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- Jim Vallette
Adhesives and sealants grip much of the building marketplace. Some binders hold cellulose particles in place in substrates; others forge gypsum slurries into wallboard and ceiling tile, fuse carpet backings, and encapsulate wood flooring.
The degree of scrutiny that adhesives and sealants receive can depend upon physical circumstances. When adhesives are integral to a product—like formaldehyde-based resins in particleboard or casework—these chemicals are examined in the context of the product as a whole.
But until now, specifiers have faced an analysis gap when the adhesive is separate from a building material until it is installed—even when manufacturers require its use.
Pharos is beginning to close that gap with the opening of its new flooring adhesives category, which links evaluations of adhesives with the products that require them.
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