LINCOLN, Neb.—Monolith Materials Inc. has appointed Thomas Maier its chief technology officer.
Maier brings 35 years of experience in the rubber and chemical industries, most recently serving as vice president of research and development and in-house counsel for Novagard Solutions.
Other roles include a two-decade career at Goodyear and was vice president of R&D with Tarkett North America.
"Monolith is shattering the paradigm that carbon blacks produced from oil feedstock via the furnace process provide better reinforcement compared to those produced from natural gas via the eco-friendly plasma process," Maier said in a statement. "I'm joining a team of high intellectual horsepower scientists and engineers in their continued quest to implement better, greener solutions for making everyday products without sacrificing end-product performance."