The global market for smart fabrics and interactive textiles is projected to reach $2.6 billion by the year 2017, according to a new report.

TheAkzo Nobel N.V. Supervisory Board has appointed Ton Büchner to the position of member of the Board of Management and CEO.

PPG Industries recently reported net sales of $3.8 billion for the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 6% compared to the prior year's first quarter.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has named Kyle James general manager, Glycols.

Akzo Nobel N.V. recently reported first quarter revenue of €3.97 billion (~ $5.24 billion), an increase of 6% compared with the same period in 2011, mainly driven by pricing actions to offset higher raw material costs.

Dymax Corp. recently announced the appointment of Rob Kleinschmidt to the position of Eastern Regional Sales manager in the Field Sales Department.

Univar Inc. recently announced that J. Erik (Erik) Fyrwald has been named president and CEO, effective May 7.

msultants International recently announced the addition of David Westerfield as Sales and Marketing Director.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced that it will close six manufacturing facilities and eliminate approximately 130 positions across the North America Adhesives business segment.