Materia has announced the launch of a new chemistry blog called All Things Metathesis.

Ross Industries Inc. has announced plans to expand its Ross Mixing Inc. manufacturing plant in Port St. Lucie, FL.

OK International, Garden Grove, CA, has announced the appointment of Delia Orvañanos to the position of territory sales manager for the southwestern U.S.

Dow Corning Corp. has acquired two chemical-grade silicon manufacturing assets from Globe Specialty Metals in an acquisition valued at approximately $175 million (USD).

Wisdom Adhesives has been named as a recipient of a 2009 Illinois Family Business of the Year Award from Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center.

UPI.com reports on a University of Wyoming research study that suggests the sticky substance found in spider webs may lead to a new generation of bio-based “green” adhesives.

Kraton Polymers LLC has announced the appointment of Mark Siebert as vice president of the company’s Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings (ASC) end-use market.

The M. F. Cachat Co. has announced an expansion of its distribution agreement with Columbian Chemicals to include the Northeast and Southeast U.S.

Momentive Performance Materials has announced the introduction of a new global heat-cured rubber platform beginning in 2010.

P.T. Hutchins has announced the establishment of an agreement with Arch Chemicals Inc. for the distribution of both in-can biocide preservation and dry film protection products in the West, Northeast and Southeast regions of the U.S. and Western Canada.