Paper at Adhesion Society Meeting to Address UV-Curable Adhesives Manufacturing Challenges
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BRIDGEWATER, NJ, January 15, 2007 - Dr. Graeme A. Roan of National Adhesives, a business unit of National Starch and Chemical Company, will present a technical paper on UV-curable pressure sensitive adhesives for industrial tape applications at the Annual Meeting of The Adhesion Society in Tampa, Florida, on February 20.
Dr. Roan, Senior Associate at National Adhesives, is the lead author of the paper, which addresses the significant challenges involved in understanding and controlling the light absorbance values of film substrates used in producing UV-curable pressure sensitive adhesives.
Prior to joining National Starch in 2000, Dr. Roan worked in the acrylics business in both the U.K. and the U.S. Since then, he has been involved in the pressure sensitive adhesives business in a range of technology platforms, including 100-percent solids UV-curable materials. He also manages programs and develops acrylic and rubber-acrylic hybrid polymers and adhesives for solvent-based systems. Dr. Roan received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Strathclyde and his Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham.
For more information or a free copy of "Understanding UV Curable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Industrial Tape," which will be available electronically as a PDF following the meeting, contact National Adhesives Information Center, One Matrix Drive, Monroe, NJ 08831. Call 1-800-797-4992. Fax 1-609-409-5699. E-mail: nscinquiry@salessupport.com.
National Adhesives is a unit of National Starch and Chemical Company, which had worldwide sales of $3.34 billion in 2005. National Adhesives offers liquid emulsion, solvent-borne solution and hot melt adhesives to customers worldwide. National Adhesives' products are based on polyurethane, acrylic, rubber, ethylene vinyl acetate, epoxy, polyvinyl acetate and starch and dextrin chemistries. National Starch and Chemical Company has its headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J., and is a member of the ICI Group.
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