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OTECH has secured a 60,000 square foot facility in Auburn, Mass., to include up to three compounding lines, a laboratory, and its New England regional warehouse and offices. Opening a compounding facility in central Massachusetts to serve the thriving manufacturing base in New England and the Northeast has been a long-term goal for the organization. Engineering and site prep work are underway.

Smithers announces the addition of ISO 19447 testing to its scope of accreditation. All testing will be conducted at the Smithers Winter Test Center (SWTC) in Brimley, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The new ECCOH™ XL Cross-Linkable Solutions for photovoltaic cables are REACH compliant and rated for permanent outdoor use with good UV and weather resistance, passing Arrhenius lifetime prediction tests as per IEC 60216-1. They also have good electrical performance, are compatible with either DC or AC power supply, and pass flame retardant performance to EN 50618 and IEC 60332-1 standards.

On Friday, January 13, 2023, the Board of Directors of Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share on all outstanding shares of the Corporation’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 10, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2023.

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has announced the appointment of Mike Flewitt as Chairman of the Board. Flewitt’s arrival strengthens the senior leadership team of BAC, as the company continues to experience exponential demand for its unique, ultra-driver-focussed, road-legal, single-seater Mono supercar.

SilSense material is a non‑animal solution which has low volatile organic volatile (VOC) as it is produced through a cleaner, solvent-free process than other products currently used in the market for vegan synthetic leather. The new material has a leather-feel soft touch and comfort, and it can be provided in different textures and colors. The greatest benefit is its high durability and performance, better than genuine leather and much better than PVC. It has a strong resistance to abrasion and tear, combined with an excellent heat and UV resistance.

A range of Variable Area (VA) Flowmeters will now be manufactured in Workington, Cumbria, after McMenon Engineering Services Ltd was chosen by global technology company ABB to make the VA flowmeter product portfolio that had been produced by ABB in Germany

Dr. Alexandra Coffey was appointed Senior Sustainability Manager of the KraussMaffei Group on January 1, 2023. She reports directly to the Management Board. Coffey comes from the Schörghuber Group, where she was also responsible for sustainability. Her thematic focus areas are CO2, single-use plastics, the environment and supply chain sourcing obligations. With the creation of this new position, KraussMaffei is reinforcing its strategy of becoming a completely sustainable company in the medium and long term. By 2030, the Group wants to achieve a corporate carbon footprint of zero and operate all plants worldwide in a CO2-neutral manner.

RPM International Inc. announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share, payable on January 31, 2023, to stockholders of record as of January 20, 2023.

Fardad Niknam has been promoted from senior director of consumer product planning and product marketing to vice president of OE Sales.
Ray Polentz has been promoted from senior director of supply chain and logistics to vice president of supply chain and logistics.
Pavan Desaneni has been promoted from vice president of information technology (IT) to chief information officer (CIO).