REPI Appoints Business Development Manager
Krunoslav Muha will support the development of new performance additives for thermoplastics and polyurethanes.
Italy’s REPI (U.S. office in Dallas, N.C.), a global supplier of high-performance liquid color and additives for thermoplastics and polyurethanes has appointed Krunoslav Muha as business development manager. Kruno brings over forty years of extensive experience in specialty chemicals for the polyurethanes and thermoplastics industries. He holds a chemical engineering degree and held senior and leading managerial positions in multinational companies.
REPI will leverage Kruno’s extensive know-how and network in the additive field both for thermoplastics and polyurethanes to boost its strategy to become a reference partner for performance and protection additives dedicated to a wide range of applications, such as automotive, building and construction, bedding and furniture. The existing range of additives for polyurethanes has been extended in the last 18 months, with new flame retardants (AntiFlamma), aldehydes scavengers (SenzAA), Bonding Enhancers and new generations of Anti Scorching and UV Stabilisers. For what With regard to thermoplastics, the need for performance additives for engineered polymers and compounds is steadily growing and will be a key focus in the coming years.
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