ALTANA recently announced it is acquiring Switzerland-based Schmid Rhyner AG, thereby strategically expanding its ACTEGA division.

Growth is slowing worldwide and the electronics industry’s outlook is less optimistic than in previous quarters, although it is still generally positive, according to the results of IPC’s fourth quarter 2019 “Pulse of the Electronics Industry” survey.

AkzoNobel recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Mauvilac Industries Limited, a paints and coatings company in Mauritius.

3M recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its drug delivery business to an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC.

Industrial Caulk and Seal (ICS) recently announced it has bolstered both its team and location in order to best serve its growing customer base.

PPG recently marked the completion of a $15.5 million investment at its aerospace research and technology (R&T) center in Burbank, Calif.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently announced newly elected and reelected members to its executive committee and board of directors, effective January 1, 2020.

Maroon Group recently announced that it has named Chris Lupica vice president, Principal Management.

Evonik recently announced that it has joined with other manufacturers in the High Phthalates Panel (HPP), a sector group of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), in a voluntary manufacturer request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a broad-based risk evaluation of the uses of diisononyl phthalate (DINP).