AkzoNobel recently announced it is planning to invest around €60 million (~ $83 million) to increase the production capacity of its Automotive and Aerospace Coatings business in China.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced it has received notification from NSF International for its UR3501 A/B two-part adhesive for spiral wound membrane bonding for reverse osmosis (RO) filtration.

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Of the 2011 third quarter worldwide sales growth, 3.7% came from acquisitions, 3.1% from foreign exchange impacts, 1.9% from organic volume growth and 0.9% from higher year-on-year selling prices.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) recently reported that a record 480 adhesive and sealant supply chain professionals participated in the Fall Convention and Expo, held October 18-20 in Indianapolis, IN.

PPG Industries recently reported net sales for the 2011 third quarter of $3.8 billion, an increase of 11% vs. the prior year’s third quarter. Net income for the quarter increased to $311 million.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced that Joan A. Schuller will join the company as vice president, Asia-Pacific, on Nov. 28.

Plasticolors Inc. recently appointed Andrew Bartlett as a chemical engineer within the Coatings Technical Group.

Alan Yang is based out of the Dover Shanghai, China, office and will oversee China, Taiwan, Korea and southeast Asia.

Adhesion ’13 organizers have issued a call for papers for the conference, scheduled to take place Sept. 4-6, 2013, at the National Science Learning Centre, University of York, U.K.