Struktol Co. of America and Emerald Performance Materials LLC have announced a sales and distribution agreement for Emerald’s Good-Rite^® line of antioxidant products for thermoplastics.

The Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) has announced that beginning in 2010 it will present an Excellence in Polymer Research Award to a student researcher to encourage and recognize advances in the science and engineering of the thermoset polymer industry.

Henkel Corp.’s electronics group has signed on two new representatives to support its sales initiatives in Northern California and the Texas/Oklahoma region.

Bayer MaterialScience has announced a capacity expansion of Desmodur^® N aliphatic coatings raw materials at the Bayer integrated site in Caojing, China, near Shanghai.

ChemInstruments Inc. has announced the reorganization and expansion of its Manufacturers Representative organization in Europe.

After 10 years of successfully marketing products under the “Seal Bond” brand, Michigan Adhesive Manufacturing Inc. has elected to change its name to Seal Bond.

Emerald Performance Materials has appointed Edward T. Gotch as president of its Polymer Additives division, reporting to the company’s Board of Directors.

Dover Chemical Corp. has completed another phase of enhancements to its phosphite operations at its Dover, OH, facility.

Celanese Corp. has announced the expansion of its vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) manufacturing facility at its Nanjing, China, integrated chemical complex.

The Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) has launched a newly designed Web site.