At a ceremony attended by guests from business and political arenas, Dr. Martina Flöel, spokesperson for the Executive Board of Oxea, laid the cornerstone for a new Oxea production plant, the Carboxylic Acid Plant 3.

BRB International BV and Anderson & Associates LLC have combined their respective U.S.-based silicone and silane businesses and announced a new joint venture, AB Specialty Silicones LLC.

H.B. Fuller Co. has reported financial results for the 2011 fiscal year and the fourth quarter that ended December 3, 2011.

PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business (PPG-PMC) has received The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2012 George Campbell Award during SSPC 2012 at the Tampa Bay Convention Center in Florida. The honor recognizes the performance of PPG-PMC’s spot primer and finish coatings used in the restoration of the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, DC.

PPG Industries announced that it and its subsidiary, PPG Industries Colombia, have completed the acquisition of the coatings businesses of Colpisa Colombiana de Pinturas and its affiliates, including Colpisa Ecuador.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announced the promotion of Steve Duren to Senior Director, Member Services.

The Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Metrology Systems (SMS) division has opened an office in the Bundang province of South Korea.

PPG Industries convened 23 of the company’s color experts, representing six color-oriented businesses across three global regions, to share color trend observations and insights for a variety of markets during the company’s annual weeklong workshop in New York City.

Newson Gale’s Earth-Rite MGV has been nominated for the Technical Innovation of the Year Award at HazardEx 2012.

Delaware Governor Jack Markell toured Croda’s Atlas Point Manufacturing Facility in New Castle, DE, on February 1.