Sekisui Voltek, a global
leader in the development of high-performance flexible polyolefin substrates, has
announced a corporate restructuring and a refocusing of the business and its
core resources.
Superior Capital Partners LLC, a Detroit-based private equity firm, has announced the formation of Edge Adhesives Holdings Inc., an investment platform created to acquire the assets of Fort Worth, TX-based Q'SO Incorporated.
Royal DSM N.V. and Novomer Inc. have announced an agreement to jointly develop a revolutionary coating resin using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material.
David A. Dillard, holder of the Virginia Tech Adhesive and Sealant Science Professorship endowed by The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc., has received the 2010 Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science, sponsored by 3M.
In fiscal 2009, Henkel generated sales
of 13,573 million euros. In a generally difficult
market environment, this amounts to a decrease of 3.9% compared to the previous
year.
Huntsman’s Advanced Materials manufacturing site in Los Angeles has been selected as the 2009 Southern California Facility of the Year in the large industry category by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA).
The Washington Post reports that the U.S. EPA and New York City will partner to address the problem of potentially hazardous polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in caulk used in hundreds of schools across the country.