The Tsukuba plant of Japan Fine Coatings Co., Ltd., a Covestro group company, recently received the Safety Award Grand Prize from the Japan Chemical Industry Association.

R.E. Carroll, Inc. recently announced two new personnel appointments: a corporate controller and the new operations manager at the company’s Dalton, Ga., location.  

Scott Bader recently announced that it will serve as the platinum sponsor for MarineAM, an advanced materials event for the UK marine sector. 

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) recently named Joseph Binder, Ph.D., R&D polymer synthesis chemist for Dow Adhesives, the recipient of the 2022 Carl Dahlquist Award. 

Sika recently announced that it has opened a new plant in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, thus doubling its production capacity for mortar and concrete admixtures in Bolivia. 

A new approach to addressing carbon reduction challenges has been established by AkzoNobel and partners from across the extended value chain following the company’s first-ever global Collaborative Sustainability Challenge. 

DuPont recently announced that the president of The Ohio State University (OSU), Kristina M. Johnson, has been elected to its board of directors.

Henkel recently announced the opening of its Application Center in Santa Clara, Calif., which is designed to support product development for the company’s high-tech customers in the Silicon Valley region. 

To meet growing demand for silicone rubber, Wacker Chemie AG is accelerating the expansion of its production capacities. 

According to the most recent National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, builder confidence took a steep drop in May, a sign that the housing market is now slowing.