The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has named Ashland’s facility in Ashland, Ohio as the recipient of this year’s Sustainability Award and the Silver Performance Improvement Award in recognition of the company’s commitment to continuously improving environmental, health, safety and security practices. 

Ashland will introduce a new, all-temperature emulsion acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive that provides multiple benefits for packaging laminators and coaters at Labelexpo Americas 2018.

Ashland has developed Aroset 2100 PSA, a high-performance acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA).

Ashland and Phoseon Technology have announced a global UV LED initiative, combining Ashland’s product development expertise in UV LED coatings and laminating adhesives and Phoseon’s UV LED curing lamp technology for the labels and packaging industry.  

Ashland has received a U.S. patent for its PureKote 23589 dispersion and PureKote 21412A cross-linking agent coating system.

Ashland is collaborating with HP Inc. to develop laminating adhesives and coatings that are compatible with HP Indigo ElectroInk.

Ashland has revealed its new “Always Solving” corporate identity, an unveiling serving its organizational culuture that aims to continue to differentiate the company as it continues its mission to become the premier specialty chemical company in the world.

Ashland Inc. and Mark Andy Inc. have launched a film lamination technology that uses equipment advancements and new solvent-free adhesive technology to enable narrow- and mid-web converters to perform near-line slitting within hours of lamination.

With an increased focus on driving innovation, Ashland has announced that Dr. Osama Musa, vice president, global research and development (R&D), has been promoted to the newly created position of chief technology officer.