Emerald Kalama Chemical, BV has announced the appointment of Antonella Dall'Osto as EMEA sales manager focusing primarily on Italy and Spain. In this new position for the company, Dall'Osto will be responsible for the company's sales of K-FLEX® phthalate-free plasticizers, Purox® benzoic acid and sodium benzoate as well as benzyl alcohol and benzaldehyde, which the company manufactures in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Since 2008 Dall'Osto has held key leadership positions as managing director and president of the board DSM Composite Resins Italy and manufacturing leader in Europe for DSM's Composite Resin Business. Previously, Dall'Osto held a range of technical, operations, commercial and management positions at GE Plastics, ICI Polyurethanes, Rohm and Haas, and Tecniplast.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, BV announced the opening of its new technical center in Kalama, Washington. The center includes an array of the instruments used to develop formulations and optimize product performance in a variety of key end-use applications, including latex adhesives, coatings, plastisols, caulks and sealants. Instruments available on-site include devices to measure glass transition, minimum film forming temperatures (MFFT), volatility, material mechanical properties and strength, QUV/accelerated aging performance, color, adhesion and rheology of liquids, organosols and plastisols. Supporting equipment, such as mixing apparatus, mills, lab coaters and brabenders, enable the preparation of a variety of materials into formulated caulks, sealants, paint, multi-layered constructions, coated paper and films.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, BV announced the appointment of Golnar Motahari Pour as K-FLEX® product line manager for Europe. Middle East and Africa. Motahari Pour fills a new position at the division European headquarters in Geleen, The Netherlands, to support the growing demand for the K-FLEX product line in the region. . In this capacity, she will be a member of the division's leadership team and have responsibility for K-FLEX sales and operations throughout Europe. K-FLEX is a non-phthalate, non-SVHC, REACH pre-registered dibenzoate plasticizer that offers multiple performance benefits for adhesives, sealants, coatings, vinyl and other end uses. Prior to joining Emerald, Motahari Pour worked more than 14 years for General Electric in various business management roles.