Groundbreaking at Teknor Apex’s Rothenburg site
On 24 October 2018, Teknor Apex celebrated the groundbreaking for its new plant in Rothenburg, Germany. From spring 2020, the new 15,000 m2 plant will not only offer a considerable increase in capacity, but also the extensive functionality of an R+D laboratory and an application technology centre. It will also serve as an European technology […]
TPU for contact adhesives in footwear and DIY applications
A performance upgrade of Lubrizol’s Pearlstick thermoplastic polyurethanes for adhesives in footwear and DIY end applications is now available. According to Lubrizol, adhesives formulators apply Pearlstick 45-80/16 TPU and other similar Pearlstick products as an alternative to polychloroprene resins, providing equal or even better performance. The material can be formulated based on more environmentally-friendly solvents, […]