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Ellsworth Adhesives Europe recently announced it has added two staff members to its quality department.

Effective Sept. 1, Bayer MaterialScience is operating under the Covestro name.

The “Specialty Chemicals Market Volume Index,” a new tool created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), remains on a soft note, falling 0.4% in May from the previous month, on a three-month-moving average (3MMA).

Forecasting is an essential part of many business processes, including new product planning and development. Forecasts of future sales are used to justify investment and resources for new product development.

More than 390 delegates will gather September 9-11 in Vilamoura, Portugal, for the FEICA 2015 European Adhesive and Sealant Conference and Expo.

As a consultant in the silicones business over the last 20 years, I’ve found myself in some pretty sticky situations. I have been asked to make many new products, as well as help fix others considered “broken” in a customer’s process; many of these are outlined in the case history section of my book, Silicone Elastomer Handbook.

The global market for adhesives and adhesive applying equipment is expected to total almost $48.7 billion and $62 billion in 2016 and 2021, respectively.

Chemique Adhesives Inc. recently announced it has completed an expansion of its new southeastern U.S. Headquarters.

RE Carroll Inc. recently announced it has acquired JH Calo Co., which will operate as a division of RE Carroll.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has appointed Eric Post to the position of K-FLEX^® business director, Americas.