The Research & Engineering Council of the National Association for Printing Leadership has announced that its 46th annual Binding, Finishing and Distribution Seminar will be held April 6 and 7, 2004, at the Marriott O'Hare Hotel in Chicago.

Adhesives Research, Inc. has hired Ang Tee Wee as the new Regional Sales Manager for its Japan, Taiwan and China territories.

The National Inventors Hall of Fame has chosen Harry Coover for its 2004 class of inventors.

INVISTA has announced a five cents per pound increase to all off-schedule prices for all packages and grades of Adi-pure high purity adipic acid.

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has announced the selection of George R. Pilcher, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., to deliver the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture during its 82nd Annual Meetings, Nov. 27-29, 2004, at McCormick Place North, Chicago.

The CHEMARK Consulting Group has announced a collaborative broadening of its consulting services into Manufacturing and Operations Management.

Universal Instruments Corp. and CyberOptics Corp have signed an agreement to integrate the new Embedded Process Verification (EPV) inspection technology from CyberOptics into Universal's latest-generation electronic component placement systems.

Surface Protection Industries has completed the divestiture of its Paramount Paint & Lacquer division to Chemcraft International, Inc. of Winston-Salem, NC.

Adhesives Research, Inc. will showcase its cast delivery system at the In-Cosmetics exposition April 27-29, 2004, in Milan, Italy.

Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) has announced that a consortium of eight leading international banks has granted the ICL Group a loan of €140 mil (approximately USD $175 mil).