The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) hardware-based weathering Standards G 23, G 26 and G 53 are slated to be withdrawn by December 2000 and should be replaced with improved, performance-based Standards G 151 through G 155.

Essex Specialty Products announced that its Hillsdale, Mich., manufacturing facility has been awarded the Chrysler Gold Pentastar for the second consecutive year.

Sartomer Co., Exton, Pa., has been named a finalist in the Chemical Educational Foundation’s 1999 Chemical Product Stewardship Awards Program.

Performance Silicones is a spinoff corporation of Precision Silicones.

National Starch and Chemical and Schenectady International have agreed in principle to form an alliance to develop, manufacture and sell acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives.

Crompton & Knowles and Witco announced that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement for a tax-free, stock-for-stock merger of equals.

The Adhesion Society has issued a call for papers for its 23rd Annual Meeting to be held February 20-23, 2000.

Superior Materials was awarded the outstanding Silica Distributor Performance Award for excellence in sales and service from Degussa Corp.

The North American Thermal Analysis Society’s annual conference will be held Sept. 20-22, 1999.

ASTM is offering two training courses this fall, one on weathering and durability and the other on testing techniques for plastics.