Dow Biocides has introduced a new molecule to its product portfolio, Benzisothiazolinone (BIT), which will allow the company to further expand its product offering and provide customers with a variety of enhanced products and solutions.

Adhesives & Sealants Industry magazine is currently preparing its annual listing of top adhesives and sealants manufacturers in North America, to appear in the October issue.

Enercon Industries Corp. and Ciba Specialty Chemicals have announced a joint development agreement to develop synergies between Enercon's surface modification Plasma3 technology and Ciba's nano-grafting PrimeIT technology.

Fusion UV Systems, Inc. has announced new distributors for its Southeast Asia market: Inzpect Technologies, Inc. for the Philippines, and DNIV International Pte Ltd for the Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia market.

Master Bond Inc. has introduced Master Bond EP24AN, a fast-curing, two-component epoxy adhesive with an exceptionally high thermal conductivity.

Air products has announced the formation of a joint venture named Air Products Shanfeng with a leading Chinese chemicals supplier, Changzhou Shangfeng Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (CZSF).

Edward Hays "Bubber" Reynolds, Jr. passed away April 22 after a lengthy bout with cancer.

Acme-Hardesty Co. has named Linda Meyer of Houston, TX, regional sales manager for Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

OK International has announced that Paul Brackell has joined its team as Global Product Manager for conduction soldering and array package rework.

Following the opening of its state-of-the-art Research and Applications Center in Irvine, CA, Henkel has announced the completion of its Hemel Hempstead facility expansion in the United Kingdom.