The facility is reportedly designed to allow for fast, efficient development of new water-based coatings and surface-modifying additives formulated specifically for the Asia-Pacific markets.

Nordson Corp. recently announced that Godfrey M. Sandham has become vice president and general manager of EDI.

Lintech International recently announced it is a finalist for the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) 2012 Responsible Distribution Excellence Award.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced the grand opening of its new K-FLEX® operation in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Associated Industries recently announced that it is an approved Henkel authorized distributor.

tesa tape, inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, recently announced the addition of Chuck Doyle as sales specialist, Print and Web Processing.

Munzing recently announced it has selected Ferguson Chemical Innovation as a distributor for the coatings, inks, adhesives and building product markets for Canada.

AkzoNobel’s Supervisory Board recently announced that CEO Ton Büchner is taking a leave of absence as a result of a medical condition.

The American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA) recently announced it is soliciting submissions for the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE).

Global demand for emulsion polymers is forecast to rise over 5% per year to 13.3 million metric tons (dry basis) by 2016, according to a new report from the Freedonia Group Inc.