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Holcim closes Polymer Sealants North America acquisition

Holcim has completed the acquisition of the Polymers Sealants North America (PSNA) division of Illinois Tool Works. PSNA is a leader in coating, adhesive and sealant solutions with 2022 estimated net sales of USD 100 million. With more than 150 employees and manufacturing plants in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Massachusetts, PSNA will accelerate the growth of Solutions & Products, especially in waterproofing and coatings. PSNA’s innovation-driven approach is highly complementary to Holcim’s existing building envelope business and is expected to generate significant synergies.

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Registration now open for M.R. Toub silicone training course

The silicone elastomers technology and fabrication course will be held January 31 through February 3, 2023 at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. Six LSR industry experts will share their expertise in the fields of chemistry, mold building, demolding, fluid dispensing, equipment and processing liquid silicone rubber. This 4-day course includes a full day at M.R. Mold & Engineering where attendees will work at the molding machines with the instructors, putting to use what has been learned in the classroom.

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Flexsys CEO Sandip Tyagi shares perspective on industry and future

Flexsys will soon celebrate its first-year anniversary of becoming an independent company. The business was acquired by an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC on November 1, 2021, and was renamed Flexsys, a tribute to the legacy name of the business, and its more than 75 years of heritage in the industry. In preparation for the first-year anniversary, Flexsys’ CEO, Sandip Tyagi, shares his perspective on the macro environment, the industry, and on Flexsys as he leads the company through its transition from a corporate subsidiary to a strong, independent, and successful business.

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Dow introduces DOWSIL Immersion Cooling Technology

Dow introduced DOWSIL™ Immersion Cooling Technology, a next-generation solution for cooling hyperscale cloud and enterprise data centers with optimized efficiency and sustainability. Award-winning DOWSIL™ Immersion Cooling Technology offers a revolutionary approach to thermal management and sustainability for fast-growing data centers in a new era of high-speed, high-volume data communications.

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Dow’s Dr. Yvonne J. Diaz recognized for STEM excellence

Dr. Yvonne J. Diaz, senior research specialist, was selected as a recipient of the Young Investigator Award for her exemplary contributions to Dow’s Consumer Solutions business. She is being recognized for leading a global cross-functional team to develop a more sustainable construction coating formulation that demonstrated feasibility of a more cost-effective manufacturing process. She is also leading the reformulation of three products being repurposed to deliver a more sustainable product portfolio

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India’s State and Rubber Board is recommending farmers produce sheet latex to increase profits

The incentive scheme is being implemented by the Kerala government in collaboration with the Rubber Board to ensure a minimum price of ₹170 per kg for rubber produced by farmers in Kerala. As per the scheme, the farmers who sell their produce as latex will only get ₹161 after deducting ₹9 as processing charge per kg. They will not be able to take full advantage of the scheme when the price of latex remains lower than that of sheet rubber.

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