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The Adhesive & Sealant Council (ASC) is seeking speakers for two short courses: Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (PSAs) and Caulks & Sealants. 

Markus Steilemann, Ph.D., will remain CEO of Covestro for a further five years.

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Mayzo recently announced that it has appointed Weihong Lang, Ph.D., to the position of director of technology. 

The Waterborne Symposium is seeking submissions from academia, government, and industry for presentations focusing on novel research results in all aspects of coatings. 

Brenntag recently announced that it has entered a partnership with Al-Azzaz Chemicals Co. via a 75/25 joint venture.

Univar Solutions Inc. recently announced it has been appointed distributor of Cabot Corp.’s specialty carbon black products for the plastics and batteries markets in Brazil. 

With the host of diverse biomaterials produced by an estimated 6.5 million species on land and 2.2 million species in the oceans, the biomimicry toolkit that man has to play with is, for all practical purposes, limitless. The superior designs discovered in nature have inspired many research programs from around the world, both at the university and commercial levels. The gecko, sandcastle worm, caddisfly, mussel, and sea cucumber are all species that have inspired new chemical approaches to creating adhesives with unique performance features.

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