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U.S. demand for specialty adhesives is projected to expand 4.4 percent annually to $3.0 billion in 2013, with volume reaching 705 million pounds.

Move over neutral color schemes. Livelier hues will be making a comeback in home décor in 2010-2011, and it’s all about using color as a mood lifter in the midst of challenging times, according to leading Canadian paint brand Sico Paints.

Gaco Western, a manufacturer of elastomeric coatings and polyurethane spray foam for the construction and waterproofing industries, has announced the retirement of Irene Schwechler, Vice President of Manufacturing, effective Jan. 29, 2010.

The supervisory board of RUSNANO has agreed to finance a project to create nanostructured non-metallic coatings.

Tennant Co. has announced the appointment of Donald Leo Mulligan to its Board of Directors.

Nordson Corp. has reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009.

The board of directors of Nordson Corp. has named Michael F. Hilton as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Jan. 16, 2010.

Brewer Science® Inc. and SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT) have received a $6.5 million award under the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Technology Innovation Program (TIP).

AkzoNobel has announced that production will start at its chelates facility located at the company’s new site in Ningbo, China.

Research chemists at the University of Warwick have devised an elegant process that simply and cheaply covers small particles of polymer with a layer of silica-based nanoparticles.