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Westlake Chemical Appoints Dr. Karl-Martin Schellerer as Vice President & General Manager – Vinnolit
Dr. Schellerer joins Westlake from Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner Consultants GmbH in Munich where he led a variety of consulting engagements as the head of the firm’s Process & Construction Industries practice. Previously, Dr. Schellerer enjoyed a successful career with Vinnolit, beginning in 1997 as Sales Manager – Paste & Extender PVC. After an assignment as Technical Manager, Dr. Schellerer served in successive roles as the Head of Business of the Fabric & Paper Coating business team, Head of Sales & Marketing – Paste & Extender PVC and Head of Corporate Development.
Dr. Schellerer has a Master of Business Administration degree from the Universities of Augsburg & Pittsburgh (USA) and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Regensburg.
Albert Chao, President and CEO, stated, "We are pleased that an executive with Dr. Schellerer’s experience and industry knowledge will be joining our team. We are confident that he will make important contributions to the ongoing growth and development of Vinnolit. We also express our appreciation to Dr. Ertl for his meaningful contribution to the growth of the company since 1998."
Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK)
Westlake Chemical Corporation is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products with headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company’s range of products includes: ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, caustic, VCM, PVC suspension and specialty resins and PVC building products including pipe and specialty components, windows, fence, deck and film. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.westlake.com.
Vinnolit Group
With an annual capacity of 780,000 metric tonnes (1.7 billion lbs) Vinnolit, a Westlake company, is one of the leading PVC producers in Europe and, worldwide, is the market and technical leader in specialty PVC.
National and international activities of the company are managed from Ismaning, near Munich. Production sites are in Burghausen, Gendorf, Knapsack, Cologne, Schkopau and Hillhouse (UK). With 1,400 staff, Vinnolit has an annual turnover of ca. €900 million. Managing Directors are James Yuan Chao, Albert Yuan Chao, M. Steven Bender, Robert F. Buesinger, and Dr Josef Ertl.
Vinnolit produces and markets a wide range of PVC products covering all kinds of PVC applications, e.g. in the building & construction sector, in the automobile industry or in the medical sector. Whether the PVC is for flooring, wall covering, window profiles, pipes, rigid film, technical coatings, automotive sealants, cable sheathing or medical applications, Vinnolit is able to offer a suitable solution for all demands.
Additionally Vinnolit produces and markets intermediates such as caustic soda, vinyl chloride and tin tetrachloride, which are required in the chemical industry as well as in many other branches.
Vinnolit participates in the worldwide Responsible Care programme of the chemical industry to continuously improve safety, health and environmental protection and supports VinylPlus, the voluntary commitment of the European PVC industry towards sustainable development, as ‘Official Partner’ financially, ideally and through active participation.
www.vinnolit.com
Editorial:
Dr Oliver Mieden, Head of Environmental Affairs & Corporate Communications
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, Carl-Zeiss-Ring 25, 85737 Ismaning, Germany
Phone: +49 89 96103-240, Fax: -122, E-mail: oliver.mieden@vinnolit.com
Andrea Walter, Public Relations Officer
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, Carl-Zeiss-Ring 25, 85737 Ismaning, Germany
Phone: +49 89 96103-240, Fax: -122, E-mail: andrea.walter@vinnolit.com
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