Chapter 2 Technical characteristics and testing methods for adhesives and sealants

Abstract Philippe Cognard is an Ingenieur of the Ecole Superieure de Physique et Chimie de Paris-France's leading Physics and Chemistry college — and he received his Diploma in 1964. He started his professional career in the USA the same year at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company moving to the Bloomfield Adhesives and Sealants Division in 1966 as a research and development chemist. Over the years, he has held many top positions in leading adhesive and sealant companies around the world. These include: u - Rousselot, France's main developer and supplier of adhesives — later to become Elf Atochem — in various positions in the RD construction, woodworking and furniture, packaging, laminating, footwear, and many others. This gave him a broad and thorough knowledge of the huge Chinese market, along with all R&D, manufacturing, marketing and sales activities employed by the company. With more than 36 years of experience in the adhesives and sealants industry, he has also written and edited several related technical books and journal papers.