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• Jun 09, 2021

  When one door opens… Adhesive solutions for the paper board and woodworking industries

  I received an inquiry recently from a prospective account that was referred to HAR by one of my current customers. Both companies manufacture steel fire doors. The prospect was looking to change gears to manufacturing hollow-core wood doors and needed an adhesive that could bond paper core to the wood. Enter HAR…

• May 19, 2021

  The Inventory Adhesive Crisis Continues

  Currently, we are operating in stages three, four, and five of this crisis. Material remains in short supply and under strict allocation. Shipments of material that are being produced are being delayed due to shortages of tankers and totes. Inventories across the board have been depleted including chemical processing plants, polymer plants, HAR inventories, and your normal inventory levels.

• Mar 01, 2021

  It’s a STICKY business... and we stick with our customers!

  Over the past 20 years as a HAR Adhesive Sales Representative, I have been asked many times: “What do you do for a living?” “How’s business?” Countless times, the response is some clever variation of: “Well, it’s a sticky business.”

• Jan 04, 2021

  2020: A Year of Challenges & Opportunities

  2020 is certainly a year that none of us will soon forget! As this tempestuous year draws towards a close, we can choose to look back and see a year filled with chaos, despair, and uncertainty or we can view 2020 as a year where our many challenges presented us with unforeseen opportunities.