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FLEXcon Funding Leads the News

News from FLEXcon regarding a funding opportunity drew the most reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

June 10, 2019

How does your company identify and seek funding and partnership opportunities?

PPG Aerospace Support Centers Receive Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Awards

PPG’s application support centers supply aerospace sealants, aerospace coatings, packaging and application systems, chemical packaging services, and chemical management services.

June 10, 2019

PPG recently announced that its Dallas and Philadelphia aerospace application support centers (ASCs) each received a Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for superior performance from October 2017 through September 2018.

Case Study

Conformal Coating Solution

An updated conformal coating line is delivering less downtime, better coating control, and increased throughput for Gentherm.

June 7, 2019

Gentherm is a global developer and marketer of thermal management technologies for a broad range of heating and cooling and temperature-control applications.

Henkel Showcases Sustainable Solutions for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy

Henkel shared several solutions that the adhesives technical teams are developing to enable and enhance sustainable and recyclable products in the packaging, consumer, and constructions industries.

June 5, 2019

Henkel Corp. recently welcomed Governor Phil Murphy to its facility in Bridgewater, N.J., to showcase products and designs for customers to enable more sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions for consumers.

Top 5 News that Sticks

Readers Drawn to Evonik Reorganization

Last week, readers were most interested in Evonik’s plans to reorganize part of its business.

Susan Sutton

June 3, 2019

Does your company have expansion plans? I’d love to hear about it!

Apellix, SAS Nanotechnologies Bring Home AkzoNobel’s Paint the Future Award

The Paint the Future Award that Apellix and SAS Nanotechnologies received came at the final event of an international five-month-long challenge.

May 31, 2019

Three days of face-to-face collaboration with AkzoNobel experts have opened doors for several startups —including Apellix from Jacksonville, Fla., and SAS Nanotechnologies LLC from Newark, Del.—to “paint the future” with their innovations.

PPG to Maintain Business Portfolio Composition Following Strategic Business Review

Based on multiple reports and evaluation, the PPG board has determined that maintaining the company’s current business portfolio composition, including its architectural and industrial coatings businesses, provides the best opportunity to maximize long-term shareholder value.

May 24, 2019

PPG recently announced that two separate and independent reviews of its business portfolio were completed by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, with each firm independently conducting multi-faceted evaluations of PPG’s business portfolio, including potential separation opportunities.

Redelease Receives LORD Preferred Distributor in South America Award

In addition to commercial performance, questions evaluated by LORD to define the winner of the award include the numbers of projects implemented and some qualitative aspects, such as excellence in customer service.

May 23, 2019

For the second consecutive year, LORD, a Brazilian subsidiary of the North American LORD Corp., has awarded Redelease as the Preferred Distributor for Structural Adhesives in South America in 2019.

Michelman Mourns Passing of Former President and Chairman Philip S. Cohen

According to Michelman, Phil Cohen was a visionary who foresaw the importance of sustainability and introduced water-based chemistry to the company in the 1950s.

May 21, 2019

Philip S. Cohen, former president and chairman of Michelman, passed away on May 3, 2019, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Lower Interest Rates Help Boost March New Home Sales

The median sales price was $302,700, with strong gains in homes sold at lower price points.

May 21, 2019

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 692,000 units in March 2019 after a slightly revised February report, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.