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Huntsman Receives Six Responsible Care Certificates for 2019 Health and Safety Performance

Two Huntsman facilities received Certificates of Honor, while four were recognized with Certificates of Excellence.

May 18, 2020

Huntsman Corp. was honored recently by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) with six Responsible Care Facility Safety Awards in recognition of the company’s achievements in employee health and safety performance during 2019.

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.

Clark Named CEO of SAMPE North America

Gregg Balko, SAMPE’s current CEO and executive director, announced his retirement in December; he will stay on until July 1 to ensure a successful transition.

May 12, 2020

The Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) North America recently announced that Zane Clark has been named its new CEO, effective June 15.

Ons to Succeed Bruce as Secretary General of FEICA

Kristel Ons served as deputy to Philip Bruce for the last four years and has been involved in all secretary general duties since the beginning of 2020 to ensure a smooth transition to the new role.

May 8, 2020

Roland Albers, president of FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry, recently announced that the FEICA executive board has unanimously appointed Kristel Ons the incoming secretary general of the association, effective June 15, 2020, succeeding Philip Bruce.

MAPEI’s Storm Recognized as a 2020 Coverings Rock Star

The Coverings Rock Star award is reportedly an emerging leaders program that honors young talent in the tile and stone industry.

April 24, 2020

The Coverings tile and stone trade show recently announced the 14 winners of its 2020 Rock Star awards, including Brittany Storm, MAPEI’s sustainability manager.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Arkema Realignment Leads the News

Readers last week were most interested in Arkema’s plan to reorganize its business through a focus on specialty materials.

Susan Sutton

April 20, 2020

Do you have news to share with the industry? Please send press releases to me at suttons@bnpmedia.com.

Chromaflo Technologies Adds Driessen to Global Innovation and Technology Team

Luc Driessen will assist the team in improving Chromaflo’s existing product performance and developing next-generation product lines throughout its product portfolio.

April 17, 2020

Chromaflo Technologies recently announced a new assignment for Luc Driessen on the Global Innovation and Technology team.