Universal Instruments is to provide SMT placement capabilities at service centers owned by WC Heraeus GmbH & Co KG in Germany and China.

Chemcentral Corp. has announced a new sales initiative to build top-line growth and to solidify its position in specialty chemicals.

Adhesives Research has promoted two members of its management team in the Medical Business Unit to support business growth.

TruSeal Technologies Inc. has announced Lori Postak's promotion to associate director of research and development.

Halliburton Energy Services has entered into exclusive negotiations with United Minerals & Properties by signing a Letter of Intent to sell Cimbar Performance Minerals, its barium sulfate operation, for an undisclosed sum.

The Grinding and Dispersing Division of Netzsch Inc. has announced the appointment of Mark Seale to the position of South Central Regional Sales Manager.

Dr. Robert Zellerhoff, head of the Business Group Resins/HKM at Rutgers Chemicals AG and director of the German-Japanese joint venture Rutgers Kureha Solvents GmbH, will retire by November 30, 2003, citing health concerns.

National Starch and Chemical Co. has announced the sale of its Permabond International cyanoacrylate and anaerobic adhesive product lines to the Grossi Family, who own the company now known as Permabond LLC.

Asymtek has added a new distributor, SmartTec (smart technology products and solutions), to represent the company's line of automated fluid dispensing systems in Germany and Austria.

Dead Sea Bromine Group of ICL Industrial Products has announced increases in list and off-list prices for bromine.