Nominations for the TAPPI 2013 awards are due by August 1.

S.J. (Sherman) Glass Jr., president of ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co. and vice president of Exxon Mobil Corp., has elected to retire on August 1 after more than 40 years of service.

Henkel Electronic Materials recently announced that it has selected E-tronix and Far West Micro Inc. as its 2011 North American Manufacturing Representatives of the Year.

Nordson Corp. recently announced that Masaru Uchida has been named president of Nordson K.K. (Japan).

BASF and ITWC Inc. recently announced BASF’s acquisition of ITWC, based in Malcom, IA.

Afa has marked the 40th anniversary of its trigger sprayers business with the opening of a new Innovation Center in Helmond, The Netherlands.

Hi-Temp Coatings Technology manufactures coatings that withstand extreme temperatures to protect both carbon steel and stainless steel substrates in stacks, piping, boilers, and similar equipment.

Built on a 200,000-sq-ft area, the production plant is equipped with state-of-the-art automatic machines and equipment from Europe.

Q-Lab recently announced that it was named one of the top 40 best small businesses to work for in northeast Ohio by The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The awards were presented in recognition of each location’s outstanding safety results as part of their respective Responsible Care® programs throughout the past year.