D.B. Becker recently announced it continues to expand its U.S. reach with the addition of Mike Damurjian as account manager.

Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it is expanding its silicone elastomer production capacity in Jincheon, South Korea.

GreenMantra Technologies recently announced it has signed a distribution agreement with EMCO Chemical Distributors.

Sartomer Americas has opened a new center named the Discovery Hub, intended to promote an environment of continuous innovation.

Nordson Corp. recently announced it has named Thomas Ebeling, Ph.D., to be director of engineering and operations for extrusion and coating dies.

Henkel recently announced it has opened a composite lab in Heidelberg, Germany.

Dow Automotive Systems recently announced it has formed a technical partnership with Aston Martin.

Lauren Manufacturing recently announced it has named Chris Pfeiffer to the position of executive vice president.

PPG recently held a ceremony marking the completion of a new, $10 million coatings center in Tianjin, China.

Evonik Corp. recently announced it will begin preparations for reopening its specialty polyesters production plant in Mobile, Ala.