Dr Wolfram Frank, formerly of Elastogran, will be the new Secretary General of Isopa to succeed Mike Jeffs on 1 April 2008. Jeffs has been in the role since August 2002 and will retire at the end of March 2008.

iSL-Chemie GmbH & Co. KG, a producer of colour pastes and specialty lacquers based in Kürten, Germany, has a new General Manager.

Dennis H. Reilley, retired chairman and CEO of Praxair, Inc., and chairman of Covidien Ltd., has been elected to its Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA.

Chemtura Corporation has appointed new Vice President, Global Consumer Industry.

Gary Benninger, chief operating officer of Amerityre Corporation, will serve as president of the company effective immediately and also assume the title of CEO on 1 September.