Para-Chem announced Sales and Marketing, New Business Development and other department staff appointments.

BASF’s Polyurethanes business in North America has announced an updated U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant product list for the CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) market.

Henkel Corp. has announced that the next 2010 Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive seminar will take place Oct. 7 at Henkel’s North American headquarters in Rocky Hill, CT.

Michelman has added new reactor capacity at its Cincinnati, Ohio, headquarters, as well as additional personnel in business units and departments throughout the company.

Zepol Corp. has released a report detailing recent import trends for the carboxylic acid segment of the chemical industry in the U.S. market.

Ellsworth Adhesives has created and launched a new company, Ellsworth Adhesives (Thailand) Ltd., in Bangkok, Thailand.

The American Chemistry Council has submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (Boiler MACT).

Michelman has announced several key hires and promotions within its Asian Chemical Specialties commercial team.

Henkel’s recent sustainability conference at its Düsseldorf, Germany, global headquarters gathered together the Board of Trustees for Sustainability at Arizona State University (ASU), international industry experts, and science and political leaders.

Research and Markets’ new report, “Nanocoatings: Global Market and Applications,” estimates that the global market for nanoscale coatings and thin films was approximately $2.4 billion in 2009.