PPG Industries recently reported record second quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16% compared to the prior year.

Hisco recently announced it has appointed Jeffrey Clark to the new position of Business Development Manager, Polymers and Adhesive Technology.

Atlas Material Testing Technology recently announced that its Ci series Weather-Ometers meet the recently published test method ASTM D 7869-13 standard.

Emerald Performance Materials recently announced it has begun construction of a new pilot plant focusing on its Nychem™ line of specialty nitrile and butadiene emulsion products.

Henkel's new Dragon Plant factory in Shanghai will reportedly be the largest state-of-the-art adhesives factory in the world.

Adhesive Tapes International recently announced the launch of a new company brand strategy focused on continued international growth.

The American Composite Manufacturers Association (ACMA) recently announced new leadership.

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes recently announced an important milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced that Ann Simonds has been elected as an independent member to its board of directors.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced the completion of its latest capacity expansion for K-FLEX^®non-phthalate plasticizers at its Kalama, Wash., facility.