The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry is issuing a call for papers and posters to be presented at Polyurethanes Conference 2004, planned for Oct. 18-20, in Las Vegas.
Avery Dennison Corp. reported third quarter diluted earnings per share of $0.67 compared with $0.64 per share for the prior-year quarter, which included a special charge to earnings in the third quarter of 2002.
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. plans to close a Canadian plant and reduce its U.S. operations in moves that will cut its work force by 1,400 employees, as reported by the Associated Press.
Degussa Coatings & Colorants Business Unit has announced the opening of a technical service lab at the company's Americana facility, 150 kilometers northwest of Sao Paulo, Brazil.