The global market for touch screen modules in mobile devices is projected to be 1.3 billion units by 2018, driven by the increasing adoption of smartphones worldwide.

PRE-TEC recently announced that Shawn Loftus has joined the company as sales engineer, Robotics.

RPM International Inc. recently reported sharp gains in net sales and net income for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year, which ended May 31.

WACKER recently announced its Nünchritz, Germany, plant has produced half a billion cartridges of adhesives and sealants since production at the site began in 1998.

Mondi Group, an international paper and packaging company, has agreed to acquire 93.4% of the outstanding share capital of Nordenia International AG.

The global market for conformal coating materials was valued at $7.9 billion in 2011, and is projected to reach $8.5 billion in 2012, and $8.9 billion in 2017.

The new patent-pending NexJet™ jetting system with the Genius™ jet cartridge reportedly makes jet dispensing faster, easier and more intuitive, and can reduce the cost of ownership by up to 20% over other jets.

Bostik recently announced it has acquired Usina Fortaleza, a manufacturer of tiling adhesives for the construction industry in Brazil.

Applied Products and Ward Adhesives are both distributors of specialty adhesives and technology for the packaging, industrial, and printing industries.

tesa tape inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, recently announced the addition of two new sales representatives to support the Print & Web Processing business segment.