| 1970 |
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Adhesives manufacturing is added to Ralph Wilson Plastics with the purchase of Southern General Adhesives located in Denham Springs, Louisiana. |
| 1985 |
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A new adhesive manufacturing and R&D facility is built in Temple, Texas. |
| 1987 |
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Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA) adhesives are introduced to product line. These are also known as “white glues”. PVAs provided an alternative to contact adhesives. PVAs are water-based glues that have lower VOCs, easier clean-ups, less offensive odors and are urea-formaldehyde free. |
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1989 |
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Water-based Contact Adhesive is introduced at Louisiana facility. Water-based Contact Adhesive is a non-flammable contact adhesive that is designed for operations where the use of flammable solvents are prohibited or regulated by local air quality restrictions. |
| 1991 |
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Wilsonart Adhesives become available to retail. |
| 1993 |
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Wilsonart 3000 adhesive added to PVA line, becoming the first postforming PVA adhesive for Wilsonart Adhesives. |
| 1997 |
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Aerosol adhesive is introduced. |
| 1999 |
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Wilsonart becomes part of the ITW family, when Premark merges with Illinois Tool Works, Inc. |
| 2001 |
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Adhesive facilities merge into Temple, Texas location. |
| 2007 |
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PVAs and WA H2O receive GREENGUARD certification, contributing to better indoor air quality. |
| 2008 |
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Wilsonart Color Caulk introduced |