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Ukrainian coating materials market: outlooks and expectations
The 4th International Conference “Ukrainian Coatings Market” was held in Kyiv on 15-16 October 2020. At the event, in their reports, leading professionals from specialist companies and analysts from the Chem Courier Company shared information on the current state of the coatings market.
What is used to bond a furniture edge band? Rules for choosing a hot melt adhesive
Furniture makers often use cost-saving materials: chipboard or MDF. After being cut, the edges of parts look unattractive and require further finishing. Furniture raw edges are finished using a process known as edgebanding. This is a method for finishing an exposed edge of a workpiece. It protects the surface from mechanical damage and moisture and reduces the liberation of formaldehyde from the base material of furniture parts.
Adhesive for making Scotch tape
Scotch is a tacky tape. It is produced as a roll with tacky properties, due to which Scotch tape is a multipurpose product. Scotch tape was the first product, based on which materials with identical properties and an adhesive capacity were started to be produced: pressure-sensitive coatings, insulating tape, double-sided adhesive tape, painter’s tape and other materials.
Hot adhesive life hacks: what and how can be glued?
In Ukraine, recent years have seen ever-growing popularity of hot adhesives produced as solid polymer granules, pellets and sticks. Hot adhesive, also known as hotmelt adhesive or hot melt glue, is used in different sectors of industry and even for household use. These adhesives are called “hot” because at high temperatures the solid material becomes soft and takes the form of a viscous, thick, gel-like substance.