The U.S. Department of Energy recently swore in Ernest Moniz, Ph.D., as the nation’s 13th Secretary of Energy.

Dymax Corp. recently announced the appointment of Marufur Rahim as R&D manager.

Evonik Industries recently announced it has given Chem-Materials Co. its Distributor of the Year award.

The Dow Chemical Co. recently named Tonja Sutton a 2012 recipient of its Pinnacle Award for Marketing Excellence.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC recently announced that Christine Bryant has been appointed head of Commercial Operations for the Coatings, Adhesives & Specialties (CAS) business unit for the NAFTA region.

Plexbond Quimica reportedly works closely with customers to develop adhesives solutions.

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to concentrate its Dutch-based management personnel in a new office building in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam by the end of 2015.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently announced it will partner with ASTM International to develop environmental product declarations (EPDs) and more.

PPG Industries recently announced it has completed its acquisition of certain assets of Deft Inc., a privately owned specialty coatings company.