Hernon Manufacturing recently announced that Harry Arnon, president and CEO, was named the 2013 District, State, and Regional Exporter of the Year.

Emerald Specialties has appointed SiWax Group the exclusive distributor for its line of Carnapol™ synthetic waxes in Europe.

Loctite EA 9845 LC Aero is a new epoxy-based surfacing film for composites that reportedly offers enhanced protection against lightning strike.

Worldwide construction of new housing units is expected to increase 3.3% per year to 60.9 million units in 2017.

ABI Research reports that 438 million handsets and 244 million smartphones shipped during the third quarter of 2013.

Quarter-over-quarter increases are evident in nearly all sub-components measuring remodeling activity.

Sika recently announced that its net sales for the first nine months of 2013 were CHF 3,807.7 million (~ $4,174 million).

Huntsman Corp. recently announced third quarter revenues of $2,842 million. Net income was $64 million.

3M recently reported third quarter sales of $7.9 billion, an increase of 5.6% compared to the same period last year.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently announced that a record 579 attendees participated in its Fall Convention and Expo.