Pump Solutions Group (PSG), a business unit within Dover Corp., has appointed Doug Cumpston Director, Global Segment Marketing (Energy) and Russell Sitka Director of Business Development, Americas.

Gelest Inc., Morrisville, PA, has made a number of new appointments and promotions to support its growth as a manufacturer and supplier of silane, silicone and metal-organic compounds.

NACE International has appointed Matthew M. Miller Director of Education.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) recognized and honored David McKinstry, SVP - Engineering & Special Projects, Colfax Fluid Handling, as its Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Testing and advisory group Exova has appointed Mike Pooley its new European Managing Director.

The board of directors of RPM International Inc. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share, payable on April 30, 2013, to stockholders of record as of April 12, 2013.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc., Fairlawn, OH, announced income from continuing operations of $0.2 million, or breakeven per diluted share, for the first quarter ended February 28, 2013. 

Wacker Chemie AG has inaugurated its expanded technical center, including training center, near São Paulo, Brazil.

Boston-based Cabot Corp. completed an expansion project at its fumed silica facility in Barry, Wales, that increased production capacity by 25 percent.

Myriant Corp., a global renewable chemicals company located in the United States, and Bayegan Group, an international chemical production and trading company headquartered in Turkey, announced a broad collaboration agreement to commercialize Myriant's bio-succinic acid in markets across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.