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The Dow Chemical Co. recently announced it is continuing to invest in a “Packaging Center of Excellence” in Horgen, Switzerland.

For the 18th consecutive year since the program began, Eastman Chemical Co. has earned energy efficiency awards from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

A new hydrogel adhesive has been approved in Europe for use as an ocular bandage in cataract surgery. Doctors say that the glue is efficacious in sealing eye wounds and

3M recently announced that Inge G. Thulin has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), effective May 1.

The new venture, McCoy Soudal Sealants Adhesive & Foams Pvt. Ltd. will manufacture, service and supply sealants, adhesives, and foams in the Indian market under the co-brand McCoy Soudal.

Edge Adhesives, a Fort Worth, Texas-based manufacturer of specialty materials, recently announced the acquisition of Rubex Inc.

Robert Carroll III, president of R.E. Carroll Inc., has been honored as Executive of the Year by Biltmore’s Who’s Who for 2011-2012.

Net sales were $660 million, compared to $605 million in the fiscal three-month period ended March 28, 2010, a 9% increase.

Sea-Land Chemical Co. has announced organizational changes that will support the company’s efforts for continued growth and success.

The new plant, part of the company’s strategic growth plan, is the company's first multinational reactive adhesives plant in China and is located in the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park.