The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) recently named Joseph Binder, Ph.D., R&D polymer synthesis chemist for Dow Adhesives, the recipient of the 2022 Carl Dahlquist Award. 

Sika recently announced that it has opened a new plant in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, thus doubling its production capacity for mortar and concrete admixtures in Bolivia. 

A new approach to addressing carbon reduction challenges has been established by AkzoNobel and partners from across the extended value chain following the company’s first-ever global Collaborative Sustainability Challenge. 

DuPont recently announced that the president of The Ohio State University (OSU), Kristina M. Johnson, has been elected to its board of directors.

Henkel recently announced the opening of its Application Center in Santa Clara, Calif., which is designed to support product development for the company’s high-tech customers in the Silicon Valley region. 

To meet growing demand for silicone rubber, Wacker Chemie AG is accelerating the expansion of its production capacities. 

According to the most recent National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, builder confidence took a steep drop in May, a sign that the housing market is now slowing.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) recently announced that the 2023 Specialty & Custom Chemicals Show will be held March 1-3 at the JW Marriott in Nashville, Tenn.

IMCD Group recently announced the formation of a new business group: Industrial Solutions. 

Polyurethane industry professionals are invited to register for the 64th Polyurethanes Technical Conference, which will be held October 3-5, at the Gaylord National Harbor in National Harbor, Md.