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BASF doubles production capacity for adhesive raw material acResin

BASF has doubled its manufacturing capacity for UV acrylic hotmelts sold under the brand name acResin® by building a second production facility at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany. By taking this step, the company has strengthened its position as the leading solution provider for sophisticated applications in the adhesives sector. BASF invested several tens of millions of euros to build the new facility; the additional capacity it offers is now available.

12 June 2019

UPM supply chain responsibility boosted by collaboration

www.upm.com, 23 May 2019 – Last year UPM joined the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative, which includes companies promoting sustainability practices within their supply chains and comprehensively sharing the sustainability information they have on their suppliers.  Read

3 June 2019

BASF making $10B investment in China

www.plasticsnews.com, 21 May 2019 – German chemicals giant BASF SE is building a 60,000-metric-ton annual capacity engineering plastics compounding plant in China.  Read

3 June 2019

Shurtape adds 4 sales managers to industrial packaging team

www.adhesivesmag.com, 20 May 2019 – Shurtape Technologies, LLC recently announced the expansion of its Industrial Packaging-North American team with the addition of four territory sales managers who are reportedly strategically placed to cover key growth markets, including western New York and Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Indiana.  Read

3 June 2019
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