ChemSpec Welcomes Jackon as Managing Director
ChemSpec Canada, Toronto, has appointed David Jackson as inaugural managing director. Jackson has spent more than 35 years working in the chemical industry and has previous experience navigating mergers and acquisitions. He will be responsible for steering the organization’s vision and strategy and implementing plans that align with the broader mission of ChemSpec and its parent company, Safic-Alcan. Most recently, Jackson offered leadership support in the industry as an independent consultant. Prior to this, he was president and CEO of Ferguson Chemical Innovations and held senior executive roles with Unipex and Azelis. For more information, visit www.chemspecltd.com.
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. Expands
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. (AGCCA), Exton, Pennsylvania, announced an expansion at its Thorndale, Pennsylvania, production facility that will add up to 50% more manufacturing, quality control lab and office space. The facility will be configured to accommodate future production increases and new capabilities. In 2021, AGC Japan established the Global Compounds business unit to manage customer needs over multiple markets in various geographical regions that the Thorndale sit services. AGC designed the Thorndale plant for expansion and execution of its business continuity plan because of its strong technical capabilities in compounding fluoropolymer resins and large presence in transportation, aerospace, energy, industrial, semiconductor and coatings markets. For more information, visit www.agcchem.com.
ChemTrend Releases Sustainability Report
ChemTrend, Howell, Michigan, released its latest sustainability report, which spotlights the company’s current progress through the perspectives of ChemTrend’s Global Sustainability Advisory Team (GSAT) members. Goals for emissions and material waste – including a 99% reduction in water usage by 2025 – are highlighted in the report. Other findings shared in the report include new technology that sets limits and monitors product concentration levels, minimized water waste and closed-loop recycling of concentrated purging compound grades into new products. ChemTrend’s GSAT was founded in 2017 with the mission to create pathways to a greater sustainability and is comprised of ChemTrend employees from around the world. For more information, visit www.chemtrend.com.
Yoloha Uses TPE Biobased Material in Yoga Mats
HEXPOL TPE, Malmö, Sweden, developed a customized material from the Dryflex Green family of biobased thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) to support sustainable yoga mat company, Yoloha. The TPE has 55% biobased content, as well as a high melt strength and the drawability to produce foamed materials with a uniform foam structure. The foaming allows cushioning in applications such as mats, protective clothing and seating. At the start of the company, Yoloha founder, Chris Willey created a yoga mat out of the most sustainable materials he had on hand, combining cork with recycled rubber. For more information, visit www.hexpol.com.
SI Group Appoints Jilla as Chief Financial Officer
SI Group, Schenectady, New York, recently shared the appointment of Rustom Jilla as its senior vice president and chief financial officer. Jilla succeeds Patrick Weinberg, who previously held the CFO position with SI Group, provider of a high-performance additives for the rubber industry. Jilla joins SI Group with nearly 20 years of experience as the CFO of public and private equity-backed global manufacturing and distribution businesses. Most recently, Jilla served as CFO for International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., leading it through a global merger with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences division. For more information, visit www.siigroup.com.
Bolder Industries Announces New Facility
Bolder Industries, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, announced the purchase of the former Pyrolyx facility in Terre Haute, Indiana, which had ceased operations in March 2020. The new facility is 66,000 square feet and will be retrofitted with Bolder Industries’ proprietary solution, utilizing the currently permitted facility to increase Bolder’s manufacturing capacity within the first year of operations. The initial phase is expected to be completed in early 2023 and is estimated to divert approximately three million tires from landfill or burning. Bolder’s charter products’ (BolderBlack® and BolderOilTM) production level will see an overall increase of nearly three times its capacity. Bolder Industries has previous experience retrofitting existing manufacturing operations with its proprietary extraction technology, as it did when it purchased a facility in Maryville, Missouri, in 2014. For more information, visit www.bolderindustries.com. u www.arpminc.com 21
