The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry today announced that Chris Jahn, President and CEO of American Chemistry Council, will deliver the keynote at the 64th Polyurethanes Technical Conference on Oct. 3, 2022. The conference will take place Oct. 3-5, 2022, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.

Dri-Steem Corporation, the leading manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling and water treatment products, is pleased to introduce Stephen Finkel to their expanding team as Sales Manager for Western Europe.

PrimeSource adds Drew Meng to lead PrimeSource Building Products as CEO and Robert Roche to serve as Chief Financial Officer of PrimeSource Brands. Tom Koos will continue as CEO of PrimeSource Brands.

The company made a shift in leadership due to recent acquisitions creating three strategic business units within PrimeSource Brands, including PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., Dimora Brands and Wolf Home Products, each with robust product portfolios focused on residential repair, remodel, and new construction.

The contest’s total payday is valued at over $125,000, with its freshly named champion winning a new FORD F-250 4×4 Super Duty truck coupled with $15,000 in cash and prizes.

NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials is eager to announce ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company and ExxonMobil Chemical Company – a division of ExxonMobil Corporation – as a Gold Supporting Member. ACI and ExxonMobil organizations will work together to help drive NEx’s mission to collaborate globally on the use of nonmetallic building materials to drive research, education, awareness, and adoption.

After a comprehensive process that began in late 2021, the EIFS Industry Members Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce the approval of a new strategic plan that will bolster the industry.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today announced it has been reaccredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under its recently revised operating procedures for documenting consensus on AISI-sponsored American National Standards.

The Topcon Positioning Group partnership with racecar driver James Roe Jr. has grown to now include European racing, with the recent selection of Roe as a team driver in the prestigious Italian GT Endurance Championship. Solidly climbing the ranks in the IndyLights USA racing circuit, he will compete in the remaining rounds of the 2022 Italian GT Endurance Championship, held July 14-17 at the famed Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Tuscany, Italy.

In June, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed House Bill 803 into law requiring the statewide adoption of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and the 2021 International Residential Code Chapter 11 Energy Efficiency. The Louisiana legislature had previously cleared the bill unanimously.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the U.S. Energy Employment Report, an annual report that takes a comprehensive look at national and state-level employment data for the clean energy sector.