Royal DSM recently announced that Atul Thakrar will join the company to head its Bio-Based Products and Services unit.

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Rome, Georgia, Peach State Labs develops specialty polymers and other chemicals.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC recently announced it has appointed Jeremy Parker as national sales manager for the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation and roofing materials business.

PPG Industries recently announced the completion of a $5 million expansion at its coatings manufacturing facility in Wuppertal, Germany.

Michelman recently announced it has been named a 2015 Top Workplace by the Cincinnati Enquirer.

3M™ specialty high-temperature purple masking tape 501+ is a new, solventless adhesive formulation.

ALTANA recently announced its Supervisory Board has appointed Martin Babilas to the position of chief executive officer.

Evonik Corp. recently announced that its Coating and Adhesive Resins business line has appointed Van Horn, Metz & Co. as distributor.

AJ Adhesives Inc. recently announced it has received the Modern Distribution Management (MDM) 2015 Market Movers award.

The House recently approved H.R. 2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, by a vote of 398 in favor and one dissenting.