The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) announced that Larry Brotherton, Ph.D., president and CEO of Ortec Inc., was re-elected as chairman of SOCMA’s Board of Governors.

ADCO Global, through its Michigan-based operating subsidiary ADCO Products, has acquired EternaBond®, Mundelein, IL.

Emerald Performance Materials LLC has acquired the business and assets of DSM Special Products BV (DSP), a European manufacturer of benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol.

LANXESS and Dutch company Royal DSM N.V. have reached an agreement in principle involving the sale of DSM Elastomers to LANXESS for €310 million (~ $432 million).

A new bacterial species has been discovered in India. Scientists are very interested in the bacterium, because it naturally produces a crucial component found in certain medications and epoxy adhesives.

Chemsultants International has promoted Berry Decker, Ph.D., to Technical Project manager and Cheryl Saqqa to Testing Project leader.

During PPG Industries’ 2010 Capital Markets Day, PPG chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch and other senior management described how the company’s strategy has created a leaner, stronger, more global company.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the first U.S. industrial plants to be certified under the Superior Energy Performance program.

Univar has announced plans for a European coatings laboratory, to be established by upgrading and extending the services, scope and reach of the company’s existing UK facility in Middlesbrough.

Resinall Corp. recently announced its plans to construct a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin unit at its Hattiesburg, MS, manufacturing site.