- Elmer's Products, Inc.
Elmer's Products, Inc. is the manufacturer of Elmer's Glue-All and other crafts and home repair products, including
Krazy Glue ,Ross Glue ,ProBond adhesives, andX-Acto craft knives. It has its headquarters inColumbus, Ohio .Elmer's Glue-All was first marketed in 1947 by
Borden, Inc. 's chemical division under the name "Cascorez Glue". The head engineer of this project was Edward H. Robbins. Shortly after, the brand was renamed afterElmer the Bull , husband of Borden's advertisingmascot Elsie the Cow . Elmer's image continues to be featured in the company logo.The company was acquired in 2003 by
Berwind Corporation , a privately held investment firm.Elmer's Glue-All
Elmer's Glue-All is a
polyvinyl acetate -basedglue . When added toborax it produces aviscoelastic liquid. While Elmer's white glue used to have a different formulation based on a milk protein (casein ), that is no longer true. [http://www.chymist.com/Glue%20from%20Milk.pdf] The product is now derived solely from petrochemical feedstock. [ [http://www.elmersbrands.com/faq.asp FAQ - Elmer’s ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.elmers.com/ Elmer's web site]
* [http://www.berwind.com/ Berwind web site]
* [http://www.elmers.com/msds/me375_c.htm Material Safety Data Sheet for Elmer's Glue-All]
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