2011-10-Plamen Angelov Chairman

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Dow Europe Chlorinated Solvents Marketing Director Plamen Angelov has been re-elected as chairman of the European Chlorinated Solvent Association (ECSA), which is part of Euro Chlor.

A Bulgarian national, Mr Angelov joined Dow in 1990. He has worked as Sales Manager in the plastics division in the Balkan sales Region and various positions in the Dow Europe headquarters in Horgen Switzerland as Marketing Manager for engineering plastics, Marketing Manager for chemicals.

Currently he is Marketing Director for Chlorinated Solvents and Chlor-Alkali for Europe and IMEA. Before working for Dow, he was Import Manager at Rumetal in Sofia, Bulgaria importing metals. Mr. Angelov graduated from the Economic University in Sofia in 1986.

Commencing his future three-year term in office, Mr Angelov said: "ECSA focused primarily on the REACH compliance and the implementation of its sustainability programme along the value chain in the past three years. The key priorities for ECSA in the coming years will be the continuing work towards ensuring a sustainable future for the chlorinated solvents industry by delivering beneficial products & services whilst meeting and anticipating societal needs."

  ECSA - European Chlorinated Solvent Association, Dr. Wolfgang Marquardt
Tel: +32 2 676 72 28, E-mail: ECSA@cefic.be , Website: www.eurochlor.org/ecsa   

Footnote to Editors:

About ECSA (European Chlorinated Solvent Association):

ECSA represents the interests of the producers of chlorinated solvents in the EU that are organized under Euro Chlor. Euro Chlor is the Brussels based business association representing chlor-alkali producers in the EU and EFTA regions, employing 39,000 people at nearly 70 manufacturing sites.

Almost 2,000,000 jobs in Europe are related to chlorine and its co-product caustic soda. These two key chemical building blocks underpin 55% of the European chemical industry turnover.

More than 90% of the European drinking water is made safe with chlorine and about 85 % of all medicines are synthesized using chlorine chemistry. Euro Chlor is an affiliate of Cefic - the European Chemical Industry Council.