Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, 
celebrated the grand opening of a new office in Rotterdam that will serve as 
the company's central hub for European operations. Among other functions, the 
office will house Emerald's growing team for order fulfillment and technical 
service, focused on serving customers worldwide for products manufactured at 
Emerald's operations in Europe. 

"As we continue to grow as a global organization, we realized the need for a 
centralized EMEA hub that will create alignment with our global headquarters in 
Vancouver. Our new European Central Office will help us to ensure continuity 
and excellent service for our customers, as well as provide space for the 
growth of our team," said Ed Gotch, chief executive officer.

Emerald already has a major stake in the Rotterdam region, with its 
manufacturing facility located in Rotterdam Botlek. As a result, the new office 
in Rotterdam provides a strategic location that is also convenient to one of 
Emerald's key European manufacturing operations. 

The Rotterdam Botlek facility is one of the largest and most efficient 
facilities of its kind, and Emerald has executed a number of capacity and 
product line expansions at the site over the last decade. Emerald also has a 
European operation in Widnes, United Kingdom, where Emerald has made recent 
expansions to increase production and add new chemistries. The new ECO will 
service customers of products manufactured at these two facilities.

Emerald Kalama Chemical is the world leader in benzoate chemistry and a trusted 
and reliable supplier of specialty materials, focusing on flavor and fragrance 
ingredients, non-phthalate plasticizers, antimicrobials and synthesis 
intermediates. Emerald serves customers globally from facilities in the U.S. 
and Europe. The Emerald operations in Rotterdam Botlek and Widnes both have 
certifications for ISO 9001:2015 for quality, ISO 14001:2015 for environmental 
management and ISO 45001 for operational health and safety. 

For information about Emerald(R) or its products, available globally, visit 
www.emeraldkalama.com. You can also contact Emerald Kalama Chemical at 
kalama@emeraldmaterials.com, in Europe at +31.88.888.0500, or in the U.S. at 
+1.360.954.7100. 

SOURCE Emerald Kalama Chemical

CONTACT: Eileen Petridis, Falls Communications, +1-216-696-0229.