Illinois Tool Works Releases Second-Quarter Results and Raises EPS Guidance

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 and updated guidance for full-year 2025. The company reported revenue of $4.1 billion, which represents an increase of 1%, with organic growth remaining flat. Foreign currency translation impact increased revenue by one percent. The company reported GAAP EPS of $2.58 […]
2025 ASI Top 20: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Illinois Tool Works is a multi-industrial manufacturing company that was founded in 1912. The company operates in seven industry segments and employs approximately 44,000 people. ITW produces adhesives and sealants and related products in two of its seven business segments. (ASI was not able to find specific adhesives/sealants-related sales and other details.) Total revenue decreased […]
A New Tool to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Packaging Adhesives

Sasol Chemicals recently expanded its product offering with the introduction of SASOLWAX LC100, an industrial wax grade with a 35% lower carbon footprint, further expanding its growing sustainable product portfolio. The latest addition is designed for use in packaging adhesives, delivering superior capabilities while achieving significant cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF) benefits. The new SASOLWAX […]
Pick Your Polymer Properties: Tool Predicts How to Achieve Them with Biomass

Great chemists have discovered ways to combine carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen into all manners of plastics: leak-proof food packaging, heat-resistant car parts, durable personal protective equipment — the list is long. The real challenge for a material scientist in the 21st century is finding the perfect recipe for making polymers more sustainable and higher […]
Illinois Tool Works Announces Second Quarter Results

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) reported its second quarter 2024 results and updated guidance for full-year 2024. The company reported that second quarter revenue of $4.0 billion declined by 1.2% as organic growth declined 0.1%. Foreign currency translation impact reduced revenue by 1.2% and acquisitions added 0.1%. GAAP earnings per share (EPS) increased 2.4% to […]
2024 ASI Top 20: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works is a multi-industrial manufacturing company operating in seven industry segments and employing approximately 46,000 people. ITW produces adhesives and sealants and related products in two of its seven business segments. (The company declined to provide specific adhesives/sealants-related sales and other details.) Total revenue increased by approximately 1% in […]
Cooperation Leads to New Tool for European Tape Industry

Does cooperation encourage innovation? This question has been considered in so many settings, in industry, academia and governments, for starters. As I watch people I know navigate the ins and outs of graduate studies and then work in industry, cooperation seems to be an important element. Certainly, working in an atmosphere that is focused almost […]
Afera Updates Progress on PCF Tool for Adhesive and Tape Manufacturers in Europe

The successful completion of a workshop series hosted by Afera and the German Adhesives Association (IVK) paves the way for the development of a new Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) tool for adhesive tape manufacturers in Europe. The final two workshops on PCF, attended by a targeted group of experts within the adhesives and adhesive tapes […]