The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. has announced its schedule for the 2004 Spring and Fall Conventions.

Sika Automotive has been awarded a Chrysler Group Gold Award for 2002.

Dead Sea Bromine Group of ICL Industrial Products has announced a price increase in list and off-list prices for its FR-1524 flame retardant (Tetrabromo Bisphenol-A).

Plastics USA 2004 will take place Sept. 28-30, 2004, on Level 3 of the East Building (also known as the Lakeside Center) of McCormick Place, in Chicago.

Hydrodynamics, a solution-provider for processing problems, will now carry Netzsch Pumps.

Dead Sea Bromine Group of ICL Industrial Products has announced increases in list and off-list prices for FR-1206 (HBCD=Hexabromocyclododecane) and FR-613 (TBP=Tribromophenol).

ADCO Products Inc. has hired Kevin Johnson to fill the position of account manager for TITAN Bonding Systems.

KPS Special Situations Fund II has announced the acquisition of the stock and related assets of Speedline Technologies Inc. from Cookson Group PLC, for a total consideration of $10 million.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. has announced the addition of Robert Willis, senior manager of Education Programming.

The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry is issuing a call for papers and posters to be presented at Polyurethanes Conference 2004, planned for Oct. 18-20, in Las Vegas.