MACtac® recently announced it has appointed Ed T. LaForge to the position of president for MACtac North and South America.

Sika recently announced it has agreed to acquire mortar producer BMI Products of Northern California Inc.

BASF recently announced it has made progress in its plans to build a world-scale methane-to-propylene complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently reported financial results for the first quarter that ended February 28, 2015.

Brookfield recently announced it will offer two hands-on courses.

Michelman recently announced the hiring of Bill Magee as group director of Printing and Packaging.

Hernon Manufacturing Inc. recently announced that its president, Harry Arnon, has been named the Frost & Sullivan 2015 Manufacturing Leadership award winner for visionary leadership.

NuSil Technology LLC recently announced the appointment of Ernest Waaser as its new CEO.

3M recently announced plans for a new West Region Technical Center in Chengdu, China.

Arkema Coating Resins recently announced that a team of its researchers, led by Wenjun Wu, Ph.D., principle scientist, received the Roon Award from the American Coatings Association.