VVF Limited, Mumbai, India, has announced the appointment of Acme-Hardesty Co., Blue Bell, PA, as its distributor of fatty alcohols in the United States.

SEMI has announced a "call for innovations" for the third annual Technology Innovation Showcase, to be held in conjunction with SEMICON West 2005.

India International Adhesives and Sealants Expo (IIASE), scheduled for May 27-29, 2005, at Nehru Centre Mumbai, will have the distinction of being the first-of-its kind international exhibition-cum-seminar on adhesives and sealants to be held in India.

The CHEMARK Consulting Group, Inc., Southern Pines, NC, recently announced the appointment of John Lowry as partner and vice president and director of Strategic Development for the 29-year-old management consulting firm.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council has announced that it will co-sponsor two e-training webinars in partnership with Paris-based SpecialChem.

Palmer Holland, Inc. has been named Distributor of the Year 2004 by Scott Bader, a producer of polyester and alkyd resins, gelcoats and conventional and inverse water-based polymers headquartered in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, UK.

ND Industries has announced that it has been named by Ford Motor Company as a PREFERRED SUPPLIER for fastener thread adhesives services to suppliers of Ford.

DEK has signed an exclusive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) partner agreement with Stork Veco, Europe's leading manufacturer of electroform stencils.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has announced that its Spring 2005 Convention and Exposition will be held in Columbus, OH, April 17-20, 2005.

Asymtek will hold a conformal coating and dispensing workshop on Wed., Dec. 8 at the Center for Board Assembly Research, Manufacturing Research Center (MARC) of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.