Organizers of IPC APEX EXPO recently announced that they have extended the deadline for presentation abstracts to August 8, 2022. 

Arkema recently announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Permoseal, a South African producer of adhesive solutions for DIY, packaging, and construction. 

RAMPF Polymer Solutions and RAMPF Production Systems have new management teams as of July 1, following the retirements of Klaus Schamel, Ph.D., and Bernd Faller. 

Effective July 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow, the Wacker Group is increasing prices for dispersions, resins, and dispersible polymer powders sourced from its production sites in Europe.

This year’s R. Stanton Avery Global Achievement Award has been bestowed on label industry veteran Harveer Sahni.

AkzoNobel recently announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become its new CEO as of November 1, 2022, subject to shareholder approval. 

PPG recently announced that it will increase manufacturing output to meet rising demand for its commercial aerospace aftermarket products. 

LANXESS recently announced that it will exhibit at K 2022, which will be held October 19-26, 2022, in Duesseldorf, Germany. 

MAPEI Corp. recently announced its acquisition of a new 200,000-sq-ft (18,581-m²) facility in Houston, Texas, that is designed for the manufacturing of powders and liquid admixtures. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the four Phase III winners of the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize.