Two technologies from Dow—a reworkable thermal gel and a textile treatment—were recently recognized with 2020 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group (BIG).

Omya International AG and Idwala Industrial Holdings Ltd. have formed Omya Idwala SA, a joint venture in South Africa that will reportedly have access to a high-quality and broad portfolio of calcium carbonate and specialty chemicals products.

Berry Global Group, Inc. recently reported its fiscal first quarter 2020 results.

Maroon Group recently announced that Melissa McLemore has transitioned into an expanded role as warehouse supervisor at its Avon, Ohio, location.

In industrial manufacturing, companies often push the life of capital equipment in the hope of optimizing operational costs by utilizing assets that have long since been paid off. However, when the line goes down and failure ultimately occurs, companies can be left scrambling to secure the necessary replacements to resume production. When direct replacements and spare parts are standard and readily available, this practice is justifiable and cost effective. In cases where replacement items have long lead times or have become obsolete and replaced by technology that is not a drop-in solution, waiting until failure can be disastrous to a company’s bottom line.

Fedrigoni S.p.A. recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Ritrama S.p.A.

Henkel recently announced that it has participated in the latest funding round of Fero Labs, a U.S.-based start-up aiming to optimize industrial processes by using explainable machine learning.

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced preliminary, unaudited results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 28, 2019.