Singapore Polymer Corporation Appoints Three PVC and TPE Managers for Medical, Wire, and Other Key Markets


A Teknor Apex Company, SPC Intensifies Sales and Marketing of Custom Compounds

SINGAPORE, September 22, 2010: Singapore Polymer Corporation (SPC), a unit of Teknor Apex Company, has appointed three new managers in its vinyl and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compound businesses, it was announced today by Stanly Tan, SPC managing director.

One of Asiafs largest custom compounders, SPC serves customers in the Asia-Pacific, Oceania, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Africa, noted Mr. Tan, who became head of SPC on August 1. Our new managers are charged with helping SPC to intensify its outreach to customers across a vast and diversified part of the world, he said. Many plastics processors, medical manufacturers, and wire and cable producers in the region will discover the sheer breadth of SPCproduct offerings, including literally thousands of compounds developed in the USA by Teknor Apex.

Joining the SPC team are the following individuals:

o Serene Cheng Sook Ee has joined SPC as TPE marketing manager. She brings ten years of experience in the polymer industry. Previously Ms. Cheng worked for 3M Singapore Pte. Ltd. and GE Plastics (now Sabic Innovative Plastics).

o Raymond Chua Boon Lin has been appointed marketing manager in charge of vinyl medical products. He brings twelve years of experience in the Asia Pacifica region as a sales and marketing manager for medical device product ranges. Most recently, Mr. Chua worked for Pall Filtration Pte Ltd. as a business manager with responsibilities for bioscience, medical, and OEM business portfolios.

o T.S. Wu has been appointed PVC sales manager for all vinyl products in Africa and Europe and wire and cable compounds in Saudi Arabia, Southern Malaysia, and Singapore. Previously he worked for Witco (later Crompton) Corp. and GE Silicones. Mr. Wu has experience in sales of commodity polymers and in technical support for silane-related applications.

SINGAPORE POLYMER CORPORATION (SPC), a unit of Teknor Apex Company, is a leading supplier of thermoplastic compounds and masterbatches in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 1969, SPC operates compounding facilities in Singapore, manufacturing an established range of SPC products while providing Asian customers with access to thousands of Teknor Apex-developed compounds that are compliant with Western codes and standards. SPC is headquartered at 41 Shipyard Road, Singapore 628134. Tel: 65-6265-2544. Fax: 65-6265-1821. Email: ginfo@spcpl.com.sg. Visit the web site: www.spcpl.com.sg.

Founded in 1924, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY is a privately held company headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.A. It manufactures at 10 locations in the U.S. and overseas, and sells in 90 countries. In addition to SPC, other Teknor Apex plastics businesses include the Vinyl Div., Bioplastics Div., Chemical Div., Thermoplastic Elastomer Div., Specialty Compounding Div., Teknor Color Company, and Chem Polymer. Visit the web site: www.teknorapex.com.

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