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12 / May 2020 powderbulk.com cluster, local chapter meetings, and student competitions. The National Professional Agri- cultural Student Organization (PAS), St. Louis Park, MN, is a stu- dent-led organization that uses competitive-style learning and real-life application to create skilled professional members prepared to work in all areas of the agricultural industry. The agreement allows PAS members to become student members of GEAPS and engage in training programs and networking opportunities to launch successful careers in the agriculture indus- try. GEAPS members are invited to engage in PAS programs, including judging student competitions. ASTM International develops new additive manufacturing standard ASTM International's Additive Manufacturing Technologies Committee (F42) is developing a standard that could help assess the quality of additively manufac- tured parts and performance of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) machines. The committee has 725 members with eight technical sub- committees. All standards that the committee develops are published in the Annual Book of ASTM Stan- dards. The committee meets twice a year to attend technical meetings. The standard being formu- lated would use off-the-shelf tools to quickly generate qualitative data related to dimensional accu- racy and material strength, both of which can indicate machine status and part quality. The com- mittee welcomes representatives of industries, universities, and research facilities that work in additive manufacturing (AM) tech- nology to participate in upcoming round-robin experiments to test the standard. Once finalized, the at Agrana, "This acquisition is a perfect fit in terms of implementing our specialties strategy in the starch segment." The acquisition takes into account trends in the US and elsewhere of increased demand for non-GMO starches for baby food and clean-label products. Agrana supplies starches from potato, corn, and wheat with three starch mills in Austria and two production sites in Hungary and Romania. ASSOCIATION NEWS GEAPS partners with organizations to promote diversity, new ag- industry professionals The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), Minneapolis, MN, an international professional associ- ation that supports its members and the grain handling and processing industry, has teamed up with two organizations to promote the agri- cultural industry. The Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sci- ences (MANRRS), Atlanta, GA, is a society that promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities. The agree- ment allows MANRRS members to join GEAPS and engage in training programs and networking opportu- nities. GEAPS notes that many of its members report that they have trou- ble recruiting and retaining talent, so the partnership will add more pro- spective underrepresented student candidates who are interested in the agricultural industry. Student mem- bers of MANRRS can join GEAPS for free and receive discounted rates for professional development programs and free admissions to GEAPS events. In turn, GEAPS members can join in MANRRS programs, includ- ing their annual conference, regional could take from 100 to 200 kilograms (about 220 to 440 pounds) of mass from an automobile. Albemarle chairman and CEO to retire in June 2020 Albemarle Corp., a global specialty chemicals company, has announced that the company's current chair- man and CEO Luke Kissam will retire in June 2020 for health rea- sons. He joined the company in 2003 as vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary. He also served as senior vice president, manufacturing and law, and cor- porate secretary from January 2008 until his promotion to president in March 2010. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2019 and wants to focus on his health. The Board of Directors will conduct a comprehensive search for a succes- sor, which will include internal and external candidates. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, and specializes in lithium, bromine, and refining catalysts for the energy, commu- nications, transportation, and electronics industries. The company employs 5,400 people and serves cli- ents in about 100 countries. Agrana expands organic, non-GMO starch distribution with acquisition Agrana, Vienna, Austria, a fruit, starch, and sugar food company, is expanding its distribution in the starch segment of the food industry. Agrana has acquired Marroquin Organic International Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, a distributor of organic and non-GMO ingredients that include milk powders, maltodextrin, potato starch, and others. Marro- quin Organic was a long-standing partner to Agrana with more than $20 million in annual revenue. According to Johann Marihart, CEO