The Dow Chemical Company has reported that inspection crews at sites owned or controlled by Dow or Union Carbide along the Gulf Coast have so far found no significant structural damage to any facilities as a result of Hurricane Rita.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council's Education Foundation (ASCEF) has announced its updated Fundamentals of Adhesion Short Course scheduled for November 9-10, 2005, in Atlanta, GA, at the Renaissance Concourse Hotel.

Graco Inc. has announced plans to close its Palm City, FL, operation by the end of 2005.

NuSil Technology, a cutting-edge manufacturer of silicone compounds for the healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics industries, has announced the Kosher certification of its Simethicone manufacturing processes.

Following authorization by its Supervisory Board, Degussa AG of Dusseldorf, Germany, has announced plans to set up a new production unit for the solvent isophorone and its derivatives in Herne, Germany.

George Hamilton, president of Dow Automotive, has joined the Board of Trustees at College for Creative Studies in Detroit.

Chemsultants has announced a new collaboration with the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) to provide educational opportunities in the area of pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape testing as well as a preferred resource for state-of-the-art tape-testing equipment.

Fusion UV Systems Inc. has announced the availability of several previously unpublished technical papers at its exhibit stand at RadTech Europe 05,

CHEMCENTRAL, the world's largest privately held distributor of industrial chemicals, has announced the appointment of Phil A. Scafido as senior vice president/director of Sales and Marketing, based in the firm's Chicago headquarters.

Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing, a leading supplier of sealants and waterproofing for construction applications, has named Mike Soeder vice president of U.S. Sales.