Scott Bader recently announced it has received the Composites UK 2013 Innovation in Materials industry award for its Crestabond® MMA structural adhesives range.

The partial shutdown of the federal government earlier this month reportedly didn’t take the steam out of the U.S. economy, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB).

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., recently announced a series of planned improvements.

Croda Inc. recently announced it has broken ground on a $2.3 million solar installation project at the company’s Atlas Point facility.

Sika Automotive Division USA recently announced the appointment of new personnel in the Automotive Engineering group.

Michelman recently announced it has added three new team members to its paper and corrugated business unit.

PPG Industries recently reported third quarter net sales of $4 billion, up 17% compared to the prior year.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. recently announced that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. to form a joint venture.

The added capacity is intended to support sales of the company’s Kalama^®and PUROX^®brand of benzoic acid and benzoate preservatives.

Founded in 1998, the division manufactures urethane adhesives and primers used for bonding stationary glass windshields, back glass, and side glass.