We spoke with three European attendees of this year’s Global Saijuku Management Programme: Frank Voermans from SEKISUI Alveo, Stelios Papacostas from Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Europe and Mike Dieters from SEKISUI S-Lec. We asked them about their experiences, impressions and learnings during the training.
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals’ latest product, Advasol Water Soluble Films, was recently awarded 2nd place for Greenest Product at the International Pool and Spa Show. The show took place in New Orleans in November 2016. It was drawing attendance of over 11,000 professionals from across the globe to view and discuss the latest pool and spa technologies.
In 2016, the switches at the slab track of the Lille Metro in France were renovated with the technology of FFU® synthetic wood. This was the second successful installed FFU synthetic sleepers project in France after renewing two switches at slab track in Toulouse 2015.
On March 3, 2017, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. celebrated its 70th anniversary and reached an important milestone. President Teiji Koge addresses all members of the SEKISUI Chemical Group in a personal message.
The vote is over – and the participation was quite impressive. Over 10.000 votes of SEKISUI employees worldwide determined the winners of the Greenest Person (2016) Award. One of the eight nominees in total was Bart Scheepers from SEKISUI S-Lec in Roermond. He ranks second place in this year’s vote.
Do you know what has been celebrated in Japan last Friday? The Doll Festival known as hina-matsuri. It is a very special day in Japan. Families celebrate good health and future happiness for girls in a unique and colourful matter. But also communities have their own individual way to solemnise this occasion. The tradition goes back to the Heian period in Japanese history.
2017 is an exciting year – SEKISUI Chemical turns 70! From a single plastics manufacturing plant to a 9 billion EUR global chemical and manufacturing company, SEKISUI Chemical continues to be a corporate leader in key industries and a strong advocate for environmental issues.
The arrival of a new year puts many people in a special mood. In western cultures, friends and family perform rituals to leave the ghosts of the old year behind, and to embrace new opportunities that may surface with the change of years. In Japan, “shōgatsu” – the “Japanese New Year” – has the same great importance as Christmas for most people in Europe. The New Year’s Day is called “Ganjitsu”.
