Henkel Corp. recently announced it will host its Loctite Medical Device Adhesive seminar on May 21 in Minneapolis, Minn.

RPM International Inc. recently announced it has appointed Craig S. Morford to its Board of Directors in anticipation of the retirement of William A. Papenbrock.

PPG Industries recently announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Inc., a privately owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif.

Evonik Corp. recently announced an extension of its contract with Lintech International LLC.

3M recently announced that Eric Quint has been hired as chief design officer.

Mapei SpA recently announced it has acquired 100% of the Turkish company Wallmerk Construction Chemicals Building Industry and Trade Inc.

Emerald Performance Materials recently announced it has appointed Dar-Tech Inc. its distributor to serve the Midwest/Ohio Valley region.

Bostik recently announced it has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Changshu, China.

The Center for Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council recently announced a call for entries for its 2013 Polyurethane Innovation Award.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it is now an authorized distributor for the Henkel Aerospace line of products in the U.S.