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22 APRIL 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 4 COMPANY NEWS New President Serves at ASTM International Katharine "Kathie" Morgan. Photo courtesy of ASTM International. Katharine "Kathie" Morgan is now serving as the new president of global standards develop- ment organization ASTM Interna- tional (West Con- shohocken, Penn- sylvania). In that role, Morgan will lead a team that supports thousands of members, custom- ers, partners, and other stakeholders. She succeeds James A. Thomas, who served in the role for 25 years. "I am thrilled and humbled to serve as president of an organi- zation that has played such a foundational role in meeting societal needs for over a century," says Morgan. She is a 33-year veteran of ASTM International, having served as executive vice president for the past two years. Prior to that, she was vice president of the operations technical com- mittee, where she led a 50-member team that supported the volunteer work of ASTM International's 30,000 worldwide members. Fletcher Joins ASTM International Board John Fletcher, technical support manager for Elcometer (Manchester, United King- dom), will serve a three-year term on the board of directors for industry standards organization ASTM International (West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania). Based in Manchester, Fletcher has worked with Elcometer since 1982 and represents the company at ASTM meetings. A member of ASTM since 2007, Fletcher is currently serving as vice chairman of the group's committee on paint and related coatings, materials, and applications. Fletcher is also a member of NACE International, SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), and is a Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion (Northamp- ton, United Kingdom), where he served as president from 2015 to 2016. Castolin Eutectic Acquires Furnace Mineral Products The Castolin Eutectic Group (Lausanne, Switzerland), a division of Messer Eutectic Castolin GmbH Holding (Bad Soden, Ger- many), announced the acquisition of pri- vately owned Furnace Mineral Products, Inc. (FMP) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). FMP specializes in the research, develop- ment, manufacture, and field application of inorganic-hybrid coatings. These coatings are used frequently by the power generation industry, and they are also applicable across a spectrum of industries where inno- Xylan ® anti-corrosion coatings thrive in harsh environments The various Xylan coating systems offer you: • Outstanding corrosion resistance • Superb abrasion resistance • Excellent dry-film lubrication • Controlled torque tension • Low breakout torque • Wide temperature range Be sure to visit us at the OTC Show, booth #7063, 1-4 May. Where good ideas come to the surface whitfordww.com • ©Whitford 2017 lives and works here... lives and works here... ...and here... ...and here... ...and here... ...and here...