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Carmelo Lo Faro new head of composite materials at Solvay

06 Feb '17
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Solvay has appointed Carmelo Lo Faro as president of the composite materials global business unit, succeeding Bill Wood, who will retire following the successful integration of Cytec. Faro brings almost 20 years of experience with the composite materials business, spanning research and innovation, strategy, business development as well as management.

Faro will take on his new position on April 1. He joined Solvay following the acquisition of Cytec in December 2015, leading the industrial business line and strategy and business development at composite materials. He was the chief technology officer and a member of the executive leadership team of Cytec.

Faro has a PhD in material science from Catania University, Italy and an MBA from Arizona State University in the US.

An international chemical and advanced materials company, Belgium based Solvay assists its customers in innovating, developing and delivering high-value, sustainable products and solutions which consume less energy and reduce CO2 emissions, optimize the use of resources and improve the quality of life.

The company provides advanced composite and adhesive materials for extreme-demand environments, radical temperature changes, aircraft material expansion and contraction and other external conditions. (KD)

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