Kenneth Jacobs has joined Sealant Equipment & Engineering as vice president of Global Sales and Marketing. Jacobs has over 30 years of experience in the Meter Mix and Dispense industry.

Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, has named Jeremy Austin market development engineer responsible for market and technology development of functional additives exclusively for the global plastics industry. The addition of Austin

Henkel UK Limited has announced plans to close its Newark site with the potential loss of up to 35 jobs. The company has undertaken a strategic review of some of

Brookfield Engineering, Middleboro, MA, has announced the acquisition of RheoTec Messtechnik GmbH of Dresden, Germany. Brookfield and RheoTec have been partners for the past 10 years in the sale of

BASF has announced it is taking measures to avoid the creation of overcapacities as a result of a massive decline in demand. The company is temporarily shutting down around 80

The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has signed a contract to acquire Dick Peters B.V., a Dutch manufacturer of wax additives. Located in Denekamp, the Netherlands, Dick Peters B.V. is a

Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, and its North American headquarters, Wacker Chemical Corp., Adrian, MI, have released details about the construction of a new 67,000 sq. ft. WACKER POLYMERS AMERICA

LEED 2009, the long-awaited update to the internationally recognized LEED green building certification program, has passed member ballot, and will be introduced in 2009 as the next major evolution of the existing LEED rating system for commercial buildings.

Bayer MaterialScience has lifted force majeure for most of the products manufactured at its facility in Baytown, TX. Effective Nov. 14, there are no longer any restrictions on the company’s

Ashland Inc., Covington, KY, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Hercules Inc., Wilmington, DE. Each share of Hercules common stock outstanding was exchanged for $18.60 in cash and