3M has announced the appointment of William (Bill) Myers to the position of president of Dyneon LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M.

ConProTec Inc. has announced the opening of its MIXPAC Dispenser Repair Division located in Salem, NH.

Raymond E. Southwell, founder and president of Specialty Polymers, Inc, was recently inducted into Oregon State University College of Engineering's Hall of Fame.

MarChem Southeast, a major supplier of vinyl plastisols and urethane systems to large industrial customers in the Southeastern U.S. and overseas, has announced receipt of ISO 9001:2000, the highest level registration conferred for product quality.

SpecialChem has announced a new season of online training sessions, hosted by Ed Petrie, which will cover Polyurethane Adhesives & Sealants.

CCI Eurolam, an established supplier to the PCB industry in Europe, has been named distributor for InteliCoat Technilith APF Artwork Protect Film for customers in Germany and France.

Acumeter Laboratories has announced that Adherent Laboratories will now run May Coating Technologies' (a division of Acumeter Laboratories, Inc.) customer lab trials.

Dr. Evgueni Todorov has joined EWI as a Senior NDE Engineer.

TAPPI's Troubleshooting the Corrugator Process Short Course will be offered May 24-26, 2004 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Pensacola, FL.

Alcoa Inc. recently announced that Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (AWAC), a global alliance between Alumina Limited (40%) and Alcoa (60%), has completed the sale of Alcoa Specialty Chemicals to two private equity firms led by Rhone Capital LLC for approximately $342 million, which includes the assumption of debt and other unfunded obligations.