Frederic Booth Powers, Jr., a pioneer in the construction fastening industry and former chairman and president of Powers Fasteners Inc., New Rochelle, NY, died at his home in Larchmont, NY, on Dec. 20, 2005. He was 72.

At a White House ceremony on Jan. 5, Bayer Corp. received the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership for its Making Science Make Sense® program.

Rio Tinto, a world leader in finding, mining and processing the world's mineral resources, has announced that it will bring three of its industrial minerals businesses together to better serve markets.

Forbo recently announced that it has acquired 100% of the Chinese adhesives business Victa Technology Holdings Limited.

Week of 1/16/06

Novamelt-Jowat LLC, a joint venture between German companies Novamelt and Jowat AG, has announced plans to both produce and distribute pressure-sensitive adhesives and UV-curing PSAs in the United States.

ITW Performance Polymers, Danvers, MA, has acquired Schnee-Morehead Inc., a manufacturer of adhesives and sealants for the construction and aerospace industries.

(Week of 1/9/06)

The Ethylene Elastomers Business of ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has announced the signing of an agreement with R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc. wherein Vanderbilt will distribute ExxonMobil's Vistalon® Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber - EP(D)M products in North America.

Ultra Additives LLC, Bloomfield, NJ, has appointed Andres Ginez to the position of Latin America sales manager.