RPM International Inc. recently announced an increase in sales and net income for the fiscal 2014 first quarter ended August 31, 2013.

NuSil Technology recently announced it has opened a new stocking warehouse in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Hockmeyer Equipment recently announced it has hired Robert C. Brungard to fill the role of senior vice president of Sales and Marketing.

Ashland Water Technologies, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., and Dorf Ketal Chemicals LLC, recently announced they have entered a strategic distribution agreement.

Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Co. Inc., recently announced plans to consolidate its commercial production of chemicals at a single location.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced the addition of Carl Lechner as the company’s General Sales manager for the South region.

TEC recently announced that its products have been endorsed by Crossville for use with its Laminam^®by Crossville^®line of large thin porcelain panels.

Scott Bader recently announced that Umoe Schat-Harding Equipment AS (USH) has achieved another freefall record for its rapid evacuation freefall (FF) class lifeboats with a lifeboat bonded with Crystic® Crestomer® structural adhesive.

PPG Industries’ Aerospace Transparencies group has named Arthur C. Scott global market director for Commercial Transparencies and Mark Hood global market director for General Aviation Transparencies.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has finalized the €260 million (~ $352 million) divestment of its Building Adhesives business to Sika AG.