National Starch and Chemical has won CSX Transportation Inc.’s 1998 Safety Excellence Award for the second year in a row.

ASTM Committee D-14 on Adhesives is meeting October 25-27, 1999, New Orleans.

Reichhold has formed a business-development team to promote the sales of its polyol products.

National Starch and Chemical Co. was honored with an Outstanding Project Award from the Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS).

3M, Siat S.p.A and Combi America announced that pending final contract approval they will create a new packaging equipment resource through a joint venture called Combi Packaging Systems L.L.C.

Cytec Industries announced that BFGoodrich Textile Performance Chemicals will take over distribution of Cytec’s AEROTEX® melamine resins to the textile market in Mexico.

The Polyurethane Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry announced that it left SPI to affiliate with the American Plastics Council (APC).

The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) has released a guide called Addressing Year 2000 Issues in Small and Medium-Sized Facilities that Handle Chemicals.

The latest inquiry by a number of industry associations finds that small- and medium- sized chemical manufacturers, formulators and distributors are substantially ahead of schedule for implementing plans to avert possible Y2K computer problems.

U.S. Silica has appointed three new distributors.