DEK has announced representative changes in its Pacific Northwest and Southern California regions.

Degussa has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Landau to the position of marketing manager, Architectural Colorants, effective Dec. 15, 2003.

Two well-established WACKER brands, SILRES and WACKER BS, have been incorporated into a comprehensive portfolio of materials for building and coatings solutions.

Nordson Corp. has named Dave Petteplace general sales manager responsible for the sales and service operations of the company's Packaging and Product Assembly (PPA) and Paper and Paperboard Converting (PPC) business groups throughout western and central Canada.

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have the elastic behavior of rubber and the processability of thermoplastics.

Halliburton Energy Services (HES) has announced the Dec. 1, 2003 sale of Cimbar Performance Minerals (CPM), its world-class barium sulfate operation, to United Minerals & Properties (UMP) for an undisclosed sum.

Avery Dennison Corp. will host its fourth quarter/year-end 2003 earnings conference call in a live Webcast for investors, equity analysts, portfolio managers and media representatives at 2:00 PM (EST)/11:00 AM (PST) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004.

Palmer Holland, Inc. has announced its appointment as an authorized distributor for CasChem's full line of castor oils and castor-based derivatives, as well as Cocure Mercury Catalysts, Cotin Tin Catalysts and Coscat Bismuth and Bismuth/Zinc Blend Catalysts.

The 10th one-day Adhesion Technology Seminar will follow the 13th Coating and Drying Technology Seminar at the Best Western TLC hotel in Waltham, MA, the week of May 3.

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology is seeking technical papers to be considered for presentation at its Midyear Symposium, "Crosslinking for Coatings: Meeting the Challenges," to be held May 12-14 at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.