Troy Corp. recently announced it has completed its acquisition of the industrial biocides business from Ashland Inc.

This weekly roundup highlights the adhesives, sealants and coatings news stories that garnered the most attention during the previous week.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has appointed Kaye Linkenhoger as sales manager, North America.

Troy Corp. recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the industrial biocides business from Ashland Inc.

This company has reportedly created a toolbox for formulators to design hot melts with superior performance for any need, using sustainable processing.

Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema Inc., recently announced that it will market and sell its line of acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers directly to the Brazilian market.

A new line of UV-curable water-based polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) is available from this company.

Emerald Kalama Chemical BV recently announced it has made key new distribution appointments for its K-FLEX platform.

BYK-1640 is a new polymer-based, VOC- and silicone-free defoamer for aqueous systems.

Maroon Group recently announced it has been appointed by ZEOchem as the exclusive distributor of the ZEOflair product line in North America.