News on who's who and what's what

The Adhesion Society will host the Second World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena (WCARP-II), coinciding with its 25th Annual Meeting, February 10-14, 2002, at the Hyatt Orlando in Florida.

Organizers of the 2002 TAPPI Hot Melt Symposium to be held June 23-26 have announced a few changes to the symposium format in light of the current business climate.

Places to be in the coming months

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC), Bethesda, Md., held its 2001 Fall Convention and Expo on October 21-24 at the New Orleans Marriott.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising shippers and transporters of hazardous materials to consider altering their routes to avoid populated areas "whenever practicable," and to take other safety precautions as a result of a heightened state of alert .

BP, London, announced it is re-launching its worldwide portfolio of polybutenes under a single brand name, Indopol.

As part of its continuous improvement program, the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA), the American Chemistry Council and the Chlorine Institute have issued a guide for implementing a quality site security-management system.

BASF Corp. announced that an employee-driven charitable fund established to assist the families of police, fire and emergency service workers lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York has surpassed the $1 million mark.

Henkel KGaA has agreed to sell its chemical division, Cognis, to a consortium of financial investors comprised of Schroder Ventures, London, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, New York.