Press Releases from Songwon (21 total)
Songwon appoints Doris Peters as Global Director of Marketing and Business Analy …
Ulsan, Korea – January 24, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has appointed Doris Peters as Global Director of Marketing and Business Analysis, effective January 1, 2013. As the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and a leading global supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, Songwon is committed to becoming the supplier of choice through delivering better quality, better service and better value.…
Songwon appoints Elena Scaltritti as new Sales Director Europe
Ulsan, Korea – January 15, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has announced that as of January 1, Elena Scaltritti has taken over the role of Director of Sales for Greater Europe from Dieter Morath, Executive Vice President Sales and Member of the Songwon Industrial Group Executive Committee.
Dieter Morath stated: “This important position is in professional hands with Elena. She has been an exemplary leader in managing European Main Accounts…
Songwon customers to benefit from a new Regulatory Affairs Newsletter
Ulsan, Korea – August 28, 2012 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. is upgrading its monthly REACH Newsletter that informs customers of the status of chemical products and how they are affected by regulations. From now onwards, Songwon’s Regulatory Affairs Newsletter will allow customers access to timely updates on important information that covers legislation and regulatory trends on a global scale.
The chemical industry continues to face new challenges. One of the…
Songwon appoints KY Lee as Managing Director for Korea and Sales Director for No …
Ulsan, Korea – April 24, 2012 – KY Lee will join the Songwon team as Managing Director (상무, 'sangmoo') for Korea and Sales Director for North East Asia from the 2nd of May, 2012. Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd., the global number two supplier of polymer additives, has created this new key role within their Global Sales and Technical Service organization to reflect the importance of this key region and market.…
Songwon doubles the capacity of its Songnox® OPS product range and focuses on a …
Ulsan, Korea – April 18, 2012 – Songwon Industrial Group, the global number two supplier of polymer additives, extends its lead in the delivery of OPS (One Pack Systems) products by commissioning an additional 7.000 metric tons capacity.
Following the announcement in December of 2011 of the acquisition of Additives Technology Greiz (ATG) in Germany, making Songwon a leading supplier of OPS product solutions, the promised expansion of the current capacity…
Songwon takes its place at VDI 2012 as a global leader in the world of polymer a …
Ulsan, Korea – February 16, 2012 – At the international VDI Conference “Plastics In Automotive Engineering” in Mannheim, Germany (March 21 – 22), Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd., the global number two supplier of polymer additives, will demonstrate it is moving onto the next level to focus more intensively on specific industry segments to meet tough application needs. Songwon’s High Heat OPS (One Pack Systems) range offers customers a complete toolbox…
Songwon, Pan Gulf and Polysys signed a MoU for global manufacturing and sales of …
Ulsan, Korea – December 14, 2011 – Today, at the Annual GPCA forum 2011 in Dubai (UAE), Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., Pan Gulf Holdings and Polysys Industries proudly announce their intention to form a global cooperation for the manufacturing and sale of Songnox® OPS. This follows the recent announcement of Songwon Industrial Group regarding the acquisition of Additives Technology Greiz GmbH (ATG), one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of One Pack…
Songwon appoints Joachim Bayer to a key global role in bringing new products and …
Ulsan, Korea – October 6, 2011 – Effective immediately, Joachim Bayer has been appointed as the Director of Global Technical Service and New Product Commercialization. In this expanded global role, he will lead the service activities that Songwon offers to their customers in the antioxidants and light stabilizers market.
To ensure seamless continuity and improved speed to market, Joachim and his team will lead the resulting new product introduction and…
Songwon strengthens its sales team with new Manager Main Accounts
Ulsan, Korea – September 19, 2011 – Songwon Industrial has announced that Elena Scaltritti has joined the group as Manager Main Accounts in Europe. This is a further step in the strategy announced in March 2011 to meet the growing demand of customers worldwide with a team of professionals.
Mrs. Scaltritti started her career at Nalco in the water treatment business and moved to the world of plastic additives when she…
Songwon announces global price increases for its Songnox® Range of Antioxidants
Ulsan, Korea – August 31, 2011 – Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants between 10 and 20% effective October 1, 2011, or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to recover the unprecedented raw material cost increases over the last two years and to support continued investment in reliable supply.
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Songwon completes one of the world’s largest dedicated polymer antioxidant pla …
Ulsan, Korea – September 13, 2011 – Songwon Industrial Group announces that the expansion of its antioxidant capacity from 55.000 to 70.000 tons has been completed ahead of time. This is the result of the consolidation of Songnox® 1076 production into Songwon’s new fully backward integrated Maeam plant. In addition Songwon has announced as a consequence of this expansion the introduction of two enhanced physical forms of Songnox® 1076: Songnox®…
Songwon leadership team at full force with new EVP Corporate Manufacturing and E …
Ulsan, Korea – July 11, 2011 – Songwon Industrial has announced that Giacomo Sasselli has joined the group as Executive Vice President Corporate Manufacturing and Engineering. This completes the strategy Songwon announced in March 2011 to establish a new organization for the group with a team of first class executives.
Mr. Sasselli, who started his career with the Italian Enichem group, has built an exceptionally strong technical foundation through focusing on…
Songwon announces global price increases for its range of Plastic Additives
Ulsan, Korea – May 19, 2011 – Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® antioxidants, Songlight® and Songsorb® UV stabilizers, Songstab™ acid scavengers as well as of its range of aminic antioxidants between 15 and 20% effective on orders invoiced on or after June 1, 2011, or as contracts allow. This price increase is necessary to recover raw material cost…
At Chinaplas 2011 Songwon confirms its successfully executed China strategy and …
Ulsan, Korea – April 20, 2011 – Just 12 months after the announcement of its business structure in China, Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. is pleased to be attending Chinaplas 2011 as an established and respected player in the Chinese polymer additives market. Songwon can be found at Chinaplas Hall 12.2, Booth: D11.
Songwon China Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. based in Hong Kong, is the investment…
Songwon continues to extend local customer support in Spain, Serbia, Montenegro, …
Ulsan, Korea – April 4, 2011 – In line with the recognized leadership position of Songwon in the delivery of additives to the plastics industry, it has appointed Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH as its partner to provide local customer support services in Spain, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia. Biesterfeld Spezialchemie GmbH, a leading pan-European distributor of performance products in the chemical and technical materials markets, will be active on…
Songwon appoints Bodo Möller Chimica Italia Srl. as new distribution partner fo …
Ulsan, Korea – March 28, 2011 – Songwon, a global leader in the manufacture and delivery of additives for the plastics industry, and Bodo Möller Chimica Italia Srl., have entered into a distribution agreement for the market development and sales of the Songwon portfolio of products in Italy. The new partnership will become effective on April 15th 2011 and is designed to strengthen the position of Songwon in the Italian…
Songwon announces global price increases for its range of Thioester Antioxidants
Ulsan, Korea – March 23, 2011 – Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices for its range of Songnox® Thioester Antioxidants - Songnox® DSTDP, Songnox® DLTDP, and Songnox® DTDTP. The increases will range between 10 to 25% effective on orders received on or after March 27, 2011, or as contracts allow.
These adjustments are the result of very rapid and significant increases in the…
Songwon announces a new organization to support its global leadership position
Ulsan, Korea – March 3, 2011 – Songwon Industrial Group has emerged as a significant global leader in the polymer additives industry. To meet the growing demands of customers worldwide, it is implementing a new organization, effective as of January 1st 2011, which is outlined in the following chart.
“In the last four years our business has surpassed the aggressive growth agenda we set”, commented Jongho Park, Chairman and CEO of…
Songwon announces the expansion of its antioxidants capacity
Ulsan, Korea – November 2, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. announces the expansion of its antioxidants capacity from 55.000 tons to 70.000 tons. The expanded capacity will be on stream from August 2011. The expansion is the result of the consolidation of the Songnox® 1076 production into Songwon’s new fully backwardintegrated Maeam plant.
Jongho Park, Chairman and CEO of Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. commented; “In 2006 we made a commitment…
Songwon and HPL to form a Joint Venture for Polymer Stabilizers
Ulsan, Korea – October 29, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and HPL Additives Ltd. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent to form Songwon HPL Additives PVT LTD.
Accordingly, HPL will transfer all its business and assets related to Polymer Stabilizers to the new entity which will be owned 40% by HPL and 60% by Songwon. The parties expect the new company to be operational by Q2 2011,…
Songwon and Tangshan Baifu successfully conclude the formation of a joint ventur …
Ulsan, Korea – October 28, 2010 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and Tangshan Baifu Chemical Co. Ltd. announce that they have reached a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture to manufacture and sell Thioester antioxidants. The new company will be named Songwon Baifu Chemical Co. Ltd. and will be operational effective Q1, 2011, subject to all necessary legal approvals. The new company will have a capacity of 6.000 tons…
