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Henkel Anniversary Celebration Leads the News

An announcement from Henkel regarding activities surrounding a major milestone drew the most reader interest last week.

October 7, 2019

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Borglum Named President of Key Resin Following Cain Retirement

Following Jeff Cain’s retirement at the end of August, Eric Borglum became president of Key Resin.

September 30, 2019

Key Resin Co. recently announced that Jeff Cain, president, elected to retire effective August 30, 2019.

Graco Named a Best Workplace in Manufacturing and Production by Fortune Magazine

Graco has been recognized on this list each of the three times it has participated.

September 25, 2019

Graco Inc. recently announced that it has been named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing and Production, according to Fortune magazine.

Matthews Named Executive Chairman of Scott Bader

Kevin Matthews reportedly has a strong technical background, in addition to almost 20 years’ experience as CEO of organizations in the chemical, technology, and pharmaceutical sectors.

September 23, 2019

Scott Bader recently announced the appointment of Kevin Matthews to the position of executive chairman.

TOTAL Cray Valley’s Henning to Present Thermoplastic and Specialty Elastomer Technology at Elastomer Conference

Steven Henning will discuss “Silane-Terminated Liquid Poly(butadienes) in Tread Formulations: A Mechanistic Study” in session C18 at 2 p.m. on October 9.

September 17, 2019

Steven Henning, researcher with TOTAL Cray Valley, will present a technical paper at this year’s International Elastomer Conference, which will be held October 8-10 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Gelest’s Arkles Receives American Chemical Society 2020 Kipping Award

The Kipping award was established in 1960 by Dow Corning Corp. to commemorate the achievements of Prof. Frederic Stanley Kipping.

September 12, 2019

Gelest, Inc. recently announced that Barry Arkles, Ph.D., founder, president, and chief technology officer, is the recipient of the American Chemical Society 2020 Frederic Stanley Kipping Award in Silicon Chemistry.

Putatunda and Chen Join IGM Resins’ Energy Curing Resins Leadership Team

IGM Resins has hired Rijoy Putatunda and Dian Chen, Ph.D., to help lead its Energy Curing Resins division.

September 11, 2019

IGM Resins recently announced that it has completed several critical hires to support the focused growth of its Energy Curing Resins business strategy.

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Readers Most Interested in Meridian Adhesives’ Latest Acquisition

Last week, news regarding Meridian Adhesives’ acquisition of Epoxies, Etc. garnered much reader interest.

Susan Sutton

September 9, 2019

How are acquisitions affecting the adhesives and sealants industry?

Youland Joins ChemQuest as Director

David Youland is reportedly recognized for strengths in market research, competitive intelligence, strategic planning, new product and market development, acquisition evaluation, and the development of strategic alliances and partnerships.

September 6, 2019

The ChemQuest Group, Inc. recently announced the addition of David Youland in the position of director.

Croke Named Director of R&D for Enercon

Brian Croke will oversee new product development and the continuous improvement of existing products across all induction cap sealing and surface treating lines for Enercon.

September 5, 2019

Enercon Industries Corp. recently announced that Brian Croke has been named director of Research & Development.