The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council has announced a call for presentations for its Tech XXIV: Sharing Global Pressure Sensitive Tape Innovations.

The agreed sale of Ciba Specialty Chemicals’ Performance Polymers business to a new company established by Morgan Grenfell Private Equity was completed in late May 2000.

Appli-tec Inc. has recently completed its new research and development laboratory.

Eastman Chemical manufactures a variety of raw materials for hot melt adhesives that feature different properties for various formulations and applications.

The Flexibles Business Regional Development Center of Huntsman Polyurethanes has dedicated its new technical center.

Bayer Corp.’s Rubber Group has appointed PolymerLatex as sales agent for its latex chemicals line of rubber chemicals in the North American market.

In mid-May, ATOFINA, BASF, Bayer, BP Amoco, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Rhodia, Rohm and Haas, Sumitomo Chemical and Van Waters & Rogers announced an agreement to create a new business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce company that will operate an on-line marketplace for the worldwide chemical industry.

Adhesives & Sealants Industry (ASI) magazine has re-launched its Web site.

CSC Scientific has been appointed the exclusive U.S. distributor for Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing (KEM).

Dunleary has been awarded distribution responsibilities for the J.M. Huber product line for Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Eastern Tennessee.