Industry

Mr Henry Sonneborn III President of the Witco Chemical Corporation of the USA made a recent visit to the Droitwich plant of Witco Chemical Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the Group. During his visit, he was shown the new metering and mixing equipment for the producton of blended polyester resin — Witcothane. Commenting on his trip to the UK, which incorporated visits to France and Holland Mr. Sonneborn said “It is pleasing to note that there is an upturn in the European Chemical Industrial Trade. If we are to preserve a buoyant and vital marketing environment it is up to us, the producers, to keep a constant watch on technological developments. The new equipment at Droitwich is a fine example of just such technology.”