| AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference: special rate for Afera Members |
| www.awa-bv.com, February 2020 – As a Supporter of and participant in the only annual event dedicated to the release liner industry, Afera has obtained a 40% discount on registration for our Members. Read |
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| UV/light stabilisers for adhesives |
| www.specialchem.com, 6 February 2020 – When adhesives and sealants are used in outdoor environments, the action of light can lead to detrimental effects on both appearance and performance. Read |
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| A complete guide on styrene butadiene copolymer resins |
| www.specialchem.com, 5 February 2020 – Styrene butadiene copolymers resins represent a versatile family of resins for adhesive and sealant development. Read |
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| How something as mundane as a roll of tape became groundbreakingly useful |
| www.yankodesign.com, 31 January 2020 – Oscar Lhermitte’s tape was designed to be a template, a canvas for information one keeps needing to refer to while working. Read |
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| Test methods to measure impact strength of adhesive joints |
| www.specialchem.com, 29 January 2020 – Adhesives react differently at high loading rates than they do under more normal static loading conditions. Read |
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| Selecting rheology modifiers for adhesives |
| www.specialchem.com, 23 January 2020 – Rheology modifiers enhance viscosity and have a great impact on the application characteristics of adhesive and sealant formulations. Read |
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| Select defoamers/anti-foaming agents for adhesives |
| www.specialchem.com, 22 January 2020 – Defoaming/anti-foaming agents are primarily used in formulating water-borne adhesives, but they are also used in solvent-borne and solvent-free systems. Read |
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| The flexible permanence of copper tape circuits |
| www.hackaday.com, 15 January – Somewhere between shoving components into a breadboard temporarily and committing them to a piece of protoboard or a PCB lies the copper tape method. Read |
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