William J. Cantwell has been named to the newly created position of vice president, Supply Chain, effective immediately.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced that the selling prices of many of its solvents and organic intermediates will be raised effective October 1, 2003, or as otherwise allowed by contract.

The 12th Coating and Drying Technology Seminar (Oct. 20 - 23, 2003, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm) ends at noon on Oct. 23 and is designed for engineers and scientists who are working with the coating of fluids onto continuous webs and who wish to become familiar with all aspects of coating and drying.

Permabond LH050 Pure is an NSF 61 approved anaerobic pipe sealant designed for drinking water systems.

Westech Aerosol Corp. has been presented the Sequoia Award for leadership in environmental innovation.

The Surface Mount Technology Association recently opened a new chapter in Costa Rica and held its first chapter meeting that included a technical conference on August 13.

The redesigned Web site for Scapa North America offers expanded information on the company's line of specialty adhesive films and tapes.

Lord Corp. announced a corporate reorganization involving the elimination of its division-based organization and merging of business units under common leadership.

Adhesives Research Inc. will be showcasing its cast delivery systems for the targeted delivery of therapeutic skin agents and cosmetic ingredients at the Health & Beauty America exposition and conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, in New York City.

Satoshi Tosh Doi was appointed Daikin America's president on June 1, Frank Plahutnik joined the company as fluoroelastomer business manager, and Ron Klein joined the company's Tech Service Group as a senior technical service engineer.