The recent Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc., 2001 Spring Convention and Exposition focused on manufacturing and product development, and rightly so.

TAPPI’s 2001 Hot Melt Symposium will be held June 10 –13, 2001.

Chemron has announced that Deeks & Co. has been named as a technical distributor.

Scapa Tapes North America has recently launched its Fabricated Components Division.

Ultra Additives has appointed J. Tech Sales representative to the floor-care industry on the U.S. East coast.

Neville Chemical has named the TH Hilson full-service distributor of its product line.

Superior Materials has been named distributor and sales agent for Kronos Inc.’s titanium dioxide pigments in New Jersey and Southern New York.

Haake Instruments has changed its name to Thermo Haake.

Dock Resins awarded its Professional Sales Agency Award for 2000 to Specialty Chemical Sales.

Dr. Honle AG has gone public and has successfully opened the year 2001 in Germany’s Neuer stock market.