U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, the last remaining World War II veteran serving in the Senate, passed away on June 3.

DisperseTech LLC recently announced that Stephen Schmidt has been named president of the company.

The global powder coatings demand was 1,680 kilotons in 2011 and is expected to reach 2,667.6 kilotons in 2018.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently swore in Ernest Moniz, Ph.D., as the nation’s 13th Secretary of Energy.

Dymax Corp. recently announced the appointment of Marufur Rahim as R&D manager.

Evonik Industries recently announced it has given Chem-Materials Co. its Distributor of the Year award.

The Dow Chemical Co. recently named Tonja Sutton a 2012 recipient of its Pinnacle Award for Marketing Excellence.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC recently announced that Christine Bryant has been appointed head of Commercial Operations for the Coatings, Adhesives & Specialties (CAS) business unit for the NAFTA region.

Plexbond Quimica reportedly works closely with customers to develop adhesives solutions.

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to concentrate its Dutch-based management personnel in a new office building in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam by the end of 2015.