ANNAPOLIS, Md.—When Molly Alton Mullins, executive director of NAHAD, looks at her calendar, she sees five months of blank spaces. That's anything but normal.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Rubber & Plastics News will weclome four industry panelists for a Livestream discussion about the silicone market and the challenges it faces.

SOUTHHAMPTON, Pa.—NewAge Industries purchased two building units at a location seven miles away from its Southampton headquarters.

TOKYO—Shin-Etsu Chemical's silicones business has posted higher year-on-year operating income for the financial year ended March 31.

AKRON—The University of Akron is moving forward with a redesigned plan for overhauling the makeup of the institution, including the possibility of turning the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering into a school within another college.

SANFORD, Mich.—Charles Lenk, vice president of Laur Silicone, and his wife were forced to evacuate their home in Sanford, not once but twice to escape the flooding that hit Midland County May 19.

MIDLAND, Mich.—The AptarGroup's Midland facility is not expected to be impacted by the flooding, but the company is working to support workers and community members who were.

AKRON—A signed memorandum of understanding is intended to expand and strengthen the rubber industry's global connections.

DANBURY, Conn.—To honor longtime plastics journalist Bill Bregar, SPE and Crain Communications have launched the Bill Bregar Memorial Scholarship Fund, which will support aspiring journalists and business communicators in the plastics and manufacturing industries.