In her new role, Murthy will be responsible for leading the digital strategy and commercial excellence programs for the specialty chemical distributor.
The new distribution relationship expands Univar Solutions' specialty portfolio for customers in the region who are manufacturing building and construction products.
The chemical distributor's new CEO has over 34 years in the chemical industry, most recently having served as vice president in the Life Sciences business unit of Lubrizol Advanced Materials.
Friede joins Brenntag from Akzo Nobel N.V., where he is a member of the company’s executive committee, serving as chief commercial officer Performance Coatings. He will succeed Henri Nejade as chief operating officer Brenntag Specialties, who has chosen not to extend his contract by the end of June 30, 2023.
NACD worked closely with Congress on revisions to TSCA. The association also supported the passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, and remains engaged on its implementation. However, NACD says it has serious concerns about the impact of continued astronomical fee hikes.
Effective January 17, 2023, ION Specialties will represent Orion’s specialty carbon black product lines for paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, and plastics throughout Mexico.
For Elementis and Grolman Group, this agreement represents an extension of a decades-long collaboration. Since 2012, Grolman Group has been the exclusive distributor for the Elementis talc range in more than 25 countries. In 2021, the companies extended this relationship to additives in France, and to the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2022.
-Fees.jpg?height=168&t=1674092997&width=275 "NACD Submits Comments to EPA on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fees")
