Increased demands for sustainability at all levels of product manufacture has the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materia...
US industrial conglomerate Parker Hannifin Corp has announced its intention to buy Lord Corp for $3.68 billion in order to build its...
In the 1990’s, as a senior chemist and laboratory director, I managed about twenty R&D scientists who supported our then-portfo...
Slippery floors cause thousands of workplace accidents every year, and protecting workers often entails installing non-slip flooring or f...
3M has announced that all its facilities will run on renewable energy – but it isn’t waiting to show results. The company&rsq...
When six pack rings first hit the packaging scene, they were hailed as using less plastic than a full wrap – but then their potenti...
As shopping moves online and e-commerce becomes the way to buy an ever-growing range of items, the contract packaging industry continues ...
The adhesive and sealant industry is fast becoming known for a host of sustainability initiatives. 3M, for example, has set sustainabilit...
German retail chain REWE has announced that it will no longer sell organic cucumbers with plastic wrapping. The chain plans to keep the p...
It’s reasonable to assume that people started using adhesives as soon as they discovered that some substances are sticky – an...
