SK functional polymer (SKFP)
Laurent Cartier is an experienced professional in the polymer and specialty chemicals industry, currently serving as General Manager Americas at SK Functional Polymer since February 2025. Prior roles include Sales Director Americas at SK, where Cartier executed sales strategies across nine product lines, and Business Manager/Sales Director for North America at Arkema, managing the P&L for the Functional Polyolefins Business Unit. Additional experience spans positions within Arkema Inc., MPD Chemicals, Cerexagri Inc., ENSCL, Elf Atochem, and the Charles Sadron Institute, showcasing a strong background in sales, business development, and academic research in polymer chemistry. Laurent Cartier holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the Charles Sadron Institute - Louis Pasteur University and multiple master's degrees in Polymer Chemistry and Material Sciences.
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SK functional polymer (SKFP)
SK Functional Polymer (SKFP) is a European specialty plastic resins producer. Its top target is to develop its activities in the plastic Circular Economy. SKFP is a subsidiary of SK Group, the giant korean conglomerate with revenue above 100 billion USD. SKFP has more than 50 years of experience in the development and supply of specialty polyolefins products from manufacturing facilities in Europe and in the USA. SK Functional Polymer markets an extensive range of specialty polyolefins that are suited to a large number of applications. These thermoplastic materials enhanced with a range of functionalities (acrylics, epoxy, maleic anhydride) are supplied under the following brand names: Lotader®: reactive ethylene-acrylate maleic anhydride terpolymers Lotader®AX : reactive ethylene-acrylate glycidyl methacrylate terpolymers Ionia®: Ionomers Lotryl®: ethylene-acrylate copolymers Evatane®: ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers Orevac® T: reactive ethylene-vinyl acetate-maleic anhydride copolymers Orevac® G: reactive anhydride maleic grafted polyolefins (PE, PP, EVA) Primacor™ : Ethylene Acrylic Acid (EAA) SKFP also distributes in Europe, India and South East Asia the EVASIN EVOH resins produced by our partner, Chan Chung Petrochemicals, based in Taiwan.