Clariant has announced the appointment of Dr. Hubert Bader as the head of Clariant Custom Synthesis - the Custom Synthesis Business Unit of Clariant's Life Sciences and Electronic Chemicals Division, which is serving industrial and agrochemical customers.
D.H. Litter Company, Inc., a regional distributor of specialty chemicals to the coatings, plastics, adhesives, graphic arts and consumer care industries in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic United States, has named Vic Langley as account manager for the New England/Upstate New York region, with responsibility for sales and new account development.
Forbo Adhesives, LLC and Industrial Adhesives, Inc. recently announced the formation of a strategic alliance that grants Forbo the right to exclusively distribute Industrial's Hot Melt Wide Tape products under the Packtape and Packstring trade names worldwide.
UCAR Emulsion Systems, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has announced plans to invest in its North American manufacturing capability.
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries and JEDEC, the Solid State Technology Association, have announced plans to further their efforts in preparing electronics manufacturers for the inevitable European ban on lead by co-sponsoring three International Conferences on Lead Free Electronic Components and Assemblies in the U.S., Europe and Asia in 2004.
Loveland, OH-based Henline Adhesive Equipment Company Inc. (HAECO) has announced its acquisition of Can-Tron Industrial Controllers, a California-based designer and manufacturer of embedded electronic controls.
After the perennial top concern over cost reduction, safety is rated as the number one challenge among automotive engineers to stay competitive in the design of the next generation of motor vehicles, according to the 10th annual DuPont sponsored survey of those planning to attend the 2004 SAE World Congress and Exposition, March 8-11.