Royal Adhesives and Sealants Canada LTD will acquire substantially all of the assets of Chemque.

Evonik Corp. recently announced it has promoted Christian Edlinger to the position of Business Line director, Interface and Performance.

Pilot Chemical Co. recently announced it has received the 2014 Private Business of the Year Award in the 51+ Years in Business category from the University of Cincinnati.

Waterproofing coatings reportedly have a buyer power score of 3 out of 5, a score that reflects better negotiating conditions for buyers.

The President’s Circle Award was reportedly established to recognize extraordinary sales professionals for their achievements and contributions.

Sika Region NA Automotive recently announced that Nicolae Bordeanu has joined Sika Automotive USA.

Michelman recently announced it has hired Richard Yang as its new Regional Sales manager, Asia-Pacific, Chemical Specialties, and Country Manager, China.

Nordmann, Rassmann will distribute commercial quantities of Novomer’s new 1,000- and 2,000-molecular-weight Converge PPC polyols.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced that Wendy Herbst has joined the group as director of Marketing for the K-FLEX^® platform.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has given $17.6 million toward 14 cooperative agreements with small businesses and institutions of higher education.