Dow Epoxy Announces Three Strategic Acquisitions to Grow Systems Business
Dow Epoxy, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), announced the signing of definitive agreements to acquire UPPC AG in Germany, and POLY-CARB Inc. and GNS Technologies in the United States ... Full story >>

Valspar Acquires Teknos Nova Coil TNC Oy
The Valspar Corp. announced that it has acquired Teknos Nova Coil TNC Oy (TNC), Helsinki, Finland, from Teknos Group Oy ... Full story >>

TA Instruments Acquires Calorimetry Sciences Corp.
TA Instruments Inc., New Castle, DE, announced the acquisition of Calorimetry Sciences Corp., Lindon, UT, a manufacturer of microcalorimeters for high-performance heat-flow and heat-capacity measurements primarily used in the life sciences industry ... Full story >>

Plasticolors Appoints New President
Plasticolors Inc., Ashtabula, OH, announced the appointment of Scott T. Becker to President of the company ... Full story >>

Malvern Expands Team
Continued growth in the sale of Mastersizer^® and Spraytec^™ systems has prompted an expansion of the team at Malvern^® Instruments ... Full story >>

MetoKote Expands Into China
MetoKote Corp. Inc., Lima, OH, announced the recent addition of Jinsong Lin as General Manager, Asia/Pacific Rim. Lin will be responsible for establishing and growing operations within the region. MetoKote will be offering its InSite^®, Regional Coating Centers and Paint Shop Management coating models in China as the firm begins to establish services within that area.

Bayer MaterialScience Appoints Louisa Nara
Louisa Nara has been appointed Director, Risk Management and Internal Controls, at Bayer MaterialScience LLC (BMS), Pittsburgh ... Full story >>

Cray Valley Promotes Mohammed Dekiouk
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Cray Valley has named Mohammed Dekiouk Plant Manager of the company's manufacturing facility in Channelview, TX. Dekiouk is responsible for Norsolene® hydrocarbon resin production operations at the facility.

Sartomer Promotes Ken Sweeney
Sartomer Co. has named Ken Sweeney to be the new Plant Manager of the company's West Chester, PA, manufacturing facility. Sweeney is responsible for monomer production operations at the facility. He reports to Larry Athens, Vice President, Manufacturing.

DataLase Names Mark Muir as Business Development Manager
DataLase has apppointed Mark Muir to be the Business Development Manager for the UK. In his new role, Muir will develop the company’s growth and work to achieve increased sales across the UK.

Melinda Forbes to Join Ribelin Sales
Ribelin Sales has announced the appointment of Melinda Forbes as its California Technical Sales Representative. Melinda is a graduate of San Diego State University and has over 20 years of experience in the chemical industry.  

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Meetings, Courses & Other Events

Advance Registration for Pittcon 2008 Now Available
Advance registration is now open for Pittcon 2008. The Conference and Expo is scheduled for March 1-7, 2008, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Visit www.pittcon.org for more information on registration, the Technical Program, and Conferee Networking Sessions.

PaintExpo to be Held in Germany
The 2nd PaintExpo will be held at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Center in Karlsruhe, Germany, from March 11–14, 2008. The expo will present a broad and varied range of products along the entire process chain for wet painting, powder coating and coil coating. Functioning as a technology platform for coating technology, PaintExpo will provide an overview of current trends and the latest industry developments. For further information and a preliminary list of exhibitors, visit www.paintexpo.de.