PPG Industries recently announced it has finalized the purchase agreement to acquire European coatings company Dyrup A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen.

Deacom Inc. recently appointed Drew Schwoyer to the position of lead product consultant and named Matthew Keffer senior sales executive.

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The global headquarters for Ferro Corp. has been relocated to Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Loparex Group recently announced plans to build a 35,400 m² (380,000 ft²) greenfield facility for the production of siliconized paper and polymer films (release liners).

When completed, the advanced manufacturing facility will create 355 jobs and will reportedly be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today.

Nordson ASYMTEK recently announced that Steven J. Adamson, marketing specialist, received the Daniel C. Hughes, Jr. Memorial Award, which is presented by IMPAS.

The award-winning actor, director, producer, writer, recording artist, horseman and philanthropist will serve as the IPC APEX EXPO 2012 Opening Keynote speaker at 8:30 a.m. on February 28, 2012, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA.

For the fifth consecutive year, DYMAX Corp. has been named as one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. magazine.

The U.S. market for structural carbon materials totaled nearly $2.1 billion in 2011, and is expected to hold a value of $2.8 billion in 2016, increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%.