Shell MDS and Evonik Industries signed a six-year contract for Evonik Industries to continue as Shell MDS’ distributor of Shell GTL Sarawax waxes (FT waxes) in Europe. Evonik will produce and sell modified GTL waxes globally with the brand name VESTOWAX®.

Hoover Materials Handling Group Inc. has appointed Bill Wright.

Joan A. Schuller has joined H.B. Fuller Co. as Vice President, Asia Pacific.

Kip Peterson has joined Archway Sales Inc.

Ryan Orman has joined Deacom Inc. as a Junior Software Developer.

DYMAX Corp. has appointed Brent Newblom.

Watson Standard announced that Jim Lore is the company’s new President.

Micro Powders Inc. has appointed Richard Czarnecki Technical Director.

Robert (Chip) Cody, JEOL USA Mass Spectrometry Product Manager, has received the Anachem Award.