The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) welcomed five new members to its ranks in the first three months of 2012, pushing its membership level to 119 member companies.

For the eighth time in 10 years, BASF has received General Motors’ Supplier of the Year Award.

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories announced the appointment of Vincent Hebert to the position of Product Manager - Powder Flow Tester (PFT).

Dow Corning Coatings announced it has expanded its distribution agreement with Univar to now include Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq in the Middle East-Africa Region (MEA).

National Coatings Corp. (NCC), a manufacturer and supplier of cool-roof elastomeric roof coatings, has named Cora Angeles to be the R&D Director.

RPM International Inc. announced that it has launched a free application for iPhone and iPad devices that allows investors to keep up to date on the latest news and investment information from RPM.

Jan Paul van der Velde, Senior Vice President of Procurement, Flint Group, has provided industry insight into expected raw material cost developments in 2012.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) supported the 2012 Adhesion Society Outstanding Young Adhesion Scientist Award and presented a plaque and $1,000 grant to Frank DelRio, PhD, this year’s award recipient.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG^®), a business unit within the Engineered Systems segment of Dover Corp., has completed the acquisition of Maag Group (Maag) for a purchase price of approximately $285 million. 

Despite the debt crisis and an expected cooling down of the economy, the chemical and plastic industries are optimistic, that according to a new survey by Ceresana Research.