Ashland Inc. announced that Karl Bostaph, senior vice president, operations will retire on October 1, 2025. To ensure a flawless transition, effective immediately, Wayne Muil, global director, operations, specialty additives, will assume the role of senior vice president, operations, reporting to Guillermo Novo, chair and chief executive officer, Ashland. Bostaph joined Hercules in 1990 which […]
ICP Group has welcomed Todd Brown as vice president of operations for its Roofing & Driveway Sealers (RDW) business unit. With more than 34 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, Brown brings a deep knowledge of operational best practices, plant leadership, and global supply chain management. In his new role, Brown will oversee all RDW […]
Coperion, a Hillenbrand Inc. company, announced it will streamline its North America operations in an effort to improve operational efficiency. Its North American operations in Salina, Kansas, will be relocated in the coming months to its facilities in Whitewater, Wisconsin; Sabetha, Kansas; and Kansas City, Missouri, which manufacture similar products and have the capacity to […]
AkzoNobel presented a plan to its employee representatives and its employees in France that includes a €22 million investment to establish the Montataire site as a flagship for decorative paint production. This initiative reflects the company’s long-term commitment to industrial excellence and to its operations in France. These measures are designed to modernize and optimize […]
Covestro recently announced that effective February 1, 2025, Dr. Yun Chen will take over the leadership of European production for the company’s Performance Materials (PM) Business Entity. In this position, Chen succeeds Dr. Daniel Koch, who is leaving the company at the end of January at his own request. Chen begins the new job after […]
Following Excelitas Technologies’ acquisition of Noblelight® from Heraeus in January 2024, Excelitas reports that it is moving swiftly to optimize operations and efficiencies. The company announced that by the end of 2027, the four production facilities dedicated to the development and manufacturing of Noblelight products currently located in the Rhine-Main region of Germany, will be […]
Covestro LLC welcomed Victor Ortega as the new senior vice president for Performance Materials Operations in North America and site manager at its industrial park in Baytown, Texas, the company’s largest manufacturing facility in North America. The appointment became effective on July 1, 2024. Ortega succeeds Demetri Zervoudis, who has retired from the company after […]
RAMPF Advanced Polymers, the new company of the international RAMPF Group, officially started operations on Monday, July 1. RAMPF Advanced Polymers was established by merging RAMPF Eco Solutions, RAMPF Polymer Solutions, and RAMPF Tooling Solutions. RAMPF Group reports that with a large product and solution portfolio, global R&D capacities, and a pioneering closed-loop recycling approach, the […]
Hauschild Engineering, the original inventor and manufacturer of SpeedMixer machines created by Gerd-Ulrich Schmidt, announced that its U.S. distributor, Hauschild SpeedMixer Inc., is moving to a larger facility. This expansion comes as a response to the company’s growth since its establishment in 2020. The new location will provide increased office space for additional staff, expanded […]
Dow recently announced a capacity expansion from its minority equity investment in SAS Chemicals GmbH, a German-based specialty chemical producer of sealants and components used in insulating glass manufacturing. The expansion will create a more holistic façade offering. For over five decades, silicone insulating glass sealants from Dow have been used in various commercial structural […]
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