TAPPI will hold its 2002 Hot Melt Symposium June 23-25, 2002, in Charlotte, N.C.

Eastman Chemical Co. has cancelled its previously announced plan to spin off its specialty chemicals and plastics business.

Companies making headlines

-- Energy Sciences Inc., Wilmington, Mass., will chair the EB for End Users Workshop, which will be held May 1, 2002, as part of the End User Conference at RadTech 2002.

Assembly East will take place May 1-2, 2002, at the Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort Washington, Pa.

RADTECH 2002, the world's largest UV/EB Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by RadTech International North America, will be held April 28 - May 1, 2002, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Walter Kissling, retired CEO of adhesives and coatings manufacturer H.B. Fuller Co., died Jan. 28, 2002, following a battle with cancer. He was 70.

Companies on the move

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) and Auto Interiors Magazine present Adhesive and Sealant Solutions: New Technologies for the Transportation Industry, May 16, 2002, in Detroit.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. (ASC), has announced the session topics for its upcoming 2002 International Convention and Exposition, which will take place April 14-17 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.