Year | Detail |
1889 |
The Boston Blacking Company, a producer of leather colorings and dyes for the shoemaking industry, was founded in Chelsea, Massachusetts. |
1980 |
Bostik was taken over by the Connecticut group Emhart Corporation, which, nine years later, was itself bought up by Black & Decker. Black & Decker split apart the group's mechanical and chemical activities to leave Bostik as a stand-alone concern. |
1990 |
The French oil and gas group Total acquired Bostik and merged its adhesive affiliates. |
2013 |
The company launched a new signature, “smart adhesives,” and a gecko inspired by nature with a science-based connection to Bostik’s adhesives business. |
2015 |
Arkema, a Specialty Materials player offering innovative and sustainable solutions, acquired Bostik. |
2019 |
The company launched Fix & Flash, a professional technology that bonds on demand with any material due to its drying UV system. |
2021 |
The company purchased the furniture of a cutting-edge commercial laminator from Nordmeccanica, a lamination machine supplier, to bolster its global R&D efforts on flexible lamination and further diversify its offering of sustainable, innovative adhesive solutions. |
2024 |
Bostik partnered with The Bovelander Foundation to provide underprivileged children and young adults opportunities to enhance their personal, social, athletic, and educational development. |