Songwon Industrial, a global supplier of polymer additives, is pleased to announce that Anas Nowarah has been appointed to the position of Sales, Technical Service & Marketing Manager for the Middle East & Africa region, effective July 1, 2012.

In this new position, Anas will be responsible for capitalizing on the growth potential in the region and providing technical support to ensure that Songwon's products deliver performance, productivity and added value to customers.

Anas holds a degree in chemical engineering from Amman University in Jordan and has spent the last twelve years working in the chemicals industry in a variety of technical and production roles. More recently he has held the position of Sales and Marketing Manager for Gulf Stabilizers Industries in Saudi Arabia.

In December 2011, Songwon acquired Additives Technology Greiz (ATG) in Germany, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of OPS products for the polymer industry.

The company also announced a series of OPS manufacturing and commercial JVs to be located in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. The first manufacturing facility is scheduled to be on stream during 2013. Followed by the second in 2014. Both facilities will have an initial capacity of 7.500 metric tons.