Michelman chief technology officer Rick Michelman, Ph.D., has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors at the Industrial Research Institute.

Titanium dioxide is among the widely produced chemical compounds globally, used as white pigment in many consumer products.

Evonik Industries recently announced it has commenced an integrated production complex for isophorone and isophorone diamine in Shanghai, China.

LORD Corp. recently announced it has received the 2013 Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) Sustainability Award.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently announced that 562 attendees participated in its Spring Convention and Expo.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it has received two distributor awards.

The PPG Industries Foundation has donated nearly $19,000 to four Milwaukee-area organizations for educational programs.

Brookfield recently announced the appointment of Gerhard Baumann to the position of managing director for Brookfield GmbH.

AkzoNobel and Solvay have joined forces with Ernst & Young to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials.

Huron Capital Partners LLC recently announced it has co-founded Valentus Specialty Chemicals Inc. with industry veteran Ray Chlodney.