Net sales were CHF 603.1 million (~ $ 626 million) in the period, a decrease of 0.9% compared to the prior-year period.

Michelman recently announced it has added Chemical Partners as a distributor in the North African and Middle Eastern region.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently announced it is developing a series of eight training webinars to support its recently launched ASC Training Academy.

The Atlanta application support center operated by PPG Industries’ Aerospace business has been recognized by Northrop Grumman Corp. as a 2011 Platinum Source Preferred supplier.

RPM International Inc. recently announced that Kent Silverberg and Sanja Drobnjak have joined the company’s internal audit team.

KitPackers and Resinlab, two divisions of Ellsworth Corp., recently announced their joint relocation to a new facility in Germantown, WI.

Scott Bader Ltd. recently announced it has been shortlisted in this year’s UK Private Business Awards in the Technology Innovation of the Year category.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced the appointment of Robyn Bradshaw as K-FLEX® sales manager for the North American market (U.S. and Canada).

Huntsman Corp. recently announced that it has commissioned engineering design studies to increase its global capacity for the manufacture of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) through investment at its Geismar, LA, site.