News from Siltech Corporation
September 2023
Siltech will introduce its newest specialty ingredient offering for personal care at the FLSCC Sunscreen Symposium in Orlando, FL on September 13th. Siltech is a Platinum sponsor for the event and is proud to continue a long-standing tradition of delivering innovations for improving sunscreen performance.
Siltech® CA Plus is a super-hydrophobic Q resin modified silicone that excels at dispersing pigments and sunscreen filters. It is ideally suited for makeup and sunscreens, wherein it imparts water-repellency and emolliency, while also providing a smooth sensorial. Siltech® CA Plus benefits are featured in Siltech’s newest example formulations for cosmetics and sunscreens, including Mineral Manifestation, a 40+ in-vitro SPF sunscreen formula that utilizes an all-mineral UV filter package.
The INCI name for Siltech® CA Plus is Dimethiconol/ Caprylylsilsesquioxane/ Silicate Crosspolymer.
Siltech specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of a full line of specialty ingredients for personal care applications including organo-functional silicones. Siltech offers solutions for improving functional attributes such as wetting, conditioning, emulsification, film formation and more in cosmetic formulations and specializes in customization to meet customer needs. With more than 30 years of experience and two manufacturing facilities, Siltech remains committed to supporting the personal care industry.
March 2023
Consistent with a strong commitment to sustainability in cosmetics, Siltech will unveil the newest additions to our Sustain product series at the In-cosmetics Global trade event in Barcelona on March 28th.
Silwax® Sustain 5116 is an improved sustainability liquid alkyl dimethicone that provides excellent spreadability, emollience and pleasing sensorial in personal care. Silsurf® Sustain 5116 differs from traditional Cetyl Dimethicones as the alkyl component is derived from biobased plant sources, rather than petroleum feedstocks, assuring formulators of both functionality and improved sustainability. The product has a biobased carbon content in excess of 82%, as measured in accordance with ASTM D6866. The INCI is Cetyl Dimethicone.
Silube® Sustain 4316 is an improved sustainability alkyl functional silicone polyether emulsifier that provides premium benefits as a Water-In-Oil (invert) emulsifier. Silube® Sustain 4316 functions as a more sustainable version of the standard Silube® T308-16-CG. Relative to the standard, or “non-Sustain” version, the polyether and alkyl components of Silube® Sustain 4316 are derived from biobased plant sources, rather than petroleum-based feedstocks. The product has a biobased carbon content in excess of 73%, as measured in accordance with ASTM D6866. The INCI is Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone.
Siltech is additionally introducing Siltech® PTM, a specialty phenyl-modified liquid silicone that compatibilizes cosmetic ingredients while eliciting spreadability, conditioning and improved sensorial in a variety of applications. The inherent high refractive index (1.46) provides excellent gloss in hair care and glow in color cosmetics. The INCI is Phenyl Trimethicone.
Siltech specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of a full line of specialty ingredients for personal care applications including organo-functional silicones. Siltech offers solutions for improving functional attributes such as wetting, conditioning, emulsification, film formation and more in cosmetic formulations and specializes in customization to meet customer needs. With more than 30 years of experience and two manufacturing facilities, Siltech remains committed to supporting the growing personal care industry.
April 2022
Siltech Corporation, a global provider of organo-functional silicone specialties, is pleased to announce a major expansion of its manufacturing facilities. A new, state-of-the-art, grassroots manufacturing plant is in the final engineering design and approval stages. The new, more than 200,000 sq. ft. plant will be constructed on 33 acres of land in Fort Erie, Ontario. Groundbreaking will take place this summer and the plant is expected to come on stream in early 2024. This facility will not only double Siltech’s nameplate capacities of the existing two plants in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada but will accommodate modern semi-continuous processing technologies, as well as the introduction of new product lines.
March 2022
In response to continued significant demand and growth across all markets, Siltech Corporation, Toronto, ON Canada, is transitioning both of its manufacturing facilities to a 7-day, 24-hour work schedule, thereby ensuring further flexibility and fully maximizing our manufacturing capabilities. Beginning April 1st our larger facility in Mississauga, ON will convert to the new 24 hr. work schedule, while our Toronto facility will begin on May 1st. Siltech Corporation is a manufacturer and global provider of specialty silicones to a wide variety of markets.
August 2021
Outlining multiple challenges facing formulators and provide insights for solving them
Length: 60 minutes
Webcast Date: 12 August 2021
Time: 10:00 EST/15:00 BST
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Meet our speakers!
Mark Chandler, President, ACT Solutions
Mark Chandler is President of ACT Solutions Corp (Adaptive Cosmetic Technology Solutions), a formulation design consultancy and laboratory founded in 2012, serving the cosmetic and topical pharmaceutical industries
Brian Allen, Global Marketing and Sales Director, Siltech
Brian Allen is Siltech’s Global Marketing and Sales Director for personal care. Siltech is a family-owned company with more than 30 years of experience specializing in the development and manufacturing of a full line of specialty ingredients including organo-functional silicones for a wide range of personal care applications.
Julia Wray, Technical Editor, Cosmetics Business
Julia is Technical Editor of Cosmetics Business and has been writing about beauty and personal care industry science and supply since 2008. She provides news stories, articles and features for publication in both the magazine and online, and frequently speaks as a cosmetics expert at trade events.
May 2021
Siltech will introduce a new specialty silicone elastomer gel during the Cosmetics Business Live trade event beginning May 10th.
Silmer® Sustain-H is a novel silicone elastomer gel diluted in a sustainable biobased hemisqualane carrier. Silmer® Sustain-H exhibits many of the performance benefits that consumers have come to love from silicone elastomer gels, with the added feature of improved sustainability. The product provides cushion, moisturization and a silky smooth sensorial in skin and sun care products. It excels at providing uniform color and powder dispersion in makeup. Silmer® Sustain-H exhibits slightly longer playtime on the skin than traditional elastomer gels offered in carriers such as cyclopentasiloxane or isododecane. The INCI name is C13-15 Alkane (and) Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer.
Siltech will also unveil several new personal care formulations during CB Live, highlighting the performance of several specialty offerings. The performance of Siltech’s innovative surfactant, Silsurf® Di-T108, will be on display in clear shampoo and body wash formulations. Silsurf® Di-T108 excels as an adjuvant surfactant, taming the salt/viscosity response in these sulfate-free formulas, while eliciting superior foaming and a silky after-feel on both hair and skin. Silmer® Sustain-H will be featured in a premium sensorial hydrating gel formulation. Siltech’s innovative Silube® 316 invert emulsifier continues to impress formulators and will be featured in a new sunscreen formula, where it provides not only excellent emulsification, but superior after-feel. The alkyl dimethicone wax Silwax® B116 provides much improved white-cast rub-out in that same sunscreen formula, Sundazed II, which displays reef-safe (Zinc Oxide active), people-safe (favorable Environmental Working Group ratings) and renewable, sustainable ingredients (93% biobased formulation).
The following formulations are new for 2021:
| Formulation | Featuring | Benefits |
| Silky Silsurf® Shampoo | Silsurf® Di-T108 | Sulfate-free clear conditioning shampoo |
| Bountiful Body Wash | Silsurf® Di-T108 | Sulfate-free, skin conditioning |
| Bedewing Boost | Silsurf® Di-T108
Silquat® J2-8B |
Skin conditioning foaming face wash |
| Hello Hydration | Silsurf® Q25315-O
Silmer® Sustain-H Silwax® A02 |
Premium sensorial moisturizing gel |
| Sundazed II | Silube® 316
Silwax® B116 |
Reef-safe, people-safe, 93% biobased |
Siltech specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of a full line of specialty ingredients for personal care applications including organo-functional silicone compounds. Siltech offers solutions for improving functional attributes such as wetting, conditioning, emulsification, film formation and more in cosmetic formulations and specializes in customization to meet customer needs. With more than 30 years of experience and two manufacturing facilities, Siltech remains committed to supporting the growing personal care industry.
February 2020
It is our pleasure to congratulate Dr. Lisa Kemp, Chief Scientific Officer of Reactive Surfaces Ltd. in Austin, TX for winning the 2020 Siltech Best Innovative Paper Award presented at the 47th Waterborne Symposium. The paper was entitled “CARBON CAPTURE COATINGS” and offered a fascinating approach to using the tremendous amount of painted surfaces in the world to fix the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by painting them with a unique coating.
Dr. Kemp’s work was chosen as the most innovative by experts selected by the staff at the University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovation which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
December 2019
It is our pleasure to announce that effective immediately, Henry Perek has been named the Global Business Manager Polyurethanes for Siltech Corporation. In this role, Henry will be responsible for the creation, development and implementation of global marketing initiatives in the PUFA market.
Henry has worked in the Polyurethanes industry for over 40 years. Starting his career as Chemist, then a Foam Chemist, he was hired by Siltech as Sales Manager, Polyurethanes in 1998, to develop and market the new Silstab silicone surfactant product line for use in formulating PU foams.
Henry’s wealth of knowledge and experience has allowed Siltech to continue to expand our products to the global market.
Please join us in congratulating Henry.
It is our pleasure to welcome two new Sales Managers to the Siltech sales team. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our growing team and will enable Siltech to more effectively expand our markets in both the US and Canada.
December 2019
Effective December 2, 2019, Patrick Maucieri is the Sales Manager for Siltech Personal Care and Industrial products in Canada.
Patrick has worked for Dow Chemical Canada (Dow Corning) for the past 13 years in various roles and was most recently Senior Distributor Manager covering Personal Care, Pressure Sensitive, Chemical Manufacturing, and Coatings Markets.
Patrick has a Bachelor in Commerce and Administration with a major in Marketing from Concordia University in Montreal.
October 2019
Effective October 30, 2019, Brian Felker is the Sales Manager for Siltech Polyurethane products in North America focusing on the flexible foam markets.
Brian has worked as a sales manager in these markets for the past 10 years with Air Products/Evonik and Momentive Performance Materials. Prior to his experience in Polyurethanes, Brian held several roles at Air Products which included project engineering and lab roles.
Brian has a Master of Science and Engineering Degree in Material Science from Lehigh University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from The Pennsylvania State University.
June 2019
At Siltech, our success is measured by our customer’s success. When they succeed, we succeed.
We cultivate only the best team members to bring success to all of our customers.
We are pleased to welcome Christian Taylor to the team! With over 20 years of experience selling specialty resins and chemicals, Christian was previously with Aceto Corporation as a Senior Account Manager.
Stay up to date with news and events on our website:
https://www.siltech.com/news/
May 2019
The Siltech team welcomes Kristie Hammontree as a Personal Care Sales Manager. Kristie has been in the chemical industry for over 12 years in sales and business development roles.
April 2019
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January 2019
Siltech Corporation (Toronto, ON), a producer of specialty organo-modified silicones, is pleased to announce the addition of four Sales Managers to our International and US Sales Team.
Brian Allen has joined Siltech as Global Marketing and Sales Manager, Personal Care.
Brian worked at Wacker Chemical Corporation in Adrian, Michigan for over 13 years, most recently as Performance Silicones Sales Director for North and Central America. Previously at Wacker he has held the titles of Marketing Manager, Sales Manager and Technical Manager.
Brian has a MBA in Marketing from the University of Toledo.
Mike Gunther has joined Siltech as US Southeast Sales Manager, Industrial Silicones.
Mike was most recently at Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc. as International Business Manager. Previous to that he was President of Paradox Technical Consultants Inc., Program Manager at Johns-Manville and Project Scientist at GE/OSI Specialties.
Mike has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati.
Daniel Aranda has joined Siltech as US South Sales Manager, Industrial Silicones.
Daniel was most recently a Global Key Account Manager at Omnova Solutions – Oil and Gas where he was 2016 Pinnacle Salesman of the Year. Previous to that he was an Account Manager at both Nexeo Solutions, LLC and Hexion Inc.
Daniel has a BSc in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Texas.
Mario Kaufer has joined Siltech as Sales Manager, Personal Care covering Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland.
Mario worked for 10 years at Dow Corning as Key Account, Distribution & Business Development Management, Electronics, Solar & Lighting.
Mario has a degree in Textile Engineering for Dyeing and Finishing from Otto Johannsen Technikum Reutlingen.
About Siltech Corporation
Siltech is an innovation driven, specialty silicone manufacturer based in Toronto, ON. Siltech has two manufacturing plants in the greater Toronto area and worldwide employs 150 highly skilled chemists, engineers and commercial personnel. Siltech develops and manufactures specialty silicones for many diverse applications and markets include personal care, polyurethane foam, inks & coatings, plastics, oil & gas, electronics and many others.
Siltech is committed to meeting our customer’s expectations of working together to solve problems and so Siltech will continue to invest in the latest technology and the best Sales Managers possible.
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Additional information is available at www.siltech.com.
December 2018
On December 11, 2018 Anthony J. O’Lenick Jr. of Siltech Inc. was presented with the Maison G. de Navarre award at the Society of Cosmetic Chemists 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Technology Showcase. The award is the Society’s highest honor and recognizes individuals for their contributions to cosmetic science.
Tony has more than 30 years of experience in the cosmetics industry and has during that time helped establish Siltech as an important supplier of novel organo-modified silicones. He is also an accomplished writer and speaker and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the personal care industry.
Siltech additionally co-sponsored the Henry Maso Keynote Award Lecture during the Annual Scientific Meeting. Dr. Michael McAlpine of the University of Minnesota was honored with the award for his work on 3D Printing Electronics on the Skin as selected by the COSA Committee.
Siltech congratulates all of the SCC award winners and thanks Tony for his dedicated service to both Siltech and the Cosmetics industry!
Link to Article
March 2018
It is our pleasure to welcome Frederic Lamande to our Siltech sales team effective March 19, 2018. Frederic is the Sales Manager for Siltech Non-Personal Care products in France, Belgium, Monaco, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg and French Switzerland.
Frederic has worked for Dow Corning for the past 19 years in various roles and was most recently European Business Manager Elastomers. Prior to that he was the Global Key Account Manager, Business Development Textiles & Leather, Dow Corning.
Frederic has a Master of Science Degree in Chemistry from the Conservatoire National des Arts et des Metiers Lyon and a Master of Science in Marketing from E.S.I.G.Grenoble.
Siltech New Industry Applications: 3D Printing & Composites
In keeping with our focus on bringing silicone properties to high growth market segments, Siltech announces that we have added web pages focusing on the use of our products in both 3D printing and composites market segments.
3D Printing
Composites
February 2018
Siltech Corporation Announces Major Plant Expansion
Siltech Corporation (Toronto, ON), a producer of specialty organo-modified silicones, is pleased to announce that it has significantly expanded its production capabilities at our Mississauga location. This includes the addition of several 20,000L high temperature reactors and brings the total annual capacity to over 40,000 tons. This expansion also includes the addition of a 17,000 sq ft warehouse and was necessary to meet the growing demand for our specialty products.
Dag Enhorning, President of Siltech said that as we continue to expand our product portfolio and customer base in North America, Europe and Asia this additional capacity is necessary to meet our customer’s increasing demand for our products. It is important that we continue to invest back into the business to stay ahead of our growth demands.
About Siltech Corporation
Siltech is an innovation driven, specialty silicone manufacturer based in Toronto, ON. Siltech has two manufacturing plants in the greater Toronto area and worldwide employs 140 highly skilled chemists, engineers and commercial personnel. Siltech develops and manufactures specialty silicones for many diverse applications and markets include personal care, polyurethane foam, inks&coatings, plastics, oil & gas, electronics and many others.
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Additional information is available at www.Siltech.com.
February 4-9
It is our pleasure to congratulate Weih Lee of Sherwin-Williams Corporation for winning the 2018 Siltech Best Innovative Paper Award presented at the Waterborne Symposium. The paper was entitled “CURE KINETICS OF EPOXY POWDER COATINGS VIA DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY: IMPLICATIONS ON PROCESSING AND FORMULATION”.
Weih’s work was chosen as the most innovative by experts selected by the staff at University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovation which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
January 2018
It is our pleasure to welcome four new Personal Care Sales Managers to the Siltech sales team in January 2018. They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our growing team and will enable Siltech to more effectively expand our markets in both the US and Europe and to better meet the needs of our existing customers.
January 15th 2018
Effective January 15, 2018, Janelle Asumang is Regional Sales Manager, Personal Care in the US Midwest including the states of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Janelle was most recently Technical Sales Manager at Clariant Corporation, managing distribution for the Industrial and Consumer Specialties business unit. She has also worked as a Global Account Sales Manager at Kemin Personal Care and as Midwest Account Manager for Azelis.
Janelle has a Bsc. Chemistry from Purdue University.
January 11th 2018
Effective January 11, 2018, Vincent Abraham is Regional Sales Manager, Personal Care in the US Northeast including the states of New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.
Vince was most recently a Sales/Market Development Manager at Perstorp. He has also worked as a Global Key Account Manager at Corbion-Purac and as North American Business Director Silicones at Innospec Chemicals. Prior to that, he has 18 years experience at GE Silicones in Technical Sales, Support and Market Development.
Vincent has a Ph.D Chemistry, Cum Laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
January 8th 2018
Effective January 8, 2018, Jean-Marc Le Cras is Sales Manager, Personal Care in France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal and will also work with KosmAg, our current distributor for personal care for Italy.
Jean-Marc was most recently a Sales Manager at Amyris Inc., developing and nurturing the sales of premium emollients. He has also worked as a Sales Manager at Kuraray Europe GmbH and Seppic SA and UK (Air Liquide Group).
Jean-Marc has a D.E.A. degree in Chemistry and Physics of Polymers with Honours from the University Pierre & Marie Curie.
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Also effective January 8, 2018, Richard Chappell is Sales Manager, Personal Care in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Richard was most recently Commercial Manager EMEA at Collagen Solutions PLC. He has also worked as a Senior Sales Manager, Cosmetics Ingredients at Azelis Life Sciences UK Limited. Prior to that, he had 24 years experience with Dow Corning in various senior roles including European Business Development and Account Management.
Richard has a Ph.D in Chemistry from the University of Reading.
March 09, 2017
It is our pleasure to congratulate Donald H. Campbell and co-authors Colin B. Wade, Kevin M. Turley and Stuart K. Scott of BASF Corporation Automotive Coatings Division for winning the 2017 Siltech Best Innovative Paper Award presented at the Waterborne Symposium. The paper was entitled “THERMAL YELLOWING AND PHOTO-BLEACHING OF AUTOMOTIVE TOPCOATS”.
Don’s work was chosen as the most innovative by experts selected by the staff at University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovation which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
Siltech Corporation Announces Major Plant Expansion
July 5th, 2016
Toronto, ON. (July 5th, 2016) – Siltech Corporation announces a major expansion of its Mississauga plant and warehouse. This expansion is being completed in two phases. Phase 1 includes a state of the art 1500 m2 warehouse that features the latest fire-suppression and safety features. This warehouse space was commissioned in June 2016.
Phase 2 is an expansion of the existing manufacturing plant which will house an additional five 20,000 liter stainless steel and glass lined reactors bringing the total annual capacity to over 25,000 tons. This expansion is scheduled to be completed by November of 2016.
Dag Enhorning, President of Siltech says that “with strong growth in North America, Europe and Asia this expansion is necessary to meet our customer’s continued demand for our products.”
About Siltech Corporation
Siltech is an innovation driven, specialty silicone manufacturer based in Toronto, ON. Siltech has two manufacturing plants in the greater Toronto area and employs 125 highly skilled chemists, engineers and commercial personnel. Siltech develops and manufactures specialty silicones for many diverse applications and markets such as personal care, polyurethane foam, inks & coatings, plastics, oil & gas, electronics and many others.
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Additional information is available at www.siltech.com
Contact: sales@siltech.com
May 16, 2016
At NYSCC Suppliers Day in May, Siltech introduced new products in several key areas.
The first product was Silube 316. This is a PEG-free W/O and W/S emulsifier that really struck a chored with the marketplace. But, not only because the resulting products have such an exceptional feel. This single neutral, emulsifier brings excellent feel to the emulsions as well as exceptional stability.
The Silquat J2-xB-PG series of four cationic, PEG-free W/O and W/S emulsifiers was also well received. This cationic charged silicone provides a unique feel to the final formulations as well as stability.
Silquat 4016, a synergistic blend of a silicone quat and organic quat is a highly cost-effective and extremely low irritation conditioner for skin and hair formulations. The end-users we talked to especially appreciated the combination of coat-effectiveness, safety and performance.
SilPlex J2-S-PG is a different approach to a highly effective and safe conditioning agent. The end-users liked that this charge complex is very compatible in anionic formulations.
Finally, the Silmer G-162 series of various Vinyl Dimethicone Cross Polymers give that exceptionally soft feel to skin care formulations that only ultrahigh molecular weight silicones can provide.
April 7, 2016
It is our pleasure to announce that Markus Tuerk has joined Siltech Corporation as of April 1st, 2016 as a Regional Sales Manager focusing on Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Poland.
In this role, Markus will be responsible for prospecting, selling, and developing the market in industrial applications in these countries. For this work his background experience in Inks & Coatings, Leather, Textiles and Release applications will be a great asset.
Markus has worked within the Specialty Chemical Industry for over 12 years in a variety of commercial roles at Dow Corning and CHT. His expertise in Silicone based products include additives, release agents, aminopolymers, hydrophobizing agents etc.
Markus holds a degree of the University of Applied Science Reutlingen, Germany in Textile Chemistry.
Markus resides in Stuttgart, Germany.
February 8, 2016
It is our pleasure to congratulate Dr. Luz Marina Calle of the Nasa Kennedy Space Center for winning the 2016 Siltech Innovative Paper Award presented at the Waterborne Symposium. Dr. Luz’ paper entitled Environmentally Friendly Coatings Technology for Autonomous Corrosion Control was chosen as the most innovative by the staff at University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovation which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
March 31, 2015
It is our pleasure to congratulate Kristen Blankenship of AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. for winning the 2015 Siltech Innovative Award presented at the Waterborne Symposium for her paper entitled “Foundation Techniques using Resins in Waterborne and High Solids Coatings”. Kristen’s paper was chosen as the most innovative by the staff at University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovation which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
December 9, 2014
It is our pleasure to announce that Craig Hughes has joined Siltech Corporation as of December 10th, 2014 as a Regional Sales Manager focusing on the Southeast, including the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.
In this role, Craig will be resposible for prospecting, selling, and developing the market in various applications, including Inks & Coatings, Pulp and Paper, Automotive, Construction and other industries.
Craig has worked within the Specialty Chemical Industry for over 25 years in a variety of research, development and commercial roles at Akzo Nobel, Westvaco, Clariant Corporation and Evonik Corporation. He has recently been involved in developing new business as well as devising marketing tools for Evonik’s Reactive Sealants portfolio in North America.
Craig holds a PhD degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida. His background experience in technical and commercial roles include lubricants, flame retardants, mining chemicals, custom silicone and polysilazane manufacturing, coating additives and elastomeric modifiers.
Craig is actively involved in Science Olympiad in the State of North Carolina where he has coached Material Science and Chemistry related subjects. He is also an avid tennis player.
Craig resides with his wife and two children in Charlotte, North Carolina.
November 1, 2014
Siltech Corporation is pleased to announce that the paper, “Novel Cured Silicone/Organic Hybrid Systems and Their Properties”, has been accepted for presentation at the Waterborne Symposium. The paper is authored by Siltech employees Tom Seung-Tong Cheung, Chemist and Bob Ruckle, Global Marketing and Sales Manager. The Symposium is February 9th-13th, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans. www.waterbornesymposium.com
The paper has also been accepted for presentation at the European Coatings Show in Nuremburg Germany, April 21st-23rd, 2015.
The link to the abstract for the paper is:
Novel Cured Silicone and Silicone/organic Hybrid Systems and Their Properties
March 6, 2014
It is our pleasure to congratulate Dr. Hui Yu of New Functional Polymers LLC for winning the 2014 Siltech Innovation Award presented at the Waterborne Symposium for her paper entitled “Novel Synthetic Methods for Bicyclic Coating Resins”. Dr. Yu’s paper was chosen as the most innovative by the staff at University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovation which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
November 7, 2013
Siltech Corporation is pleased to announce their new domain name www.siltech.com.
This name will make it easier for our customers to locate us on the internet and contact us via email.
When contacting our employees, please use the format name@siltech.com instead of the former name@siltechcorp.com. Emails to the former name will still work for a period of time in the event that the former name is keyed in error.
We are excited about the rebranding of our web presence and encourage everyone to explore the site.
April 12, 2013
It is our pleasure to announce that Steve Wilkowski has joined Siltech Corporation as of April 15th, 2013 as a Regional Sales Manager focusing on the Upper Midwest, including the states of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.
In this role, Steve will be responsible for prospecting, selling, and developing the market in various applications, including Inks & Coatings, Pulp and Paper, Automotive, Construction and other industries.
Steve has worked within the Material Science Industry for over 25 years in a variety of research, development and commercial roles at Dow Corning Corporation and Evonik Industries.He has recently been involved in projects related to global strategic market development and front-end portfolio management.
Steve has developed intellectual property and published numerous papers and articles related to the use of silicone materials for a wide variety of applications and industries. He has written articles on the synthesis and applications of silicone surfactants, asymmetrically substituted polysiloxanes and silane antimicrobials.
Steve holds degrees in Chemistry and Biology from Saginaw Valley State University and an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has also completed executive education at The University of Chicago School of Business and The University of Chicago Medical Center.
With a passion for Nature Conservation, Steve actively works with local and national organizations such as Little Forks Conservancy and Trout Unlimited. He resides with his wife and three children in Midland, Michigan.
February 12, 2013
It is our pleasure to congratulate Dr. Michel Tielemans of Cytec Belgium for winning the first Siltech Innovation Award presented at the 2013 Waterborne Symposium for his paper entitled “New Advances in High Performance Waterborne Radiation-Curable Emulsions and Dispersions”. Dr. Tielemans’ paper was chosen as the innovation by the staff at University of Southern Mississippi and represents a focus on innovative which we at Siltech appreciate and demonstrate in our own silicone products.
October 26, 2012
We are pleased to announce that Bob Ruckle has been promoted to Global Marketing and Sales Manager for Siltech Corporation.
Bob will oversee the next step in Siltech’s marketing strategy; creating marketing initiatives to generate new business opportunities in the Global Market while providing greater visibility and communication to our clients.
In doing so, Bob will play a critical role in advancing Siltech’s dynamic corporate growth agenda.
Bob was hired as a Sales Manager in 2009 for the US Midwest territory and brings a wealth of marketing, sales and R&D experience to the position.
Bob will also be resposible for managing Global Sales Team members Chuck Wojtas, Eugene Ward, Adam Horne, Dave Wilson and Joel Valencony.
Please join me in congratulating Bob in his new role.
Dag Enhorning
President
June 19, 2012 Siltech Corporation announces the creation of its sales and marketing division in Europe
Toronto, Canada
Siltech Corporation has hired Dr. David Wilson (UK and Northern Europe) and Mr. Joel Valencony (Southwestern Europe) as Regional Sales Managers for its new sales and marketing division in Europe. Prior to joining Siltech, both David and Joel had extensive careers at Dow Corning as Global Key Account Managers.
David has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in Materials Science and was awarded an European Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Hamburg University.
Joel has a Masters in Business from the Ecole de Specialisation a la Vente, France and a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Polymers from the University of Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.
“Given that Siltech’s focus is to jointly develop new innovative silicone solutions with our customers, it is critical that all of our salesmen are creative and can help our customers design the next generation of products that they need. Both David and Joel are a perfect fit for this”, says Siltech President Dag Enhorning.
Siltech develops, manufactures and markets a full line of organo-functional silicone compounds and related specialties for specific customer applications, using our patented as well as proprietary technology. With more than 25 years of experience, our expertise includes organo-modified silicone surfactants and silicone polymers, including a full line of cationic, quaternary and difunctional silicones, as well as a number of reactive silicones.
Contact Information: Siltech Corporation 225 Wicksteed Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4H 1G5 (416) 424-4567 www.siltechcorp.com
January 18, 2012
It is our pleasure to announce that Adam Horne has joined Siltech Corporation as of January 16, 2012, as Regional Sales Manager for the US West Coast including California, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Arizona. Read more…
January 20, 2010
Siltech Corporation is pleased to announce that it has acquired Rhodia’s manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The 113,000 sq ft plant, situated on 8 acres of land, is well… Read more…