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Steve Alessandro

Business Line Manager, Plastics Nafta at BYK Additives

Steve Alessandro is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for North America at BYK USA, Inc. since May 2023, having previously held multiple roles at BYK Additives, including Business Line Manager for Plastics and Industrial Applications in the NAFTA region, and Technical Sales Representative. Steve's prior experience includes significant positions at PPG Industries from June 1997 to June 2013, such as Global Refinish Export Compliance Manager, Director of Customer Service Operations, Manager of Customer Service Operations, Site Manager, Operations Engineer, and Process Engineer. Steve began a professional career as a co-op at Clevite while attending college. Education includes an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from The University of Akron.

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Cleveland, United States

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BYK Additives

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BYK is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals. The company’s innovative additives and differentiated solutions optimize product and material properties as well as production and application processes. Amongst other things, BYK additives improve scratch resistance and surface gloss, the mechanical strength or flow behavior of materials, and properties such as UV- and light stability or flame retardancy. In the field of quality assurance, BYK’s measuring and testing instruments serve to effectively assess appearance and physical properties. The company’s customers include manufacturers of coatings and printing inks, plastics, adhesives and sealants, as well as cleaners, floor coatings, and lubricants. BYK additives are also successfully used in the construction chemistry, oil and gas, and foundry industries. BYK has a global network of subsidiaries and operates production sites in Germany (Wesel, Kempen, Schkopau, Moosburg, Geretsried), the Netherlands (Deventer, Denekamp, Nijverdal), and the UK (Widnes), in the USA (Wallingford, Chester, Columbia, Earth City, Gonzales, Louisville, Pittsford), and in China (Shanghai, Tongling). The company is part of the ALTANA Group and employs a workforce of more than 2,500 people worldwide. ---------------------- Dear follower, we take data protection and data processing in our social network offers very seriously. Here you can get to the details of our data processing: https://www.altana.com/servicemenu-1/our-social-media-appearances.html Get to our imprint here: https://www.byk.com/en/imprint


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Wesel, Germany

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