MOSCOW (MRC) -- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC has announced that Mitch Eichelberger has become senior vice president, Polymers and Specialties, effective May 16, 2020, reported BusinessWire.
Eichelberger replaces Dave Morgan, who will retire after more than 40 years with Chevron Phillips Chemical and Phillips Petroleum (now Phillips 66).
"Since our inception, Dave has exemplified the spirit of what it is to be a Chevron Phillips Chemical employee and lived by our tagline - Performance by Design, Caring by Choice," said Mark Lashier president and CEO. "His respect for employees, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and long-term vision have been invaluable to our success. He will be missed by us all, but his legacy remains. Dave has been a driving force in shaping our culture to make it a great place to work and meet the needs of our customers globally."
Eichelberger, currently senior vice president, Corporate Planning and Technology, will continue serving on the company’s Leadership Team as a direct report to Lashier. Eichelberger has nearly 40 years of industry experience and previously held leadership roles that will serve him well in his new position, including vice president, Qatar and vice president, Specialties. He also led the research and technology licensing group and served as polyethylene global business manager.
The company named Steve Prusak, currently general manager, Corporate Planning and Development, to assume the role of senior vice president, Corporate Planning and Technology and become a member of the Leadership Team, reporting directly to Lashier. Prusak has 30 years of industry experience and has held commercial, project and strategy roles during his tenure with the company. Notably, he served as a project director for the company’s U.S. Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project, which was completed in 2018.
Darren Ercolani, currently general auditor, will also join the Leadership Team and report to Lashier in a newly created role, vice president, Business Transformation. In this position, Ercolani will lead the company’s efforts to innovate business operations and be responsible for championing the company vision for a digital future. As part of this effort, the company’s Information Technology department will also report to him. Ercolani has nearly 30 years of industry experience.
"The changes we are announcing today position Chevron Phillips Chemical to thrive in the global marketplace for years to come. We are embracing digitization and innovation, ensuring that our businesses continue to have seasoned and thoughtful leadership, and delivering on our mission to be the premier chemical company, known as the employer, supplier, neighbor and investment of choice," concluded Lashier.
As MRC informed earlier, US-based Phillips 66 remains open to developing another ethane cracker for its Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) joint venture, the refiner's CEO said in March 2018.
Ethylene and propylene are feedstocks for producing polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP).
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 557,060 tonnes in the first three month of 2020, up by 7% year on year. High density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) shipments rose because of the increased capacity utilisation at ZapSibNeftekhim. Demand for LDPE subsided. At the same time, PP shipments to the Russian market was 267,630 tonnes in January-March 2020, down 20% year on year. Homopolymer PP and PP block copolymers accounted for the main decrease in imports.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC is one of the world’s top producers of olefins and polyolefins and a leading supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty chemicals, plastic piping and polymer resins. With approximately 5,000 employees, the LLC and its affiliates own nearly USD17 billion in assets, including 31 manufacturing and research facilities in seven countries. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC is equally owned indirectly by Chevron Corporation and Phillips 66, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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