Americhem Inc., a global provider of colour and additive solutions for synthetic fibres, has added several key staff members to their worldwide nonwovens team, increasing access to Americhem products and solutions for the nonwovens industry.

Kam Lui has joined Americhem as development specialist for nonwovens. He brings more than 20 years of technical experience in the polymer processing industry and will work closely with the development and commercial teams located at the company’s Dalton, Ga., plant. He has a degree in chemical engineering from SUNY in Buffalo, N.Y., and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Northwestern University.

Greg Kern has been appointed as the account manager for nonwovens. Greg has many years of experience in the polymer industry, most recently serving as market development and account manager with OMNOVA Solutions. Greg also worked for Shell Chemical Company in sales and product development for PET and PTT polyester polymers and earned a chemical engineering degree from Purdue University. Greg will work closely with customers to develop products that create value through technical innovations, according to a press release.

In Europe, Peter Puchalla has joined the organisation as films and nonwovens market leader. Previously, Puchalla worked for Sukano AG as an account and business development manager with focus on the company’s colour and additive masterbatch products. Prior to Sukano, he worked for Clariant in a variety of functional roles including business development, supply chain management and process engineer. He has a dual degree in industrial engineering and business management from the University of Applied Science FH Nordakademie (Germany).

Robert Baldy, Americhem’s market manager for nonwovens said, “We’re happy to add these new positions to our global team. We’re now better equipped than ever to serve the needs of customers in the nonwovens industry in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.” (GK)