China is the biggest country in terms of titanium dioxide production and consumption, according to Research and Markets’ new “Survey of Titanium Dioxide in China, Sixth Edition.”

Brett Richardson has joined the company as program manager, Domestics Group.

Honeywell recently announced it has purchased Evonik Industries’ portfolio of manufacturing technology, including patents, for the production of polyethylene waxes used in a variety of applications ranging from coatings to adhesives and inks.

At the University of Toronto, a research team is studying structural adhesives to find out whether they can function as self-monitoring predictors of cracks and delamination in commercial airplanes.Click here

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a division of Emerald Performance Materials LLC, has expanded its distribution agreement with Connell Brothers, a division of Wilbur-Ellis Co., to support growth of its K-FLEX® products in Asia.

Univar recently announced it has appointed Abderrahim Anasse country manager of its Moroccan business.

Composites 2012, taking place February 21-23, 2012, in Las Vegas, recently announced it is accepting entries for its Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE).

AkzoNobel recently announced it has completed its acquisition of the coatings business of Korean SSCP.

Nordson Corp. recently announced the promotion of Gregory A. Thaxton to the position of corporate senior vice president.