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Top 5 News that Sticks

IPS Adhesives Center of Excellence Leads the News

Last week, readers were most interested in IPS Adhesives’ announcement regarding its new manufacturing facility.

Susan Sutton

May 18, 2020

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Boinowitz Named Managing Director of BYK-Chemie and President of BYK

Tammo Boinowitz succeeds Christoph Schlünken, Ph.D., who has headed the division on an interim basis since October of last year.

May 18, 2020

Tammo Boinowitz, Ph.D., will become managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH on January 1, 2021; he will become president of BYK after a two-month training and transitional phase.

Henkel North America Announces COVID-19 Support for Employees and Communities

Henkel has donated over $600,000 in North America to date, and 1.2 million units of essential household hygiene product donations have been allocated to organizations that provide medical supplies, basic needs for food and hygiene, and disaster relief within the U.S. and Canada.

May 15, 2020

Henkel recently announced COVID-19 support for its employees and communities throughout North America.

Dow Places 22nd on 2020 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List

According to Dow, its areas of focus included activating 10 global employee resource groups to drive engagement and accelerate progress across a number of business priorities.

May 14, 2020

Dow recently announced that it has earned the 22nd place on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, which was announced at a virtual event hosted by DiversityInc.

Sales Down 9% for Ashland in Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter

Ashland reports that its portfolio performed as expected during the quarter, despite the global macroeconomic uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 12, 2020

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, ended March 31, 2020.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Readers Show Massive Interest in Medical Adhesive Patch Developed through Henkel Collaboration

An adhesive patch developed to help monitor patients’ breathing and heart rate has drawn massive interest over the past couple of weeks.

Susan Sutton

May 11, 2020

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Berry Global Achieves Record Net Sales in its 2020 Fiscal Second Quarter

Berry Global’s 53% increase in net sales compared to the 2019 quarter is primarily attributed to acquisition net sales of over $1 billion and a base volume increase of 2%.

May 11, 2020

Berry Global Group, Inc. recently reported its second quarter 2020 results, including overall net sales of almost $3 billion.

3M Completes Sale of Substantially All of Its Drug Delivery Business

The divested business has annual global sales of approximately $380 million.

May 8, 2020

3M recently announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of its drug delivery business to an affiliate of Altaris Capital Partners, LLC, for approximately $650 million in total consideration.

Revenues Decline 5% for Huntsman in 2020 First Quarter

Huntsman’s Advanced Materials segment saw revenues decline 11% in the 2020 first quarter, to $241 million.

May 7, 2020

Huntsman Corp. recently reported its first quarter 2020 results with revenues of almost $1.6 billion, a 5% decline compared to the first quarter of 2019.

Toyal America Expands Palmer Holland’s Territory into Canada

Toyal America manufactures a portfolio of aluminum pigments, pastes, flakes, and powders for automotive and industrial applications.

May 7, 2020

Effective immediately, Toyal America has expanded Palmer Holland’s territory to include Canada, building on Palmer Holland’s existing responsibilities in U.S.