Michael Träger - new Euro Chlor Chairman
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Brussels, 22 September 2010. At its recent Annual General Meeting, the Management Committee of Euro Chlor, representing the European Chlor-Alkali industry, elected a new Chairman. Michael Träger, Managing Director and COO of VESTOLIT GmbH &Co KG, took over this function from Filipe Constant (Solvay) for a one year period.
Michael Träger (°1960) is Managing
Director (Geschäftsführer) and COO of VESTOLIT GmbH & Co KG,
the largest fully integrated PVC (poly vinyl chloride) production
plant in Europe, with capacities of 400,000 tonnes PVC and
250.000 tonnes chlorine per annum.
The company is a market leader for
applications such as window profiles, floor coverings, and
automotive under body coatings. Michael Träger is also a member of
the advisory board (Beirat) of Salzgewinnungsgesellschaft Westfalen
mbH & Co KG and Managing Director of Vesto PVC Holding
GmbH the affiliate salt company and holding company of VESTOLIT,
respectively.
He obtained both his degree in chemical
engineering and PhD at the University of Dortmund, Germany. Before
he joined the former Hüls AG Company he had been active in R&D
in South Africa and India. Within Hüls he gained experience in the
fields of process engineering, quality and environmental management
as well as the marketing of polyolefins. His first
financial and operational responsibilities in the Chlor Alkali and
PVC industry started in 1996 as Head of Administration &
Finance (CFO) than COO of VESTOLIT GmbH & Co KG in Marl
(Germany).
Michael has been involved with Euro Chlor
activities for over 10 years and says: "It was exciting having been
involved in the trust building processes with all Euro Chlor
stakeholders during the last decade". During his chairmanship he
intends to help develop and launch an improved sustainability
programme for the coming decade in order to foster and strengthen
the achievements of the Chlor-Alkali industry's reputation and its
sustainable contribution to a safe and healthy
community.
Furthermore, as energy will continue to be
the ultra high profile topic of this millennium and because the
chlorine industry has a proven track record of the efficient use of
electricity as a raw material he will also dedicate his efforts to
energy policy issues. Michael Träger stated: "Since the eco balance
of most products based on chlorine is highly positive we have to
constantly demonstrate that we are part of today's and future
solutions instead of being seen as part of the problem - be it in
energy savings, every day uses or health related
applications".
Further information
Alistair J Steel
Executive Director
Tel.: +32 2 676 73 50
Dirk Clotman
Communications Manager
Tel.: +32 473 83 79 64
eurochlor@cefic.be
