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Halogen-Free Flame Retardants for Adhesives

Adhesives 30th August 2011

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This article examines the external events that are leading to the development of new fire resistant materials and the types of solutions that are seeing commercial acceptance. Flame retardant adhesives based on bromine or chlorine have historically... (Article)

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Does the adhesive industry benefit from anti-dumping laws?

Adhesives 30th August 2011

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In February 2011 the US implemented anti-dumping duties on imports of polyvinyl alcohol, used in emulsion polymerisation of polymers for waterborne adhesives. Shortly after the libertarian think tank, the Cato Institute, called on reforms of US... (Editorial)

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Exploiting VAE Technology offers Water-based Adhesive Advantage

Adhesives 30th August 2011

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How poly(vinyl acetate ethylene) (VAE) emulsions are made has a critical role to play in the properties and cost of the adhesives that they're used to make. While batch reactors are more flexible, loop reactors should make the cheapest, most... (Article)

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