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AMI grows magazines team; expands activities in China


Compounding World publisher Applied Market Information (AMI) has announced a number of new appointments, expand- ing its digital magazines, conferences and exhibitions team and establishing its first sales presence in China. David Eldridge joined the AMI Magazines team last month and will take on the role of Editor of its established Injection World magazine and the company’s new Plastics Recycling World magazine, which launches in June. Based in the UK, he reports to AMI Magazines’ Editor-in-Chief Chris Smith.


Eldridge has more than 25


years’ experience in B2B publishing. He joins AMI from Crain Communications, where he was Editor of Plastics News Europe (formerly European Plastics News) and before that Plastics & Rubber Weekly. He has also previously held senior editorial positions at Metal Bulletin and Petroleum Economist. Aside from his editorial skills, Eldridge brings consid- erable experience in confer- ences and exhibitions, having


David Eldridge is the latest editorial appointment to the AMI Magazines team


played key roles in the launch of Crain’s Product Design + Innovation and Plastics Recycling Show Europe events. Last month also saw the appointment of AMI’s first sales specialist in China. Based in Shanghai, Jenny Zhou takes on the role of Sales Manager (China) and will initially focus on selling exhibition space at AMI’s Compounding World Expo, which takes place in Germany in June 2018, and advertising space in the company’s fast growing digital magazines. Zhou joins AMI from


e-commerce business platform China Plastics Media.


Claudia Whitcombe is to head up AMI’s marketing strategy


Jenny Zhou (pictured right with JiaRui’s Gary Alecock) is AMI’s first sales manager in China


Her previous roles include Business Development/ Marketing Manager at Shanghai Suresee Photonics and Assistant Project Engineer at global contract manufac- turer Jabil.


Zhou will be working out of


the offices of JiaRui Interna- tional. Founded and managed by international plastics industry veteran Gary Alecock, who formerly worked for Clariant, JiaRui provides assistance to companies looking to build business contacts in China. The third new addition to


the AMI team is Claudia Whitcombe, who joins as Head


of Marketing based in the UK. Her role is to develop AMI’s branding and web presence, improve its email and market- ing channels, and develop effective promotional cam- paigns for its full line of conference and exhibition activities. Whitcombe has more than


10 years’ experience in B2B marketing in the events, conferences and media sector, most recently with UBM where she managed the marketing campaigns for its Global Fire and Security Events portfolio. She has previously held posts at Springer, BioMed Central and EMAP.


Denso picks bio-based polycarbonate


Japan-based automotive supplier Denso said it is using a bio-based polycarbonate resin made from starch and urethane extracted from castor oil. The resin is being used to make plastic bezels for navigation units used by Toyota.


14 COMPOUNDING WORLD | May 2017 Denso said the bio-PC has a higher


surface hardness than conventional PC, as well as improved optical characteris- tics and hydrolytic stability. In addition, it is said to refract less light, and is more evenly coloured.


The part producer has not disclosed


the source of the new resin. Manufactur- ers of bio-based PC include Mitsubishi Chemical, which claims similar benefits for its Durabio resin. ❙ www.denso.com


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