The global market for conformal coating materials was valued at $7.9 billion in 2011, and is projected to reach $8.5 billion in 2012, and $8.9 billion in 2017.

Bostik recently announced it has acquired Usina Fortaleza, a manufacturer of tiling adhesives for the construction industry in Brazil.

Applied Products and Ward Adhesives are both distributors of specialty adhesives and technology for the packaging, industrial, and printing industries.

tesa tape inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, recently announced the addition of two new sales representatives to support the Print & Web Processing business segment.

Nominations for the TAPPI 2013 awards are due by August 1.

S.J. (Sherman) Glass Jr., president of ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Co. and vice president of Exxon Mobil Corp., has elected to retire on August 1 after more than 40 years of service.

Henkel Electronic Materials recently announced that it has selected E-tronix and Far West Micro Inc. as its 2011 North American Manufacturing Representatives of the Year.

Nordson Corp. recently announced that Masaru Uchida has been named president of Nordson K.K. (Japan).

Afa has marked the 40th anniversary of its trigger sprayers business with the opening of a new Innovation Center in Helmond, The Netherlands.

Hi-Temp Coatings Technology manufactures coatings that withstand extreme temperatures to protect both carbon steel and stainless steel substrates in stacks, piping, boilers, and similar equipment.