Extrusion International USA 1-2021

31 Extrusion International 1/2021 „ Curtis Hatchitt has joined Nordson BKG as market devel- opment manager for pelletizing. He will focus on expanding the market in the Ameri- cas for BKG ® pelletizing systems. “Curtis brings more than 25 years of experience with manufacturers of resins and compounds, giving him a deep famil- iarity with companies that use pelletizing systems such as ours,” said Kevin Tuttle, General Manag- er, Americas. “His back- ground includes serving customers in Mexico and Central America, which are key markets for BKG products.” Hatchitt’s most recent positions were those of general manager at Vortex Liquid Color and vice president of sales at ANCOS. For ANCOS he developed markets for polymer finishing systems used by resin manufacturers. Previously he held positions of increasing responsibility for DuPont, DSM Engineering Plastics, Washington Penn Plastics, and Sabic. Market Development Manager for Pelletizing Systems Appointed Avient Corporation www.avient.com Nordson Corporation www.nordson.com Nordson Polymer Processing Systems www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com Curtis Hatchitt „ Jesus Crespo has joined Nordson Corporation as vice presi- dent leading the Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) division. He brings twenty years of executive experience in industrial man- agement. Nordson’s PPS products include BKG ® pelletizers, melt pumps, and melt fi ltration systems and EDI ® polymer extrusion and fl uid coating dies. The PPS division is now part of the Industrial Precision Solutions (IPS) seg- ment of Nordson, formed in 2020 in a corporate business realignment and headed by Gregory P. Merk, execu- tive vice president. “Jesus has a proven track record of leading division-level trans- formations that revitalized businesses and drove organ- ic growth,” said Merk. “He will focus our best resources to bring product and service innovations that make our customers more successful.” Crespo’s appointment fol- lows the announced retire- ment of John J. Keane, executive vice president, who is retiring after nearly 30 years with Nordson. Vice President Appointed Jesus Crespo ing high-quality color concentrates. As a result, local customers will bene fi t from an ef fi cient and agile setup, along with expert technical support. In addition, we can be more responsive in accelerating customer development times and help them to re- duce time tomarket.” According to VietnamEconomic News, Vietnam’s plastics indus- try is currently experiencing an annual growth rate of 16 to 18 percent, with key segments including packaging, construction and electronics. Avient’s enhanced local turnaround for color concentrates will support middle to high end markets with con- sistent color quality, creative application of special effects, and unique colors to enhance product appeal and match branding requirements. With the expansion, Avient will also improve lead times for color matching locally. Notably, Avient’s sustainable color concentrates can also sup- port steps within the country to encourage plastic waste recy- cling and reuse. For example, the use of recyclable CESA™ IR ad- ditives, which enable black plastics to be identi fi ed for recycling, can reduce the environmental impact of dark colored packag- ing. Avient also recently strengthened its global commitment to help customers tackle and overcome the challenge of plastics recycling with the of fi cial opening of its new CycleWorks Inno- vation Center in Italy. The new center will focus on facilitating partnerships and enhancing new technologies to further the vi- ability of recycling. Avient also offers color concentrates for biodegradable plastics PLA, PHA, PHBV, PBS, PBAT and special blends of those mate- rials, which do not compromise the organic recyclability of the resins they enhance. Vietnam site