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Wisdom Adhesives Awarded 2010 Best of Elgin Award by the U.S. Commerce Association
Wisdom Adhesives has been presented with the 2010 Best of Elgin Award in the Resin or Plastic Coated Fabrics Category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

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Wisdom Adhesives Introduces WizMELT™ Hot Melt Adhesives
NEW Economical, Environmentally-Safe Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging and Paper Converting Applications

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Wisdom Adhesives Opens Canadian Office in Toronto
Wisdom Adhesives, recently opened Wisdom Adhesives Canada as part of the firm's Global Expansion Plan. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Wisdom Adhesives Canada will have manufacturing, office, and warehouse facilities to supply waterbased resins, dextrin, protein and hot melt adhesive products to the packaging, converting, graphic arts and bookbinding industries in Canada.

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Wisdom Adhesives Canada

Wisdom Adhesives Receives the 2009 Illinois Family Business of the Year Award From Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center
This Award is the Capstone of Wisdom Adhesives' 135th Anniversary Year

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2009 Illinois Family Business of the Year Award Winner

Wisdom Adhesives Introduces WizChip™ - NEW Hot Melt Adhesive Chips
New Adhesive Chemistry Makes WizChip Quick Melting, Easy-to-Handle and Simple-to-Dispense into Melt Equipment

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WizChip

Wisdom Adhesives Marks 135 Year Anniversary
Oldest Continuing Running Adhesives Manufacturing Company in North America is Owned and Managed by the Fifth Generation of Wisdoms

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Wisdom Family Foundation Supports U-46 Project Access Program
Wisdom Foundation Makes Generous Donation to Project Access for Homeless Children and Youth

Wisdom Adhesives, North America's top mid-sized manufacturer of high performance, environmentally safe industrial adhesives, announces that their Wisdom Family Foundation has made a generous donation to the U-46 Educational Foundation to support children and families within the U-46 school district through the Project Access program.

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Wisdom Adhesives Announces A NEW Line of PolyTak™ Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging and Paper Converting Applications

Wisdom Adhesives announces their new line of PolyTak hot melt adhesives for packaging and paper converting applications such as sealing cases, cartons and trays as well as closing the ends of multiwall paper bags. PolyTak hot melt adhesives offer excellent paper and paperboard substrate adhesion, have set properties ranging from medium to fast and exceptional heat resistance, machining and stability properties.

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PolyTak

Wisdom Adhesives Introduces WizBond™
Specially Formulated, High-Performance, Economical Water-Based Adhesive for Packaging and Paper Converting Applications

Wisdom Adhesives introduces WizBond, their NEW specially formulated water-based laminating and glued lap adhesive for packaging and paper converting applications. WizBond meets all regulatory requirements for food packaging applications.

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WISDOM ADHESIVES JOINS ADHESIVES AND SEALANT COUNCIL (ASC)
Wisdom Adhesives recently become a member of the Adhesives and Sealants Council (ASC). ASC is a leading global adhesive and sealant industry association. The council focuses on being the center of knowledge in the adhesive and sealant community while providing excellent resources, educational opportunities and representation to all its members.

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ASC

Wisdom Adhesives Introduces WizBind™ — New Line of Adhesives for Rapidly Growing On-Demand Printing and Bookbinding Applications
Wisdom Adhesives, North America's top mid-sized adhesives manufacturer and supplier of environmentally safe and compliant adhesives, introduces their NEW WizBind line of specially formulated adhesives for the rapidly growing on-demand printing and bookbinding industries.
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Wisdom Introduces Ground-Breaking Greenbond Sustainable Adhesive Scorecard
Wisdom Adhesives, North America’s top mid-sized adhesives manufacturer and an environmental leader, is the first in the adhesives industry to quantify sustainability with its GreenBond Sustainable Adhesives Scorecard. Wisdom’s formula determines both the green score and the sustainability level for their adhesive products.

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Greenbond Sustainable Scorecard

Wisdom Adhesives Introduces PolyTak Hot Melt Adhesive
Wisdom Adhesives, North America's top mid-sized adhesives manufacturer, announces the addition of PolyTak Hot Melt Adhesives to their product line of specialty adhesives.

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PolyTak

Wisdom Adhesives Names Tom Rolando Executive Vice President Technologies for Wisdom Global Adhesives Group
Mr. Rolando holds a Master of Science Degree in Organic Polymer Chemistry from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, and Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN.

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Tom Rolando

Wisdom Adhesives Names Vic Biazis President of Wisdom Global Adhesives Group
Mr. Biazis is well known and respected within the adhesives industry, having 26 years of industry experience. Since joining Wisdom Adhesives as an officer in 2005, Mr. Biazis has restructured Wisdom's entire global sales organization to meet ever-changing world market needs.

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Wisdom Adhesives Introduces ClearBond
The Industry's Best, NEW Technology Has Finally Arrived!
ClearBond - our H5008 Hot Melt Adhesive is specifically designed using cutting edge polymer technology for increased heat resistance, best mileage, and best heat stability. No doubt this product is a market leader.

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Wisdom Adhesives Makes Binding Commitment
Installation of New Hot Melt Product Line at North America’s Top Mid-Size Adhesives Manufacturer

Wisdom Adhesives has installed a new hot melt adhesive and coating production line at the company’s Elgin, IL, corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility.

Hot melt adhesive production line

Wisdom Adhesives Introduces ClearBond
The Industry's Best, NEW Technology Has Finally Arrived!

 

Wisdom Adhesives Celebrates 130 Years
FEB 2005

 

Wisdom Adhesives Newsletter
Fall 2004

 

Wisdom Adhesives Announces WISDOMADHESIVES.COM

 

Wisdom Adhesives Announces Opening of New Production Facility in Hangzhou, China

 

Wisdom Adhesives Names Linda M. Wisdom Vice-President of Operations

 

Wisdom Adhesives Introduces WIS-H41

 

Wisdom Adhesives Expands Business

 

Wisdom Adhesives Annouces the Appointment of Jeffry Wisdom as President

 
     

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