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.

Assembly East, the Northeast's leading trade event dedicated exclusively to final product assembly, will provide OEMs and CMs with a variety of assembly solutions both on the show floor and in the conference classroom.

The 2004 European Coatings Conference, with the topic "Polyurethanes for High Performance Coatings III," will take place in Berlin, Germany, March 18-19.

Harvin Reaction Technology has announced the appointment of Scott F. Lange to the position of production manager.

The Adhesives and Sealants business unit of Rohm and Haas has announced a price increase for all acrylic and vinyl acetate emulsions sold to the pressure sensitive, construction, adhesives, caulks and sealants industries in North America.

Aetek UV Systems has named Miltec Corp. as its North American representative for Aetek UV products.

Effective Jan. 1 or as otherwise allowed by contract, the Dow Chemical Company has raised the selling prices of many of its solvents and organic intermediates.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has selected PACK EXPO International 2004 to participate in its International Buyer Program.

Charles Ross and Son Company has announced the recent opening of a second Chinese manufacturing plant located in Wuxi City, about 70 miles from Shanghai.