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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Announces Retirement of Todd Glogovsky, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Welcomes Phani Nagaraj as Successor
Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Announces Retirement of Todd Glogovsky, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Welcomes Phani Nagaraj as Successor Fowlerville, MI – Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) is pleased to announce that Todd Glogovsky, President and Chief Operating Officer, will retire after a distinguished career in the plastics industry on April 1,…
Read MoreNexeo Plastics and Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Sign Agreement to Distribute XYRON™ Modified PPE Resin in North America.
The WOODLANDS, Texas, November 2, 2023 – Nexeo Plastics, a leading global thermoplastic resin distributor, announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) to distribute XYRON™ modified polyphenylene ether (m-PPE) resin in North America. “Bringing XYRON™ into our portfolio is an exciting development for Nexeo…
Read MoreAsahi Kasei to Expand to the 3D Printing Market in North America Through Filament Sales
Fowlerville, MI, & Tokyo, Japan – Asahi Kasei has started sales for 3D printing (3DP) filaments in North America through Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. (APNA). The soft launch will begin with filaments from the modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) resin product line, XYRON™, then expand to the Thermylene™ polypropylene (PP) group. “Asahi Kasei has…
Read MoreAsahi Kasei Developing Composites for Battery Covers and Other EV Products
APNA’s Vice President of Sales and Technology, Todd Glogovsky, recently talked to Plastics News about new developments in EVs. https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/asahi-kasei-developing-composites-battery-covers-other-ev-products
Read MoreFoam PP to Improve Sustainability and Cost
Foamed Polypropylene Sustainability APNA’s Vice President of Sales and Technology, Todd Glogovsky, was recently featured in Plastics Technology. In the article, he discusses the benefits of foamed polypropylene to improve sustainability and cost. https://www.ptonline.com/articles/foam-pp-to-improve-sustainability-and-cost
Read MoreNew President of the Society of Plastics Engineers Makes Her Goals Public
Dr. Laura Shereda, Senior Materials Scientist at Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA), assumed the role of President of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Detroit Section. She was elected by the board of directors, where she moved from Second Vice President to her new role as President in a three-year span. The ‘passing of…
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