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The "Adhesives and Sealants Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global adhesives and sealants market exhibited moderate growth during 2015-2020. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% during 2021-2026. Companies Mentioned 3M Company Arkema S.A Ashland Global Specialty

Vance Street Capital LLC, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Plastic Design Corporation ("PDC"). PDC is a leading U.S.-based contract manufacturer of micro-molded plastic components for the MedTech and Life Science markets. Founded in 1991 by Mark Kinder, PDC is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. PDC is a family-owned business known for its micro-molding and "micro-on-macro" solutions, but also possesses injection-compressio

Cortec® Corporation is very excited to receive industrial compostability certification of it’s Eco Wrap® stretch film! Cortec® received the ‘OK compost IN¬DUSTRIAL’ certificate from TÜV Austria on November 24th. This certifies that Eco Wrap® conforms to the criteria for industrial compostability under EN 13432 (European equivalent of ASTM D6400). EcoWrap® is world’s first compostable industrial strength machine grade stretch film launched b

Green Science Alliance has received license agreement from Fukuoka University to carry out the revolutionary plastic waste recycling technology which can recover the mechanical strength especially in the toughness of plastic waste relatively simple and effectively.   Nowadays, plastic waste is causing serious environmental problems such as microplastic and nanoplastic pollutions. It is an urgent matter to do something about this issue. Plastic recycling is one of the technologi

Carbios , a pioneer in the development of enzymatic solutions dedicated to the end-of-life of plastic and textile polymers and the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced today the signing of a €30 million loan agreement supported by the European Commission InnovFin Energy Demonstration Programme. The aim of this type of financing is to support high potential innovative projects developed by companies aiming to achieve transformative changes aligned with the EU Climate goals a

TriMas today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Omega Plastics (“Omega”), a manufacturer of custom components and tooling for medical, as well as industrial applications, adding to TriMas’ Packaging group. Omega leverages its core injection molding capabilities, ISO Class 8 clean room and advanced in-house tool making capabilities, to provide its customers a faster product development cycle, from prototype development, testing and validation, to short

KYOCERA Corporation  today unveiled its HAPTIVITY® i human-machine interface (HMI) technology — a hybrid innovation combining its patented HAPTIVITY® touch technology with IMSETM, a patented 3D injection-molded structural electronics technology from TactoTek Oy (CEO: Jussi Harvela). The result lets designers create HMI solutions in a vast range of 3D shapes, with thinner form factors, fewer components, improved vibration resistance, and significantly reduced weight. Additio

The growth of the global plastic recycling market is primarily supported by the growing plastic production & demand. Increasing use of lightweight plastic components and awareness of plastic's negative effects on the environment are also driving the market. Furthermore, consistent support from the government and increasing penetration of recycled plastic products is presenting lucrative opportunities for the global plastic recycling market across the globe… A study, r

Chevron Phillips Chemical announced today plans to expand its propylene business with a final investment decision for a new C3 splitter unit. The unit’s location will be in Baytown, Texas, within the company’s Cedar Bayou facility. Its expected capacity is 1 billion lbs./year with targeted start up in 2023. The company chose S&B Engineers and Constructors to engineer, procure and build the project. Site construction activities will commence in January 2022. At its peak, the pr

Kraton Corporation, a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, is pleased to receive the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification to produce ISCC Plus Certified renewable styrenic block copolymers (SBC) at their Berre, France facility. ISCC PLUS certification is a globally-recognized system that provides traceability of recycled and renewable-based materials acr

Empowered Ventures, an employee-owned holding company based in Carmel, IN, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Paramount Plastics (Paramount), a custom plastics thermoforming company that serves the recreational vehicle, marine, and specialty vehicle industries. Founded by the Prugh & Lim family in 1982 and based in Elkhart, Indiana, Paramount has been an innovator, winning multiple design awards and developing unique, non-commodity products. Paramount differentiates itsel

Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, announced that its flagship STYRON™ Polystyrene Resins, MAGNUM™ ABS Resins, and TYRIL™ SAN Resins now are available with renewable content. These materials combine fossil-based polymers with renewable raw materials according to a mass balance process, resulting in a bio-attributed composition from 80 to 95 percent. STYRON™ CO2RE™ BIO Polystyrene, MAGNUM™