PAWTUCKET, R.I.—Teknor Apex Co. has promoted Sachin Sakhalkar to the position of business manager, Americas, for its Thermoplastic Elastomer Division.
Sakhalkar joined Teknor in 2005 as a business development manager for the TEP Division. In 2011 he was promoted to the position of director of strategic marketing and new business development.
Prior to joining Teknor, Sakhalkar spent seven years with Basell Polyolefins (now LyondellBasell Industries) as manager of strategic marketing and innovation.
Teknor Apex is a custom compounder of plastics, including TPEs, vinyl, nylons, toll and specialty compounds, color masterbatches, specialty chemicals, bioplastics and hoses.