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Vol. 6, Issue 19
ASC 2007 SPRING CONVENTION A SUCCESS The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. has proclaimed its 2007 Spring Convention in Savannah, GA, a success. This year’s conference boasted: 455 attendees, making it the best-attended convention since Spring 1998; a sold out Caulks & Sealants Short Course; record crowds at the sold-out Expo for the entire three-hour show; and 14 well-attended technical and business sessions, including programs on “green” issues, global markets, PSAs, and adhesive/sealant sales training.
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BYK-CHEMIE OPENS NEW LABS IN CHINA AND SINGAPORE BYK-Chemie, Wesel, Germany, recently inaugurated an ultramodern technical laboratory at Langfang, China, located between Beijing and Tianjin. The company has also occupied a 754 sq. m technical lab in Singapore that will allow the company to deliver customer support in many areas of application.
DOW, CHEVRON PHILLIPS ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. have announced a joint venture involving assets from their polystyrene and styrene monomer businesses in North and South America. Dow plans to contribute a styrene monomer plant in Camacari, Brazil, and six polystyrene facilities in Gales Ferry, CT; Ironton, OH; Joliet, IL; Torrance, CA; Cartagena, Columbia; and Guaruja, Brazil. Chevron Phillips will include a styreme monomer plant in St. James, LA, and a polystyrene plant in Marietta, OH.
DYMAX ACQUIRES CROSSLINK TECHNOLOGIES DYMAX Corp., Torrington, CT, has announced the acquisition of Crosslink Technologies of Fort Wayne, IN, a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance structural adhesives, sealants, coatings, and dispensing equipment. The acquisition of Crosslink Technologies expands DYMAX’s product offerings to include a wider variety of multifunctional cyanoacrylates, epoxy-based coatings, encapsulants and light-curing adhesives.
ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco have announced that their first big Chinese downstream oil venture has grown to $5 billion, much more than planned. When the venture with top refiner Sinopec Corp. was initially agreed upon in 2005, estimated investment for the refining and petrochemicals units in southeastern Fujian was $3.5 billion. Since then, the partners have added a marketing venture with 750 filling stations and a network of terminals, while refinery costs have risen worldwide because of a tight contractor market and escalating prices for raw materials.
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ASC ISSUES CALL FOR SPEAKERS FOR FALL CONVENTION
The deadline for speaker abstracts for the ASC Fall Convention in Kansas City, MO, is June 29, 2007. For information on submitting a speaker abstract, click here.
ISM REPORTS U.S. MANUFACTURING SECTOR EXPANSION The nation’s manufacturing sector showed surprising strength in April, growing at a faster-than-expected pace that helped accelerate prices, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Tempe, AZ, said last week. ISM said its manufacturing index registered 54.7, above the March reading of 50.9 and Wall Street’s prediction of 51. A reading above 50 indicates growth for the sector, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
NUSIL APPOINTS HUNTSMAN AS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR IN BRAZIL NuSil Technology, Carpinteria, CA, has appointed Huntsman Quimica Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Huntsman Corp., as its exclusive distributor of products for the electronics industry in Brazil. The agreement will provide benefits to existing Huntsman and NuSil Technology customers by providing local application support.
SARTOMER COMPANY ANNOUNCES GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, has announced a corporate restructuring designed to enhance global customer support for companies with multinational operations. Sartomer will now operate with three geographical sales regions (Americas, Europe and Asia), five central operating functions (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Technology, and Finance), and two global business units (Photocure and Functional Additives).
UNIVAR ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF CHEMCENTRAL ACQUISITION Univar N.V., a world leader in chemical distribution, has announced the completion of its acquisition of CHEMCENTRAL Corp. Financial results for CHEMCENTRAL will be consolidated with Univar’s results as of April 19, 2007.
WATSON-MARLOW BREDEL LAUNCHES NEW PERISTALTIC PUMP SERIES The 720 Series peristaltic pump, the newest addition to the Watson-Marlow Bredel family, allows for production speed and flow control for high-capacity throughput. The 720 Series is designed for accurate metering and dosing of corrosive, abrasive, and sensitive fluids, and is ideal for the contamination-free transfer of acids, paints, oils, inks, dyes or waste slurries found in industrial and chemical applications, as well as those in the pulp and paper, printing, and food processing markets. Offering a smaller footprint than other industrial pumps with similar flow rates, the 720 Series provides low shear and non-contacting pumping with minimal downtime. The 720 Series includes
single channel flows up to 8.8 GPM and 17.6 GPM through two individual tubes, as well as a choice of analog or digital control. Available in a robust NEMA 4X wash-down case, the pumps feature LoadSure tube elements for easy one-minute maintenance.
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