EuroWire July 2020

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Miltec UV is celebrating 30 years in business in 2020. Over the years, the company has changed from a distributor of industrial UV (ultraviolet) products, to become a global equipment manufacturer. The company manufactures UV curing equipment and spare parts to over 30 markets globally. Its combined portfolio consists of microwave, arc and LED lamp technologies. Miltec UV has developed comprehensive capabilities and a staff of technical experts that provide consulting, training and technical support. It also operates a customer applications laboratory, which is open to customers and formulators to work alongside Miltec’s PhD chemists, engineers and UV experts towards new breakthroughs in testing processes, cost reduction and process improvements. The company recently worked with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to develop a manufacturing process, utilising UV curing technology, for lithium-ion batteries. This UV technology will be used in vehicles, power tools, cell phones and other applications that use lithium-ion batteries. At Miltec’s 30 th anniversary proclamation presentation, held in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, USA, the company was presented with a certificate of special recognition from US Senator Benjamin L Cardin; a Queen Anne’s County Proclamation 30-year celebrations

Certificate signed by the Queen Anne’s County Board of County Commissioners; and a Secretary’s Citation certificate from the Maryland Department of Commerce. Miltec UV www.miltec.com ▲ ▲ Miltec UV’s CEO, Marilyn Blandford, presented with one of the certificates

Change at the top of Altana’s supervisory board

Dr added, “Based on many years of experience, I know about the extraordinary potential of this company and especially of the people who work here.” Altana Group offers environ- mentally compatible solu- tions for coating manu- facturers, paint and plastics processors, the printing and packaging industries, the cosmetics sector, and the electrical and electronics industry. The product range includes additives, speciality coat- ings and adhesives, effect pigments, sealants and compounds, impregnating resins and varnishes, and testing and measuring Wolfgruber

The supervisory board of chemicals group Altana has elected Dr Matthias L Wolfgruber as its new chairman. has been a member of the supervisory board since March 2016, and was previously chairman of the company’s management board, succeeds Dr Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder, a former member of the management board of L’Air Liquide SA, who left the supervisory board at the end of his term of office after reaching the age limit. Dr Schmieder had been a member of the supervisory board since May 2001, and had been chairman since July 2012. Dr Wolfgruber, who

▲ ▲ Dr Matthias L Wolfgruber

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Prof Dr Frank Richter, who became managing director of SKion GmbH on 1 July, was newly elected to the supervisory board. Ulrich Gajewiak and Susanne Klatten remain deputy chairpersons of the supervisory board. “We thank Dr Schmieder for his great support in the past years and wish him all the best for his future,” said Martin Babilas, CEO of Altana. “At the same time, we would like to welcome Professor Richter

to the supervisory board of Altana AG. We are particularly pleased to have gained Dr Wolfgruber as chairman. In his new function, he will continue to enrich the supervisory board, both professionally and personally.” Dr Wolfgruber commented, “To continue to accompany the Altana Group as chairman of the supervisory board on its successful and sustainable growth path is both a pleasure and an honour for me.”

Headquartered Germany, the group has 47 production facilities and more than 65 service and research laboratories worldwide. The company is composed of four divisions: BYK, Eckart, Elantas and Actega. Altana AG www.altana.com in Wesel,

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