Rubber
Coos Spanjer, former President of VMI, passed away

On 4 September 2012, Coos Spanjer, the former President of Dutch VMI Group, passed away at the age of 68. Spanjer joined VMI in 1990 and became CEO of the ...

Rubber
Krüger new SVP of Global Operations at Orion Engineered Carbons

Effective 1 September 2012, Jörg Krüger has joined Orion Engineered Carbons as Senior Vice President of Global Operations.

Rubber
Rzonzef new VP Consumer EMEA at Goodyear Dunlop

Michel Rzonzef has been named as Vice President, Consumer Product Business Unit Europe, Middle East and Africa at Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe, effective 1 June ...

Rubber
Colombo confirmed as President of Assocomaplast for 2012 – 2015

On 28 June 2012, Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association for manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery, equipment and moulds, confirmed the presidency ...

Rubber
Hennig new Business Manager for rubber at Biesterfeld

Effective 1 August 2012, ­Sascha Hennig has been appointed as European Business Manager for rubber and rubber additives at Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH.

Polyurethanes
Hennekens appointed President of PU Europe

Kay Hennekens, 44, has been elected as new President of PU Europe with a two-year mandate. Hennekens has worked in the polyurethane insulation industry since ...

Polyurethanes
Doug Commette joins VersaFlex as Director of Marketing

Doug Commette, one of the spray foam industry’s leading marketing executives and founder of SprayFoam.com and Polyurea.com, has announced he will be joining ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
Page promoted to Global Marketing Director at GLS

Charles Page is the new Global Marketing Director for GLS Thermo­plastic Elastomers, PolyOne Corporation, based in Gaggenau, Germany. He has been part of ...

Thermoplastic Elastomers
New appointments at Teknor Apex

Jeffrey E. Dickerhoof has joined Teknor Apex as a Senior Market Manager, responsible for TPE sales and business development in the North American transportation ...