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Plasticolors Inc., a colorant and chemical dispersion manufacturer for the thermoset plastics and paint and coatings industries, has appointed Doug Loudin as a Territory Sales Manager in the southern region of the United States.

After 121 years of operation in Louisville, KY, FetterGroup, a marketing distribution and packaging provider, is expanding its operations to the western United States with the opening of a 12,000-square-foot- facility in Reno, NV.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC, a supplier of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, will collaborate with Nanoledge Inc., an epoxy resin formulator, to provide a full range of high-performance epoxy-based materials to the composite market in North America.

Protex International, a specialty chemical manufacturing company, has acquired Mace Adhesives & Coatings Corp., Dudley MA.

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.

DeVilbiss, Binks and Owens Community College have teamed up to present a spray finishing technology workshop.

B.L. Downey Co. has unveiled its new website at www.bldowney.com.

Dow Powder Coatings has announced plans for an upcoming move to a brand new site in Onda (Castellón), Spain, within the vicinity of the current production location.

Dover Chemical Corp. has completed another phase of enhancements to its phosphite operations at its Dover, OH, facility.

Cognis has launched a new sustainability internet portal, set up as part of the company’s comprehensive sustainability management efforts.