Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. has notified LCY Chemical Corp. that its Board of Directors intends to withdraw its recommendation that Kraton stockholders approve the previously announced combination agreement under which Kraton would combine with LCY’s styrenic block copolymer (SBC) operations.

The electronic adhesives market was estimated to be around $3 billion in 2013.

Sika Industry Target Market USA recently announced the hiring of Julie Griffin as a Customer Service representative.

Lintech International recently announced it has received the 2013 “Distributor of the Year–Distribution Excellence Award” from Evonik Corp.

LORD Corp. recently announced it has completed the installation of new energy-efficient equipment at its Bowling Green, Ky., facility.

Oxea recently announced that its specialty esters plant in Nanjing, China, is now mechanically complete.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently reported financial results for the second quarter that ended May 31, 2014.

Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. recently announced the opening of its new Kraton Innovation Center in Belpre, Ohio.

Maroon Inc. recently announced it has launched an Inside Sales Department at its Avon, Ohio, headquarters.

AkzoNobel recently announced it is investing more than €6.5 million (~ $8.85 million) in its Songjiang site near Shanghai.