Adhesives & Sealants

Metal being painted onto for corrosion inhibition

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Asconium® 500 - Easy to introduce water-based corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion

The NEW Asconium® 500 from ASCOTEC can be added at any time during manufacture, even post-addition without loss of performance.

A hand holding blue plastic masterbatch pellets

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Additives for Recycled Thermoplastics

Thermoplastics are fantastic engineering materials. They are low cost, lightweight, easy to process and provide excellent durability. It’s no surprise therefore that thermoplastics are omnipresent in our lives, with the average European citizen consuming on average 50 kg per year. High time then to scrutinise thermoplastics from a sustainability standpoint.

Man spraying a white paint onto a surface with a spray gun

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Attagel® from BASF as a Rheology Modifier and Thixotropic Additive

Attagel® from BASF is a Rheology Modifier that can be used to give Thixotropic properties to CASE formulations. It can be used across a wide range of pHs, temperatures and chemical environments for shear thinning and thickening.

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New Easy-to-Disperse (E2D) AEROSIL® fumed silica grades

Fumed silica is a well-established rheology modifier in coatings, adhesives and sealants due to its thixotropic properties at low additions, however, it can be difficult to wet out and requires energy-intensive mixing to ensure proper dispersion. Evonik's new Easy-to-Disperse (E2D) range addresses these issues.

A woman placing her hand on a foam mattress

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The chemistry of polyurethanes

Polyurethane (PUR and PU) can be found virtually everywhere. From foams for mattresses and furniture through to adhesives and sealants for construction, it is estimated that around 20 million tons of PU is produced each year. In this article, we introduce the basics of polyurethane chemistry and discuss the raw materials used to manufacture them.

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