Citrus plants in southern California are currently in danger of contracting a fatal tree disease from a tiny pest called the Asian citrus psyllid. The California Department of Food and

Sika Corp. recently announced it has hired Paul Zeits as a senior chemist at its Madison Heights Research and Development Group.

Eastman Chemical Co. recently announced that its sales revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $1.8 billion, a 20% increase compared with the third quarter of 2010, reportedly due to higher selling prices.

AkzoNobel recently announced it is planning to invest around €60 million (~ $83 million) to increase the production capacity of its Automotive and Aerospace Coatings business in China.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced it has received notification from NSF International for its UR3501 A/B two-part adhesive for spiral wound membrane bonding for reverse osmosis (RO) filtration.

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Of the 2011 third quarter worldwide sales growth, 3.7% came from acquisitions, 3.1% from foreign exchange impacts, 1.9% from organic volume growth and 0.9% from higher year-on-year selling prices.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) recently reported that a record 480 adhesive and sealant supply chain professionals participated in the Fall Convention and Expo, held October 18-20 in Indianapolis, IN.

PPG Industries recently reported net sales for the 2011 third quarter of $3.8 billion, an increase of 11% vs. the prior year’s third quarter. Net income for the quarter increased to $311 million.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced that Joan A. Schuller will join the company as vice president, Asia-Pacific, on Nov. 28.