- World pressure sensitive tapes demand to expand 5.5%
annually through the year 2006.
The world market for pressure sensitive (self-adhesive) tapes is projected to expand at an annual pace of 5.5 percent through the year 2006 to 25.4 billion square meters, valued at $20.8 billion. Gains off a depressed 2001 base will be supported by a global economic recovery, which will boost fixed ......
- Adhesives Research opens technical center in
Singapore.
Adhesives Research Pte Ltd. (Singapore, www.adhesivesresearch.com) opened its new technical center at Singapore Science Park 2 on November 10. The company also unveiled its new sales offices in the same complex. Adhesives Research Singapore is a subsidiary of Adhesives Research Inc. (Glen Rock, PA), a developer and manufacturer of custom ......
- Adhesives Research celebrates new center in
Singapore.
Adhesives Research Inc. (Glen Rock, PA, www.adhesivesresearch.com), a developer and manufacturer of custom pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, coatings, specialty films and laminates, has announced the grand opening of its new technical center in Singapore. The center builds on sales operations that were established in 2000 to create an Asian presence for ......
- 20 to watch in the next 20 years
Alcan Packaging Montreal, Quebec, Canada Travis Engen, president/CEO With $3 billion in sales and over 80 plants located in 14 countries, Alcan Packaging is a global converting behemoth that belongs on any list of converters to watch. Alcan Packaging combines the capabilities of the former Algroup Wheaton and Algroup Lawson ......
- Japan's PCB industry: Japan's board makers
continue to grow--and invest heavily abroad.
In 2004, Japanese PCB production reached $10.3 billion, about 90% of its past peak. Japanese overseas production of PCBs was $3 billion. This amounted to over $13 billion in domestic and overseas production in 2004, approximately 33.5% of the world's production of $38.8 billion. On the other hand, Japan's strongest ......
- Growth in a static economy: just because an economy is
relatively flat in terms of overall growth does not mean that there are
no prospects for increased profits. This is demonstrated by David
Harbourne,...
You do not need to be a global economist or an observer of the Pacific Rim economy to recognise that, for the past five years in Japan, the growth of UV curing, when measured by the total consumption of UV materials (raw materials and formulated chemistries), is virtually flat. This ......
- Better bonds
HEADNOTE The secret to strong, reliable adhesive bonding is to start with good clean surfaces. Adhesives are unlike other fastening systems: It's difficult to determine whether the bonded joint has the required strength and integrity without destroying it. It's easy to judge the quality of other fastening methods, such as ......