The pipeline of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects awaiting completion within the U.S. has grown by 7% during the past 12 months, according to a new report.

PPG Industries’ Aerospace business recently announced that its PRC^®FIP strip form-in-place sealant tape has qualified to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3379.

Sika Automotive Division USA recently announced that Xuping Qian has been hired as a CAE engineer.

LORD Corp. recently announced it has received the Triangle Business Journal’s 2013 Fast 50 Award for the second consecutive year.

CVC Thermoset Specialties, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it will increase capacity of its line of ERISYS™ epoxy-functional monomers.

SME recently announced that six manufacturing leaders have been elected to its 2013 College of Fellows.

WACKER recently announced it is expanding its sales collaboration with VIA optronics, a manufacturer of liquid crystal displays (LCDs).

PPG Industries and Universal Display Corp. recently announced the opening of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) materials production facility.

Vitro Minerals recently announced the completion and start-up of a 40 million lbs/year recycled glass powder plant in Jackson, Tenn.

Nondestructive testing (NDT) industry revenue grew an estimated 5% per year (on average) to $966.8 million, according to a new report.