Security labels are used to protect product or item from getting altered, unpacked, theft, and malicious modification.China is expected to emerge as the largest consumer for security labels due to highest demand form food & beverage, pharmaceuticals and consumer durables industry.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a division of multinational corporation Henkel, has announced its intention to begin focusing more resources on the development of 3D printing materials – in particular, resins for SLA/DLP 3D printing.

Global materials firm Ravago SA has added thermoplastic elastomer compounding at a location in China. The expansion will bring Ravago’s global TPE compounding capacity up to around 165 million pounds.

The overall Color Masterbatches market is characterized by large number of companies but top three companies account for 55% market share due to the wide distribution network and brand reputation.

Technology firm PriPro Polymers Inc. is working to commercialize new compounds based on thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials.

The demand for loudspeakers is growing.To make loudspeakers, at least seven bonds are required per speaker, and the adhesive has to be flexible to enhance sound through vibration damping.

PolyOne buys TPE business from Kraton for $72 million.Kraton’s TPE products are based on styrenic block copolymers.

H.B. Fuller Company has announced that it be showcasing at all4pack a range of Advantra low application hot melt adhesives, targeted at improving packaging sustainability and helping manufacturers stay ahead of the game.

UK-based Gumdrop recycles pre- and post-consumer waste chewing gum into a raw material called Gum-Tec for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).Commercial applications for the Gum-Tec TPE compounds include Wellington boots, caster wheels, automotive bumpers and floor mats, shoe soles, window gaskets, and wristwatch straps.

Within the medical industry, demand is rising for safe and halogen-free polymers used in manufacturing medical products. Many polymer companies are filling the need with new materials like thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).For several decades, the medical industry has relied upon styrenic block copolymers (SBCs), a type of TPE, for use in a range of medical products.

A new styrene block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-S) for automotive interior parts such as cable ducts and grommets exhibits improved injection moldability compared with other elastomers while providing competitive physical properties and meeting stringent OEM requirements, it was announced today by Teknor Apex Company.

Avery Dennison has collaborated with partners in the supply chain to help Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) reduce waste, costs and the carbon footprint of Smartwater production in the UK.