Michelman, Inc. has announced a number of key additions to the management team at its Singapore manufacturing plant.

A new app makes it easier for manufacturers of adhesives and sealants to manage communication and resource use on a daily basis. Click here to read the full story.

Huntsman Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the chemicals business of Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd., Ankleshwar, India.

The capacity expansions, in conjunction with SCG-Dow Group’s new world-scale specialty elastomers plant in Thailand (currently under construction), will result in a net capacity increase of 550 million lbs, bringing Dow’s dedicated global capacity for polyolefin elastomers to nearly 2 billion lbs.

Ben Arnold will play an active role in the new product development cycle, from concept to completion.

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Three PPG aerospace business facilities have been honored by Northrop Grumman Corp. as 2009 Platinum Source Preferred suppliers for their performance and quality in delivering transparencies, coatings, sealants, and other value-added services.

Two potting compounds for hollow fiber water filtration from H.B. Fuller Co. have been tested and certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61, Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects.

Larry Berkowski, senior vice president of BASF’s North America Styrenics business, has also assumed responsibility for the company’s Engineering Plastics business.

The Gorman-Rupp Co. reported that net sales during the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, increased 5.9% to $72,380,000, compared to $68,345,000 during the same period in 2009.