DSM Desotech Inc. announced the startup of operations at a new production facility for UV-cure coating materials and other specialty products in Stanley, N.C.

Loctite Corp. has announced the first of a series of technical seminars on "Understanding Lead-Free Solder." The first seminar will be held July 15, 2002, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif.

FEICA, the Association of European Adhesives Manufacturers (F¿ration Europ¿ne des Industries de Colles et Adh¿fs), will hold the 2002 European Adhesives Conference September 26-27, 2002.

The 3rd European Congress for raw materials for the adhesives and sealants industry will take place on April 9-10, 2003, during the European Coatings Show 2003 in Nuremberg, Germany.

the headliners this month

As part of its strategy to expand sales through expansion into Europe, Solutia Inc. has announced plans to start production of a range of Gelva pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) products at its plant in Dijon, France.

Reichhold, Inc. in conjunction with parent company, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. (DIC), has completed the sale of its adhesives business to Forbo Holding AG, Switzerland.

Eastman Chemical Co. announced the opening of a new laboratory facility expressly dedicated to its growing adhesive raw materials business.

Degussa Corp. has expanded its Piscataway, N.J., site with new labs, totaling 21,000 sq ft.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., has made it more convenient for customers to access product-compliance documentation for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations through its Web site.