This year marks a record achievement for the Permatex Creative Team as the recipients of fifteen design awards from two national competitions.

Spray Nine, a leading brand of specialty cleaning products and innovator of the industry's first "spray-on, wipe-off" cleaner disinfectant is joining forces with Permatex, a leader in innovative chemical technology for maintenance and appearance products, to present a powerful and exciting new offering of products and value to the industrial/institutional market at the 2011 ISSA/Interclean Show.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance, repair, and appearance products, has introduced its new Permatex Wiper Restore™, an effective treatment for wiper blades that revitalizes wiper blade rubber to extend blade life and improve overall wiper performance.

The Permatex Follow A Dream Race Team is well on its way to another stellar season as it nears the mid point of the 2011 NHRA Championship Top Alcohol Funny Car Series. In spite of some dramatic ups and downs, the team has come away with enough high place finishes, to reach a tie for 7th place among 49 ranked teams in the 2011 series. Permatex, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, is Follow A Dream's long-running corporate sponsor and has been actively supporting the raceteam and team owner/crew chief, Jay Blake, since 2004.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance, repair, and appearance products, has launched its new Permatex® Pro Repair 2011 Sweepstakes to help promote the value offered by Permatex Repair kits in helping consumers save time and money by tackling a variety of auto repair problems themselves.

Permatex®, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has announced that its Spray Nine Multi-Purpose Cleaner/Disinfectant, a proven, first line of defense against flu viruses and an all around surface cleaner and degreaser, is now available at AutoZone, the nation's leading retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance, repair, and appearance products, has launched its NO TOUCH® WHEEL DEAL SWEEPSTAKES, an exciting new promotion for No Touch fans and users.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance, repair, and appearance, has developed an industrial strength hand cleaner that delivers exceptional scrubbing action and cleaning performance, yet is very gentle on the hands.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance, repair, and appearance products, has developed a new interior cleaner with a mousse style formula that makes interior detailing a snap for auto enthusiasts. No-Touch® Interior Detailing Mousse Cleaner/Protectant is much easier to use than liquid cleaners and does an excellent job in cleaning and protecting interior surfaces. It also dries to a rich satin finish and leaves a pleasant, new car scent.

Permatex, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, will continue its long-running support of the Follow A Dream Race Team into the 2011 season with a corporate sponsorship for the team in the 2011 NHRA Championship Top Alcohol Funny Car Series. Permatex has partnered with Jay Blake and his successful Follow A Dream Race Team since 2004.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) today announced that it has acquired SOPUS Products' Car Care business, a leading automotive aftermarket consumer products portfolio. SOPUS Products' Car Care business includes the appearance and performance chemical and windshield wiper blade brands of Pennzoil–Quaker State Company dba SOPUS Products, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just launched Permatex Liquid Electrical Tape, a handy and easily applied sealant formulated to bond and insulate electrical connections. It goes on as a liquid and creates a flexible, vinyl polymer seal that's both waterproof and durable. This liquid tape allows you to completely cover wire and cable connections to prevent air, dirt, and moisture from impeding the flow of electrical current.

The marketing team at Permatex, a leader in innovative chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair and appearance, has received several awards for design and PR excellence in 2010. The announcement was made by Lauren Mencarini, Creative Director at Permatex, who noted, "We are very excited to be award recipients in these two competitions and thrilled to see that our work has been recognized by both the creative community and the automotive aftermarket, nationwide."

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has announced key promotions and organizational changes for the Permatex Marketing Group. Diane (Nesprido) Phelan has been named Director of Product Management and Key Account Sales. Marsha Whitehead has been promoted to Marketing Manager, and Andrew Charleston has been named Senior Product Manager. All three managers are current Permatex employees. The announcement was made by Andy Robinson, General Manager, ITW Permatex, who noted that the personnel assignments were effective 1/1/11.

The Permatex inhouse creative team has received seven awards for design excellence from The 2010 American Graphic Design Awards. The awards cover the categories of advertising and product packaging. Lauren Mencarini, Creative Director for Permatex, noted, “We are very excited to be award recipients again this year and elated to have received seven awards. It’s always a nice achievement when our team’s hard work is recognized in this competition.”

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just launched Permatex Plastic Threadlocker, a new threadlocker formulation that is specially designed for use with plastic fasteners. The new threadlocker sets up in 15-45 seconds, so parts can be put back in service without delay. The low strength formula is safe to use on plastic parts and allows fasteners to be removed easily, without extra effort.

Permatex®, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just introduced two new RTV sealants: Permatex® Gear Oil RTV Sealant, which is specially formulated to stand up against today’s gear oils and is used in transfer cases and differentials and Permatex® Automatic Transmission RTV Sealant, the first RTV made specifically for use on automatic transmission pans, case halves, and inside covers.

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just launched www.permatexrepair.com, a new website designed to help consumers find easy, repair solutions that they can do themselves, and save lots of time and money.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) has just announced the acquisition of Accessories Marketing, Inc. (AMI), creator and manufacturer of the Slime® brand of tire sealant products.

Permatex, an innovative leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, continues its long running support of the Follow A Dream Race Team with a corporate sponsorship for the team in the 2010 NHRA Championship Top Alcohol Funny Car Series.

- Creative team wins accolades for packaging, catalogs, logos, announcements...

Jay Blake's Follow A Dream/Permatex Top Alcohol Funny Car team has a new driver for the 2010 season: Todd Veney.

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, offers its 100th Anniversary Edition automotive aftermarket products catalog for professional technicians and do-it-yourselfers. The 88-page, full color catalog is available in English and Spanish language versions and contains the latest and most comprehensive coverage of advanced chemical products available for a wide variety of maintenance and repair jobs.

Permatex®, Inc., a leader in innovative chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has launched a dynamic in-game campaign for its NO TOUCH® Seriously WetTM Extreme Tire Shine within leading race titles, Need for Speed, Burnout Paradise, GRID, and Dirt, across Xbox 360, PS3 & PC platforms.

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has announced two key promotions for its product management and marketing teams. Diane Nesprido has been named Senior Product Manager and Lauren Mencarini was promoted to Creative Director. Both managers are veteran Permatex employees with long standing service to the company.

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just introduced an easy-to-use repair kit that helps make damaged wheels look new again, and can eliminate the need for wheel replacement or restoration service.

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has just debuted a new consumer website, bestdressednation.com, as part of a major marketing campaign to promote its No Touch appearance chemicals line. The new consumer website is designed to create an online destination for a loyal community of No Touch customers who want to share the passion and enthusiasm they have for their vehicles.

With the help of a new online video from Permatex®, a leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, technicians and DIYers alike can see how easy it is to restore cloudy, yellowed, and scratched plastic headlight lenses to "like new" clarity with the Permatex Headlight Lens Restoration Kit. The 4-minute video provides step-by-step instructions for clearing up clouded headlights in less than 45 minutes, without special tools or training. Restoring headlight clarity will improve light output, driving safety, and the overall appearance of a vehicle's headlights, without the need for costly headlight lens replacements.

Permatex, a leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, offers two new, high-tech, fuel additives featuring proprietary NOS formulations to clean components and enhance performance: NOS Complete Fuel System Cleaner (item # 12203) and NOS Fuel Injector Cleaner (item # 12103). Engineered with advanced deposit-removing technology for maximum cleaning and featuring Powertane™ to optimize fuel efficiency, NOS cleaners increase fuel mileage, reduce emissions, restore horsepower, eliminate knocks and pings and protect against deposit buildup.

Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, offers its Spray Nine Cleaner/Disinfectant as a first line of defense against flu viruses and as an all around surface cleaner and degreaser.

Permatex, a leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, is marking its 100th year in business. The company was founded in 1909 by Constant A. Benoit Sr., a creative chemist, who started the business with a simple glue he developed for bonding bicycle tires. Mr. Benoit was also a motorsports enthusiast and frequently attended car races. At a 24-hour race in 1915, he noticed that many of the cars were constantly blowing head gaskets and pitting for repairs. Benoit came up with a sealant that solved the problem and launched Permatex into the automotive chemical maintenance business.

Permatex, a leader in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has introduced a bio-renewable addition to its line of automotive lubricants. Permatex® B FORCE Multipurpose Lubricant / Penetrant is a biodegradable, non-toxic formula that performs as well or better than traditional petroleum-based products. Unlike petroleum-based formulas, B FORCE is safe for a variety of automotive, home, and industrial uses and will not pollute water and soil, or harm pets and children.