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DuPont recently announced that it continues to monitor the escalating crisis in Ukraine. Due to recent developments, DuPont has decided to suspend its business operations in Russia and Belarus. 

Lisa Anderson, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., has released a report entitled “Thriving in 2022: Learning from Supply Chain Chaos.” 

Henkel recently announced that it will freeze future investment plans in Russia and stop all advertising in state-owned media, as well as all sponsoring activities. 

AkzoNobel recently announced the nomination of Ester Baiget and Hans van Bylen to its supervisory board. 

The American Coatings Show and Conference returns to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 5-7, 2022. Through the event’s conference and exhibition, coatings industry professionals will have myriad opportunities to learn about the latest technologies in raw materials for coatings and adhesives, processing and testing equipment, and environmental protection and safety, as well as a range of services.

DELO has developed DELO PHOTOBOND UV acrylates for optoelectronics that reportedly enable fast and true-color bonding of holographic films manufactured by Covestro. 

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Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced that Deon Stander has been appointed president and chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2022. 

Medical device design engineers hold in their hands the power to help transform people’s health. They have the ever-important job of designing medical devices that help people monitor, track, and adjust their health for the better. However, some design engineers may be making a mistake that can affect how an entire medical device functions: they could be reducing adhesive selection to an afterthought. This critical decision is too often left until device design is almost complete.

During COVID, clients and colleagues realized there was far too much risk in their supply chain. For the most part, they realized the stark difference in requesting help from in-demand suppliers vs. collaborating jointly with supply chain partners. Given the robust demand for raw materials to successfully support key customer needs, suppliers have no choice but to prioritize. There is little doubt they are prioritizing strategic and profitable customers, as well as those with long-term agreements.