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Clariant Begins Construction Of Flame Alka Mittal Is First

Retardants Production Facility In China Woman To Lead ONGC

lka Mittal,
Adirector
f or hu man
resources at
the Oil and
Natural Gas
Corporation
(ONGC),
India’s largest
pe t role u m
a n d g a s
exploration company has been given
additional charge as chairperson.
Mittal was appointed to the post by
the department of personnel and
training of the government of India
lariant, a focused, sustainable of Clariant. Clariant’s facility in Daya Bay January 3, 2022 , 72 hours after it fell
Cand innovative specialty chemical is currently home to the company’s first vacant with the superannuation of
company, today announced that it will ethoxylation plant in Asia, which services Subhash Kumar, who, too, was holding
construct its first Chinese production local pharmaceutical, personal care, additional charge as chairperson since
facility for its successful Exolit OP flame home care, and industrial application last February. Subhash Kumar was
retardants at its existing site in Daya customers within its Business Area director for finance at the company
Bay, Huizhou, Guangdong Province. By Care Chemicals. This investment is in when he was chosen to head it. Mittal
establishing local production capacity, line with Clariant’s dedicated growth will hold the post for six months or
Clariant greatly enhances the speed strategy for China, in which footprint until a new chairperson is appointed,
at which it can provide solutions to enlargement plays a vital role, alongside whichever is earlier. She is only the
its customers in China. Driven by the customer experience and innovation second woman to hold the reins of a
fast-growing electrical and electronic to support the country’s drive towards petroleum major in India after Nishi
equipment industries, in particular sustainability transformation. This is Vasudeva, who was appointed to head
e-mobility, 5G communications underpinned by other investments, of Hindustan Petroleum Corp in 2014.
A post-graduate in economics with a
technology and transportation, there is such as the recently completed One doctorate in commerce, Mittal joins the
a rapidly growing demand for Clariant’s Clariant Campus in Shanghai, the newly ranks of Vicki Hollub, who became
innovative and sustainable flame opened state-of-the-art joint production CEO of Occidental Petroleum in 2016,
retardants in China and other Asian facility with Tiangang in Cangzhou and and Linda Cook, who heads Premier
markets. “China has been one of the the new Catofin® Catalysts facility Oil-Chrysaor Holding plc, the largest
fastest growing regions for Clariant and in Jiaxing, which is expected to come producer of North Sea oil. For an
we expect this development to continue online in 2022. “We are very proud organisation where women constitute
in the future. By investing approximately and excited to establish production less than 8 per cent of the workforce,
CHF 60 million to establish a production capabilities in China. By producing the New Year heralded change. Alka
facility dedicated to providing our closer to our Chinese customers, we can Mittal, 59, moved to the helm of
local customers with innovative and improve cooperation and design tailored Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
sustainable Exolit OP flame retardants, solutions to their developing needs as (ONGC), India’s largest oil and gas
we will take another step towards well as significantly reduce delivery lead exploration company and among
increasing our footprint in China and times. It will also strengthen our overall the country’s biggest PSUs, holding
continue to solidify our position in the production network beyond our existing additional charge of Chairperson and
local market,” said Conrad Keijzer, CEO facilities. Managing Director of the company.

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