Oldbury/UK (Teknor Apex) – Teknor Apex Company has appointed Bhawan Patel as thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) technical manager for the European operations of the company's Thermoplastic Elastomer Division, it was announced today by Suresh Swaminathan, vice president in charge of the division. Patel will be based at the UK headquarters of Chem Polymer Ltd., a Teknor Apex subsidiary.
Patel brings 30 years of management, research, and technical support experience with polymer technology, practically all of it in the rubber industry. As an inventor or co-inventor, he has received twelve patents involving rubber formulation and processing.
"Drawing on a wealth of expertise in elastomers, Bhawan Patel will provide valuable product development assistance and technical support for our European customers, working with them and our sales and marketing team, including our network of TPE distributors throughout Europe," said Swaminathan.
Patel comes to Teknor Apex from Milliken Specialty Elastomers Ltd., which he joined in 1983 and served in technical management positions before becoming director of development in 2001. Previously he worked in the laboratories of Phillips Rubber Ltd. and other companies, focusing chiefly on quality control and testing of rubber formulations.
He holds several certificates and degrees in polymer technology, including the degree of Master of Science from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.

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