Ellsworth Adhesives Europe recently announced it has signed a new agreement with LORD Corp. to distribute its structural adhesives.

Dow Corning recently announced that it has received a patent from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for its high refractive index (RI) phenyl-based optical silicone encapsulant technology.

Reverdia recently announced that Pascal Moritz has been appointed New Business Development manager for Europe.

FLEXcon recently announced that it has certified DRUMcal™ 51932 2.3 mil white polypropylene for BS 5609 Section 2 for salt water immersion and BS 5609 Section 3 for print durability.

LORD Corp. recently announced it was selected by Hunter Douglas for a 2014 Supplier Excellence Award for Partnership.

VanDeMark Chemical Inc. recently announced the appointment of James E. Romano to the position of vice president of Global Sales and Business Development.

Sartomer Americas recently announced it has named Poonam Narula, Ph.D., business development director.

SCIGRIP recently announced the appointment of Multibond Solutions as its new UK Master Distributor.

Palmer Holland recently announced that Kevin Monti has been hired as a Southwest region account manager.

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced that its Board of Directors has elected Georges Gravanis president of the company’s Materials Group.