TPT March 2017

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New recruits and promotions at Metalube AS part of its continued expansion Metalube has promoted Wayne Thornhill to product manager. The company has also recruited Dexin Luo as development chemist and Jon Dutton as technical sales manager. Mr Thornhill, who has been with the company for three

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years, will now manage the Metaform range of products. Mr Dutton joins Metalube from Houghton and will be supporting Mr Thornhill in his first commercial role having started his career in the laboratory.

Steve Leonetti joins IMC as VP IMC-Metals America, LLC has announced that Stephen (Steve) Leonetti has joined the company as a VP and will focus on global business development. “Steve comes to us with extensive speciality chemical management experience in surface finishing, copper and copper-alloy metalworking, and plastic recycling,” said Bill Peck, IMC’s president. “IMC is growing aggressively and Steve’s professional background will add great strength to the team.” Mr Leonetti is a certified electro-finisher (CEF, awarded by the National Association of Surface Finishers), and earned his MBA at the University of New Haven (Connecticut, USA). He was most recently an industry manager with Enthone Inc, coordinating OEM, applicator and supplier activities to multiple industry segments, including oil and gas, building and hardware, and construction and heavy equipment. IMC manufactures copper anodes, supplying electroplaters and other industries in more than 45 countries worldwide. The company is also a supplier of oxygen- free copper rod and related products to manufacturers of electrical conductors. Ms Dexin, a chemistry graduate from Manchester University, will work closely with Metalube China, helping to develop their technical excellence. She will divide her time between the UK and China. Metalube manufactures a range of non-ferrous drawing oils and maintenance lubricants as well as a variety of corrosion protection and forming oils. Metalube has offices in China, India, Brazil and the UAE. Metalube – UK Website: www.metalube.co.uk

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