The European Coatings Show plus Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals, which took place in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from March 31 to April 2, again proved its undiminished power of innovation at its tenth edition since 1991.
Zhenwen Fu, a scientist with Rohm and Haas’ Paint and Coatings Materials division, was awarded Best Paper recognition during the 2009 European Coatings Show Congress held in Nürnberg, Germany.
Arena Products has created a new position of Business Development Manager, Chemical Markets, to spearhead development of the non-hazardous chemical markets for its reusable, foldable, bag-in-box IBC. Brent Todd will fill the position.
H.B. Fuller Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire Nordic Adhesives, a developer and manufacturer of flexible packaging adhesives, based in Buxtehude, Germany.
Atrion International has augmented its product development, regulatory services and marketing staff by 20 percent during the first quarter of FY‘09. This is as a result of a consistent double-digit growth rate of its enterprise and midmarket customer base.
In conjunction with the formation of its Renewable Energy Division, 3M has appointed Michael Roman as Vice President and General Manager, 3M Renewable Energy Division, to lead the new business.