Structural Adhesives

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	2003	Download all 2003 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2003: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2004
November -		New Developments in Nanotechnology for Adhesives Announcement: Next Generation Technologies
October -		Recent Developments: The Sicor Process Probresses • Cymet Announces Collaboration to Study Joining of Aluminum to Steel • New Research Effort Funds PHAs
September -		Key Activity in Styrenic Block Copolymers Recent Developments: Smart Electronic Adhesives
August -		Recent Developments: Adhesive Polymers from Bacteria • Restructuring of ICI
July -		Recent Developments: Researchers Develop Novel Smart Surfaces • BASF Coatings Center Could Drive Advances in Adhesives Technolgoy
June -		Researchers' Gecko Glue Makes Headlines Recent Developments: Structural Adhesives Price Increases: Issues in 2003
May -		Report Highlights Military Uses for Structural Adhesives Recent Developments: Structural-Adhesives Producers See a Mixed Start to 2003
April -		Smart Surfaces and Adhesives
March -		Competing Technologies: New Welding Processes for Aluminum
February -		Recent Developments: New Car Smell: Bad for Your Health • Recent Adhesives Industry Activity • Recent Developments in Medical Adhesives • New Web Portal

	2002	Download Aug.–Dec. 2002 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2002: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2003
November -		Making Adhesives Stick in the Presence of Water Recent Developments: Needs of European Furniture Makers
October -		Adhesives Move into Eastern Europe Recent Developments: BASF Develops New Alternative Joining Technology • Henkel Acquires Sellotape and Continues to Perform Well
September -		More Developments on Gecko's Sticking Power Recent Developments: 3M: Adhesives Sector Acquisitions • Investment in Technical Center
August -		Nanotechnology and Adhesives
July -		New Standard Test Method for the Automotive Industry Recent Developments: Stiffer Front-End Systems
June -		Structural Adhesives for Electronic Applications Explorer Announcement
May -		The Structure of the Adhesives Industry in 2002
April -		Biobased Adhesives
March -		Spin-off Receives Funding for Novel Polypropylene Adhesive
February -		Functional Adhesive Opportunities for Structural Adhesives in Medical Applications

	2001
Dec/Jan -		2001: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2002
November -		The Future for Solvent-Based Adhesives Recent Developments: Akzo Nobel
October -		Novel Plasma Treatment for Plastics' Surface Modification
September -		Styrenic Block Copolymers Recent Developments: Industry Developments
August -		Changes in Adhesives Industry to Increase Use of UV/EB Curing Recent Developments: Development of Bark Adhesive • Akzo Nobel's Construction Adhesives Facility • Schenectady Acquires Adhesives Resins Product Line
July -		Recent Developments: Permabond Introduces Cathodic Protection Kits • Appli-tec's Adhesives Meet NASA's Requirements • Chemence Acquires TLIP Adhesives • Adhesives Suppliers Join Sealant Source • BASF Streamlines Its Acrylic Acid Production • Vantico Will Acquire Degussa Adhesives
June -		Adhesives for Construction Applications Threatened by Downturn in the U.S. Economy Recent Developments: Acrylic Adhesive for Bonding E-Coated Surfaces • New Adhesives Web Site Launched • ICI Paints's Macco Adhesives Plant Sees Expansion
May -		Recent Developments: MERL Launches Adhesives Life-Assessment Project • Flame-Retardant Adhesives Work for Fiber Optic Applications • Some Adhesives Can Bond Almost Anything Players: Eastman Is Set to Acquire Hercules's Resins Businesses • Henkel Acquires Vagonone & Boeri's Adhesives Business • Cemidine and Okura Form New Joint Venture
April -		Bonding Technology Could Lead the Way for Recyclable Cars Recent Developments: Eastman Announces Joint Venture with Chinese Petrochemicals Company
March -		Adhesive Set to Find Increased Use in the Western European Car Market Recent Developments: Adhesives Manufacturers Continue to Consolidate and Expand • 3M Announces Its Latest Bonding Films
February -		Recent Developments in the Adhesives Industry

	2000
Dec/Jan -		2000: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2001
November -		Recycling Issues of Packaging Adhesives Recent Developments: Carbon-Black Reinforcement of Adhesives • Mangrove Bark Tannin Adhesives
October -		Recent Developments: Ultrasonic Method for Nondestructive Testing of Adhesive Bonds • New Applications of Conducting Hot-Melt Adhesives • Bond Strength Measurement from Sound Waves Applications: Adhesives for Optical Discs
September -		Raw Materials Driving New Adhesive Generations Recent Developments: Lizards and New Dry Adhesive
August -		Adhesives for the Medical Device Industry Recent Developments: Adhesive for Medical Instrumentation • Elastomers-Industry Suppliers in Electronic Commerce • New Medical-Device Epoxy • High-Temperature Adhesive
July -		Adhesives in Western Europe Recent Developments: New Severe-Environment Adhesive • Ultramelt Adhesives from National Starch and Chemicals • Dymax Fluorescing Adhesives for Medical Use • Research on Rubber Bonding • Reliable Application for Ciba's Araldite 2011 • Nondestructive Testing for Woodbonding
June -		U.K. Adhesives Market Poised for Growth? • New Players in Electronic Adhesives Applications: Adhesives versus Mechanical Fasteners in the Design Industry
May -		Commercial Importance of Adhesive Bond-Testing Methods
April -		Cyanoacrylate Adhesive Technology
March -		Adhesives for the Electronics Industry Players: Recent Company Activities
February -		New Adhesive Products through Innovation Recent Developments: Technology and Commercial Developments Applications: Acrylic Foam PSAs

	1999
Dec/Jan -		1999: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2000
November -		Economics of Radiation-Cured Adhesives Recent Developments: UV Curing Process • High-Strength Ceramic Glue • Hot-Melt Adhesives for Elastic Tapes • New Warm-Off Adhesives • New Additives for Rubber to Metal Bonding
October -		Hot-Melt Adhesives: Economics and Market Trends Recent Developments: New Adhesive for Lens Housing in Spectacle Frames • Super-Fast Light-Cure Adhesives • Clinical Tests of BioGlue in Japan • New Water-Based Adhesive • Panel Adhesives with Lifetime Guarantee • New Marine Adhesive
September -		Water-Based Adhesives Economics Recent Developments: Water-Based Adhesive for the Food Packaging Industry • Regulations for Solvent-Based Adhesives in Carpet and Shoe Industries Applications: Adhesive Repair for Aircraft Engineering
August -		Explorer Technology Charts
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July -		Epoxy Adhesives to Help Earthquake Disasters Recent Developments: Recent Adhesives Patents • Adhesive Bond Testing • Fast-Drying Starch Adhesives • Adhesives for Diesel Fuel Filters • Steps toward Commercialization
June -		Ozone-Depleting Chemicals in Adhesives Recent Developments: Recent Adhesives Patents • A New Hot-Melt Adhesive from Beardow and Adams • Players in the Adhesives Industry
May -		Environmental Impact of Adhesive Materials Recent Developments: Recent Adhesives Patents • New Fire-Retardant Adhesives from Beardow and Adams • Dental Adhesives Technology • Adhesives with Optimized Bonding-Strength Factors
April -		Medical Adhesives in the News Market Development: Epoxy Resin Market in China
March -		Recent Company Activities Recent Developments: Polyurethane Adhesive for Multiple Applications Areas to Monitor: New Mechanical Fastener to Challenge Adhesives Market Development: Automotive Markets and Industry Shipments Growth
February -		Recent Developments: Konishi Develops Environmentally Clean Flooring Adhesive • Bandage Adhesive Innovation Receives Patent Market Development: German Market Is Likely to Grow 3.5% per Year • Modest Growth Is Likely for U.S. Market Applications: Medical Adhesive Applications Exhibit Progress Players: Nordson Acquires J&M Labs • Ato Findley Buys Cementone • Ciba Specialty Chemicals Abandons Merger with Clariant • Essex Opens Plant in Brazil

	1998
Dec/Jan -		1998: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1999
November -		Structural Adhesive Technology Makes Progress Recent Developments: University Develops New Natural Adhesive • Recent Adhesives Innovations Receive Patents • Hot-Melt Adhesives Are Upgraded for Challenging Applications Market Development: German Market Is Expanding • Hot-Melt Markets Are Profiled • Rapid Growth Is Likely in Polyurethane Dispersions Applications: Appliance Designers Use Plastics and Adhesives Players: Henkel Expands Global Presence • ICI Makes Korean Acquisition • Ciba Is in Talks with Indian Epoxy Adhesive Producer
October -		Recent Developments: Adhesives to Automotive Side Windows • New Adhesive for Electronic Displays • U.S. Patents for Adhesives Innovations Applications: Audi Aluminum Car and Use of Adhesives • Adhesives for New Railroad Wheel Assembly • UV-Curable Adhesives in Medical Appliance Players: Lines from ChemRex and K. J. Quinn to Sovereign • Mitubishi Rayon and Structil • Ciba and Witco • Poliochimica to Morton
September -		Recent Developments: Adhesives as Molding Compounds • New Adhesive for Electronics • Auto-Adhesive Dressings for Wounds Market Development: Surgical Glue Outlook Applications: Sports Car Use of Adhesives • Innovation in Syringe Assembly Players: Akzo and Interquim • TACC Acquisition Spree • Hercules Strategic Alliance • Uzin Ust Growth Plans
August -		Recent Developments: New Patents for Dental Adhesives Applications: Roofing Upgrade for Hurricanes • Adhesives in Electronic Component Manufacturing Players: Fuller and Datac • Reichold and Its Italian Expansion • Henkel's Growth Plans for Japan • Hercules Venture in China
July -		Recent Developments: Surface Modification Enhancement Market Development: Adhesives on Path of Growth Applications: Adhesive Wound Closures in Sports Medicine • Sterilizing Medical Devices Containing Adhesives • Adhesive Use in Appliances: Joining Prepainted Metals • Merger-and-Acquisition Outlook
June -		Technology Advances in Automotive Adhesives Recent Developments: Cemedine Making U.S. Moves • Unique Wheel-Chair Application of Structural Adhesives • Bonding Rubber without Adhesives Market Development: Appliance Use of Adhesives • Overall Adhesive Market Likely to Have Mixed Growth Trends
May -		Recent Developments: Dental Bone Cement Collaboration between Norian and Shofu • National Starch Acquisition of Portion of BASF Contact Adhesives Business • Shell Assigned Patent for Dual-Polymer/Dual-Cure Structural Adhesive • A New "Molecular Glue" for Biocompatible Medical Devices • Stronger Adhesives for the Medical Industry
April -		Joining Automotive Aluminum Structures with Adhesives
March -		New Technologies and Industry Changes Usher in a 1998 Ready for Change
February -		Recent Developments: FDA Is Closer to Approval of Cyanoacrylate Sutures • Carbon-Fiber Composites and Epoxies Partner for Construction Retrofit Projects • Chrysler Achieves Plastic-Body Car with the Aid of Adhesives • Microbiology Meets Specialty Chemicals in Tenacious Biofilms • New Radiation-Cured Technology Improves on Acrylates and Vinyl Ethers Players: Henkel Continues Its Reorganization Efforts • Ciba Aquires Select Dow Epoxy Resins • BTP Divests from Adhesives; ICI and Total Buy In

	1997
Dec/Jan -		1997: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1998
November -		Links between Industry and Academia Foster Adhesives Research Market Development: Update
October -		Recent Developments: High-Performance Epoxy Adhesives Have Reversible Bonds • Adhesives Are Part of Proposed Self-Healing System for Polymer Composites • Loctite's Threadlocker Bonds Even Stainless Steel Despite Oil • Academia, Industry Unite to Develop Flip-Chip Technology • Another Surgical Adhesive Claims Uninfected, Fast-Healing Wounds • BASF's UV-Cured Hot-Melt Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Expands into Japan
September -		Is a Bifurcation of the Adhesives Industry Imminent?
August -		Recent Developments: Chiba University Develops Heat-Resistant Epoxy-Beater • Hoechst Additive Improves Fluoropolymer Bonding to Metals • Collano Develops Pre-Applied Hot Melt Polyurethane Adhesive • 3M Develops Fastener-Replacing Structural Adhesive Tape • Novel Low-Temperature Polymer-Alloy Adhesive Can Bond Ceramic Composites Participants: Adhesive Industry Continues to Consolidate • 3M Forms New Industrial Adhesives Division • Fuller and EMS-Chemie Form Automotive Adhesive Joint Venture • Borden Acquisition Comes with Patented Radiation-Cured Wood Adhesive Technology
July -		UV-Curable Adhesive Use in Medical, Electronic Devices
June -		UV-Curable Adhesive Technology Advances Recent Developments: Unilever's National Starch to ICI
May -		Adhesives in Electronics: New Developments in LOC and Flip-Chip Assemblies
April -		Growth by Acquisition: Reichhold Chemicals and Sovereign Specialty Chemicals • Plasma-Ultraviolet Dual Treatment Renders Bond Comparable to Epoxy Adhesives? • Ethicon Rakes in Another Medical Sealant License • National Starch Buys and Will Be Sold
March -		Business Trends in the Adhesives Industry: Henkel and AtoFindley
February -		Automotive Adhesives: Status and Trends

	1996
Dec/Jan -		1996: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1997
November -		Adhesives Industry and Tightened Environmental Regulations
October -		New Welding Technique to Join Composites • A Jointing Adhesive for Broken Bones • A New Polysulfide Adhesive Sealant • Novel Bioadhesives
September -		Changing the Industry Landscape
August -		Conductive Adhesives
July -		Technology on the Move
June -		Further Developments in Medical Adhesives
May -		Mechanical Fasteners: An Ignored Joining Method • A Hollow-Core Fastener • A Spring-Loaded Fastener • A Self-Tapping Fastener • Assessing Medical Adhesives • A Water-Based Tire Adhesive
April -		Advances in Conventional Joining Alternatives
March -		Bonding Composite Structures
February -		Adhesives in Medical Product Design
Dec/Jan -		1995: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1996