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AkzoNobel recently announced it has received a binding offer from Sika AG for the purchase of its Building Adhesives business for €260 million (~ $ 346 million).

Ashland Inc. recently announced the opening of its new gelcoats production facility in the Chemical Industry Park of Changzhou Yangtze Riverside Economic Development Zone.

Dow Coating Materials recently announced that R&D Magazine has awarded its EVOQUETM Technology with a R&D 100 award for 2013.

Plasmatreat recently announced Surface TechDays, a one-day symposium taking place in three locations:  October 1 in Detroit, October 2 in Chicago and October 4 in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

OMNOVA Solutions recently announced an investment to repurpose or redirect excess styrene butadiene (SB) latex capacity at its plant in Mogadore, Ohio.

MAPEI Corp. recently announced the appointment of Dan Marvin to the position of associate director of Technical Services.

RPM International Inc. recently announced that it has promoted four employees at its corporate headquarters.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has promoted Shamsi P. Gravel to product line director of its K-FLEX^® platform for the Americas.

Arsenal Capital Partners recently announced it has completed its acquisition of ADCO Global Inc.

Staff representing the Congressional Composites Caucus and other House of Representatives offices recently learned about the many uses of composites in military aircraft, missiles and unmanned vehicles, spacecraft and commercial aircraft.