Covestro LLC has agreed to sell its North American spray polyurethane foam system house to Accella Polyurethane Systems LLC. The sale is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2017. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

Houston-based The Plaza Group, a leading international marketing company of refinery and petrochemical products, recently announced the acquisition of Truth Chemical.

Desktop Metal, a start-up company specializing in metal 3D printing, announces that it has raised a total of $97 million in equity funding since its founding in October 2015, led by GV. The announcement comes as the result of a latest investment of $45 million from GV as well as BMW i Ventures and Lowe's Ventures.

Based on Technavio's market research report titled "GLOBAL ROOFING INSULATION ADHESIVES MARKET 2017-2021", the global roofing insulation adhesives market is expected to witness impressive growth at a CAGR of around 8% from 2017 to 2021.

The global release coatings market is expected to reach $6.20 billion by 2021, witnessing a CAGR of 5.6% from 2016 to 2021, according to a recent report published by MarketsandMarkets.

Inkwood Research has published the report titled "ASIA PACIFIC STYRENIC BLOCK COPOLYMER MARKET FORECAST 2017-2023". According to the report, Asia Pacific market is accelerated to grow from 2017 to 2023.

The thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) market is expected to grow at a rate of around 7% from 2015 to 2019, according to a report from Technavio. Olefin-based copolymer TPV has a high abrasion resistance and is being used to replace conventional styrenic thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) in its commercial and industrial applications.

SCIGRIP, a global manufacturer of specialty methacrylate adhesives, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Glue Boss Incorporated, an Indiana-based manufacturer of high-performance surfacing adhesives.

A team of researchers has made a breakthrough in 3D printing materials field by developing a group of 3D printable, extremely stretchable, UV-curable (SUV) elastomers.

The global modified bitumen market was valued at $13.22 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $19.29 billion by 2021, witnessing a CAGR of 6.5% from 2016 to 2021, according to a recent report published by MarketsandMarkets.

The global wearable medical devices market is estimated to increase to $27.8 billion by 2022. According to Dow Corning, adhesive technologies will drive the wearables market growth.

Some researchers are exploring a new idea for a biomimicry adhesive on the basis of the chemistry used by Arachnocampa glow-worms.