Advanced composite materials innovator Mako Advanced Materials, Henderson, Nevada, has acquired PTM&W Industries, a California-based manufacturer of composite resin systems, tooling products, adhesives, and coatings. The acquisition strengthens Mako’s position in the composite materials sector by integrating PTM&W’s established product lines and technologies with Mako’s expanding production and innovation capabilities. The acquisition enables Mako to […]
Azelis, a service provider in the specialty chemicals industry, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Haarla Oy, a specialty distributor of food ingredients and industrial chemicals based in Finland. Founded in 1962 by the Haarla family, and headquartered in Tampere, Finland, Haarla Oy employs 31 staff, including experienced sales and technical […]
Afera, The European Adhesive Tape Association, has released a new position paper on mass balance chain of custody as part of the work undertaken by the Advocacy Workstream of Afera’s Flagship Sustainability Project (AFSP). In the paper, Afera stated that it endorses the mass balance approach as a valid transitional mechanism for increasing circular content […]
The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), a global network of more than 60 companies dedicated to supporting and accelerating the transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon for all organic chemicals and materials, has published a position paper outlining the importance of chemical and physical recycling and what is needed to realize its potential. In a […]
Dispensing systems are in continuous use and have to work with 100% accuracy. And this level of accuracy must be verifiable. Demands on electronic components continue to escalate as these components also need to operate continuously and flawlessly, especially in the automotive and medical sectors. At the same time, there is increasing pressure to automate […]
