Emerald Performance Materials recently announced it has appointed Cemsac Corp. as its distributor to the Central U.S. territory for the Nychem™ specialty nitrile and butadiene emulsion product lines.

Participants will learn how to effectively characterize these substances through the determination of dropping and softening points.

LORD Corp. recently announced that chairman and former CEO Rick McNeel has been recognized for his contributions to the United Way of the Greater Triangle.

TAPPI recently announced Jens-Peter Majschak, Ph.D., a professor at the Technical University of Dresden, and manager of Fraunhofer IVV, will deliver the keynote address at the 14th TAPPI European PLACE Conference.

Researchers at PPG Industries’ Allison Park, Pa., Coatings Innovation Center (CIC) are doing their part to help automakers reach fuel efficiency standards.

GEO Specialty Chemicals recently announced it has obtained approval to expand capacity of its DMPA® dimethylolpropionic acid facility.

Owens Corning recently announced its inclusion in a strategic alliance with BASF and TenCate Advanced Composites.

Huntsman Corp. recently announced that it has acquired a 20% stake in Nippon Aqua Co. Ltd. (Nippon Aqua), a spray polyurethane foam insulation company based in Yokohama, Japan.

Netzsch Pumps North America LLC recently announced it has named David J. Fillo Business Field manager for Dosing Technology.