ASC PRESIDENT EARNS CERTIFIED ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE CREDENTIALLawrence D. Sloan, president of the Adhesives and Sealant Council, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE™) credential from the American Society of Association

ENGINEERED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO OPEN NEW SOUTH CAROLINA PLANTEngineered Products and Services LLC, Menomonee Falls, WI, has announced plans to open a plant in Timmonsville, SC, creating up to

ELLSWORTH CORP. OPENS ASIA BRANCHEllsworth Corp., Germantown, WI, is further expanding its global presence with the addition of a new branch in Asia called Ellsworth Adhesives Malaysia. The new company

ACCUPLACE AND PARAFIX SIGN DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENTParafix Tapes & Conversions Ltd. has announced its confirmation as a value-added reseller for AccuPlace's product line of film adhesive placement machines. Accuplace, Plantation, FL,

MICHELMAN ACQUIRES FISCHER PRO INC.Michelman, Cincinnati, has announced the acquisition of Fischer Pro Inc. of Keokuk, IA. Fischer Pro is a leading manufacturer of non-skid coating products for corrugated cartons,

ARKEMA NAMES ROBERTS PLANT MANAGER AT AXIS FACILITYDaryl Roberts has been named plant manager at the Arkema Inc. facility in Axis, AL. In this new position, Roberts assumes responsibility for

DOW PMDI FACILITY NOW FULLY OPERATIONALThe Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, has announced that its polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI) facility at Freeport, TX, has completed its start-up phase and

ASC ANNOUNCES WATERBORNE ADHESIVES SHORT COURSEThe Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has announced its Waterborne Adhesives Short Course to be co-located with the 2006 Fall Convention in Nashville, TN, Oct.

ALCO CHEMICAL APPOINTS NEW COMMERCIAL MANAGERRobert Kahle has been named commercial manager for Alco Chemical, Bridgewater, NJ. Prior to this appointment, Kahle served as divisional controller for National Starch and

BASF DOUBLES POLYETHERAMINE CAPACITY AT GEISMAR SITEBASF, Florham Park, NJ, has completed debottlenecking efforts at the company's Gesimar, LA, manufacturing site, doubling the company's North American production capacity for its