Frost & Sullivan has awarded the 2004 Process Control Equipment Company of the Year Award to seepex.

ASC's Fall 2004 Convention & Expo will be held at the Pittsburgh Hilton, Sept. 19-22, 2004.

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has announced the promotion of Matt Monroe as plant manager of its Grand Junction, CO, plant, which manufactures many of the company's specialty chemicals for elastomers, coatings, inks, adhesives, and electronics applications.

ASTM International has announced its support of the assessment on standards issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).

Veteran sales executive Michael Withington has been named Senior Sales Representative for MarChem Northeast, a well-established producer of vinyl plastisols.

Sika Corporation USA recently held an open house to officially recognize the completion and start-up of a new manufacturing plant dedicated solely to the production of chemical admixtures for concrete.

Bemis Company, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per share.

ASC has partnered with Chemsultants International Network on a new technical education training program designed for quality assurance, quality control, Research & Development lab technicians, and other personnel new to the industry (technical sales, product marketing and customer service staff).

Augustus (Gus) Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer of Reynolds Industries, Inc., recently announced the promotion of Mike Pearce to the position of director of Technical Sales for the equipment manufacturing company.

According to the latest End-Use Market Survey sponsored by the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API), demand for polyurethane in the U.S. adhesives market increased by 10 million pounds from 2000 to 2002.