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The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, more than doubling the previous annual record of 887 MW set in 2010.

International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company, recently announced it has signed an exclusive distribution relationship with Polibrid Coatings Inc., Brownsville, TX.

Kyowa Hakko Chemical Americas Inc. recently announced it will be renamed KH Neochem Americas Inc., effective April 1.

Nordson ASYMTEK recently announced it has received a Service Excellence Award (SEA) in the dispensing category.

IPG® has launched an 8-mil double-coated polyester tape with a high bond acrylic adhesive and a 2-mil white polyester liner that can reportedly promote excellent processing and die cutting characteristics.

The global market for thin and ultrathin films was valued at nearly $9.3 billion in 2011 and is expected to increase to $14.9 billion in 2016, a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%, according to “Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films,” a new report from BCC Research.

BASF Venture Capital GmbH recently announced it has invested $13.5 million in Allylix Inc., a U.S.-based renewable chemicals company.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) recently presented the 2012 Adhesion Society Outstanding Young Adhesion Scientist Award and a $1,000 grant to Frank DelRio, Ph.D., a scientist at the Material Measurement Laboratory within the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Dymax Corp. recently announced the appointment of Jon Galaska to the position of territory sales manager in the Field Sales Department.

The world market for kaolin is projected to grow 3.7% per year through 2015 to 28.4 million metric tons, valued at nearly $4 billion, according to a new study.