Sika Corp. has named William E. Loven to the Extended Group Management of the Sika Group.

Nordson Corp. has appointed Patrick Keogh Director of Global Sales of Nordson UV, Inc.

Avery Dennison Corp. has reported fourth quarter 2003 diluted earnings per share of $0.59, compared with $0.56 per share for the prior-year fourth quarter.

DEK has announced representative changes in its Pacific Northwest and Southern California regions.

Degussa has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Landau to the position of marketing manager, Architectural Colorants, effective Dec. 15, 2003.

Two well-established WACKER brands, SILRES and WACKER BS, have been incorporated into a comprehensive portfolio of materials for building and coatings solutions.

Nordson Corp. has named Dave Petteplace general sales manager responsible for the sales and service operations of the company's Packaging and Product Assembly (PPA) and Paper and Paperboard Converting (PPC) business groups throughout western and central Canada.

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have the elastic behavior of rubber and the processability of thermoplastics.

Halliburton Energy Services (HES) has announced the Dec. 1, 2003 sale of Cimbar Performance Minerals (CPM), its world-class barium sulfate operation, to United Minerals & Properties (UMP) for an undisclosed sum.

Avery Dennison Corp. will host its fourth quarter/year-end 2003 earnings conference call in a live Webcast for investors, equity analysts, portfolio managers and media representatives at 2:00 PM (EST)/11:00 AM (PST) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004.