ASTM recently announced that Ralph M. Paroli, Ph.D., of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in Ottawa, Ontario, has begun his term as 2016 chairman of the association’s international board of directors.

Atlas Material Testing Technology recently announced it has taken over all operations of Sub-Tropical Testing Service.

Huron Capital Partners LLC recently announced that its specialty coatings platform has acquired North Brunswick, N.J.-based National Paint Industries Inc.

The European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers Association (ISOPA) recently announced two new leadership appointments.

The business of American chemistry expanded 3.6% in 2015.

The 2015 Chem Show, at the Javits Center in New York, welcomed 5,170 registered attendees.

Bostik recently announced it has extended its production capacities with a new hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives (HMPSA) plant in Monterrey, Mexico.

J.M. Huber Corp. recently announced that, through its Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) division, it has reached an agreement to acquire the Martinswerk mineral flame retardants and specialty chemicals businesses of Albemarle Corp.

Increasing demand for reducing weight, reduce emissions, and increasing efficiency has led to the increased usage of structural adhesives.