MAPEI, Deerfield Beach, FL, has expanded the size of its Garland, TX, plant by twice its previous square footage in response to increased levels of demand from its customers. The

ITW Devcon Europe, Rushden, Northamptonshire, UK, recently announced a distribution agreement with Röckelein GmbH to expand the Devcon Industrial adhesives business in the German regions of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia and

Chemsultants International, Mentor, OH, has announced the addition of David McCann to the company as director of Research and Development. In this position, McCann will be responsible for leading all

The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC) has announced that Lori Crowe has joined its staff as marketing director. Crowe brings over 13 years of experience in nonprofit and corporate

ASI is sad to report the passing of Joe Stevenson, director, Member Services, for the Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc., on Dec. 3. A celebration of Joe’s life was held

Kenneth Jacobs has joined Sealant Equipment & Engineering as vice president of Global Sales and Marketing. Jacobs has over 30 years of experience in the Meter Mix and Dispense industry.

Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, has named Jeremy Austin market development engineer responsible for market and technology development of functional additives exclusively for the global plastics industry. The addition of Austin

Henkel UK Limited has announced plans to close its Newark site with the potential loss of up to 35 jobs. The company has undertaken a strategic review of some of

Brookfield Engineering, Middleboro, MA, has announced the acquisition of RheoTec Messtechnik GmbH of Dresden, Germany. Brookfield and RheoTec have been partners for the past 10 years in the sale of

BASF has announced it is taking measures to avoid the creation of overcapacities as a result of a massive decline in demand. The company is temporarily shutting down around 80