Specialty Polymers, Inc., a family-owned company based in Woodburn, OR, was honored with an Excellence in Family Business Award in a ceremony held at the Oregon Zoo in Portland on November 18.

Hamid Shahrastani has joined AccuPlace as general manager of Engineering and Operations.

Speedline Technologies has announced the appointment of Keith Favre to the position of vice president, Marketing and Business Development.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council has announced the addition of Joseph Stevenson as director, Member Services.

Adhesion Society's 2005 Short Course, "Adhesion Science and Technology," to be held just before the National Adhesion Society Meeting, will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to learn from top experts in the field of adhesion.

VVF Limited, Mumbai, India, has announced the appointment of Acme-Hardesty Co., Blue Bell, PA, as its distributor of fatty alcohols in the United States.

SEMI has announced a "call for innovations" for the third annual Technology Innovation Showcase, to be held in conjunction with SEMICON West 2005.

India International Adhesives and Sealants Expo (IIASE), scheduled for May 27-29, 2005, at Nehru Centre Mumbai, will have the distinction of being the first-of-its kind international exhibition-cum-seminar on adhesives and sealants to be held in India.

The CHEMARK Consulting Group, Inc., Southern Pines, NC, recently announced the appointment of John Lowry as partner and vice president and director of Strategic Development for the 29-year-old management consulting firm.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council has announced that it will co-sponsor two e-training webinars in partnership with Paris-based SpecialChem.