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MFG Chemical obtains ISO 9001: 2015 Certification for Pasadena, Texas plant
U
S-based speciality and custom chemical manufacturer MFG Chemical has achieved
ISO 9001:2015 Certification for its 26.7 acre plant in Pasadena, Texas, completing certification for all four of the company’s plants, the other three being located in Dalton, Georgia. MFG was one of the first chemical companies to achieve ISO 9001:2015 Certification, beginning in October of 2016, and has now been audited and certified four times. ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality
MFG Chemical’s Pasadena, Texas facility: ISO 9001:15 Certification means that all four of the company’s manufacturing facilities are now certified to this international quality management system standard.
management system (QMS) and is used to demonstrate the ability
to consistently provide products and services that meet customer
New Solvay hydrogen peroxide dilution and packing plant in Vietnam
Solvay Peroxides Vietnam has started production at its new hydrogen peroxide dilution and packing plant at Phuc Long Industrial Zone in Long An Province, Vietnam. The facility is designed to reach 24,000 ton capacity per year to meet growing
local demand for international standard quality hydrogen peroxide for the textile industry and other applications. As the first Solvay industrial facility based in Vietnam, the plant was built and made operational in full alignment with the
People on the Move
AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC) has promoted Dr Jeff Butler to the position of President of the company. Dr Butler has performed in leadership roles of increasing responsibility at AFC, with his most previous position being Vice President of Project Management. In his new role, he is responsible for operations across all AFC US-based facilities. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis and conducted his post-doctoral research in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. He will continue to operate out of AFC’s Rancho Cordova, California, USA facilities.
Pierre-Alain Ruffieux will become Chief Executive Officer of Lonza effective November 1, 2020. He is currently Head of Global Pharma Technical Operations at Roche where he and his 12,000-strong team are responsible for all aspects of pharmaceutical commercial manufacturing and supply chain operations, technical, quality assurance and regulatory. Prior to that he held roles of increasing seniority at Novartis and has more than 20 years’ experience in biopharmaceuticals.
Dr Jeff Butler
group’s HS&E standards and now high-quality hydrogen peroxides are being supplied by Solvay Peroxythai in Thailand and diluted and packed to meet Vietnamese customer requirements locally.
“With this new plant we are aiming
and regulatory requirements. ISO 9001 is based on the plan- to-check-act methodology and provides a process-oriented approach to documentation and reviewing the activities. As part of the ISO9001:2015 certification process, MFG Chemical engaged in a rigorous audit of its business processes, as well as its product quality environments. The company said that by maintaining this level of certification, MFG Chemical is able to demonstrate a quality management system and continuous improvement of its products and services.
at better serving our customers in Vietnam,” said Suthichai Srihawan, general manager of Solvay Peroxides Vietnam “To support sustainability and a circular economy, the use of returnable packaging has been implemented with our distributors and customers. This action allows customers to minimize the non- ore operation of managing used packaging.”
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Pierre-Alain Ruffieux
Cambrex has named Tom Loewald as its new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the company’s Board of Directors effective September , 2020, the company being led in the interim by an Office of the CEO comprised of Wayne Hewett, Chairman of the Board, Robert Green, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Samantha Hanley, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Loewald worked for 15-years at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he served in several senior executive roles, including Chief Commercial Officer, President of the Analytical Instruments Group, President of the Laboratory Products Group, and President of the Laboratory Equipment Division. He currently serves as President of the Flexibles Division of ProAmpac, a leading flexible packaging manufacturer. Earlier in his career he held leadership positions at Tyco International and General Electric. Loewald currently serves on the Board of Directors of Harvard BioScience, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of solutions to advance life science.
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Tom Loewald
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