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Builder Confidence Remains Strong but Dips in December from Record High

Despite the decline, this is still the second-highest reading in the history of the series, after last month’s 90.
December 30, 2020
Ending a string of three successive months of record highs, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell four points to 86 in December, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
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Arkema Included in Top Tier of 2020 Human Resources Rankings

According to Arkema, these rankings bear testimony to how well its employees, work-study trainees, and interns view the company.
December 29, 2020
Arkema recently announced that it has featured prominently in four human resources rankings by international and French magazines and institutes in 2020.
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RadTech North America Joins U.S. Plastics Pact

The U.S. Plastics Pact looks to define problematic or unnecessary packaging, working toward the increased use of reusable, recyclable, or compostable materials.
December 28, 2020

The UV+EB Technology Association has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative intended to drive significant systems change to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the U.S. by 2025.


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Univar Solutions and Dow Coating Materials Announce New Distribution Agreement

The agreement includes a portfolio of acrylic binders, styrene acrylic binders, rheology modifiers, and dispersants produced in Europe and provides solutions across architectural, industrial, and wood coating applications.
December 23, 2020
Univar B.V., a subsidiary of Univar Solutions Inc., recently announced that Dow Coating Materials has authorized Univar Solutions as its distributor in the UK and Ireland for all coatings applications, as well as in Turkey for industrial coatings applications.
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Jowat Sierak Jowat Adhesive Research Award

BMW’s Sierak Receives Jowat Adhesive Research Award

Paulina Sierak convinced the jury with her dissertation focused on the qualification of intelligent data analyses in automated adhesive bonding technology.
December 22, 2020

Jowat recently announced that Paulina Sierak, Ph.D., of BMW AG has been presented with the Jowat Adhesive Research Award 2020.


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IPC APEX EXPO 2021 Goes Virtual

While the event is going virtual, organizers report that IPC APEX EXPO will still be the place to connect, collaborate, and learn.
December 22, 2020
IPC APEX EXPO 2021 will be offered virtually on March 8-12, 2021.
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