Chimar Hellas
{{Short description|Greek chemical company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Chimar Hellas S.A.
| logo = LOGO CHIMAR HELLAS.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| industry = Wood-based panels adhesives
| founder = Effy Markessini, Andrew C. Markessinihttps://patents.justia.com/inventor/andrew-c-markessini
| area_served = Europe, N. & S. America, Australia and Asia{{cite web | title=Table view | website=Chimar Hellas | date=27 July 2021 | url=https://chimarhellas.com/references/table-view/ | access-date=6 March 2024}}
| products = Resin technology
Additives
Technical support
New products
| key_people = Dimitris Alexandropoulos, CEO
Charles Markessini, R&D director
| num_employees = 53 (2024)
| homepage = {{URL|https://chimarhellas.com/}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1978|02|20}}
| location_city = Thermi, Thessaloniki
| location_country =Greece
}}
Chimar Hellas S.A. is a Greek chemical company,{{cite web | title=CHIMAR HELLAS ABEE | website=ΣΕΒΕ-ΣύνδεσμοςΕξαγωγέων | date=2023-09-24 | url=https://www.seve.gr/company/chimar-hellas-abee/ | language=el | access-date=2023-09-24}}{{cite web | title=Chimar Hellas | website=Chimar Hellas | date=2021-08-31 | url=https://chimarhellas.com/ | access-date=2023-09-24}}{{cite web | title=Making a comeback in resins | website=Wood Based Panels | date=2007-04-23 | url=https://www.wbpionline.com/features/making-a-comeback-in-resins/ | access-date=2023-08-22}} founded in 1978 under the name MARLIT by Greek chemist Effy Markessini and her husband, Andrew C. Markessini, which specializes in wood adhesive systems and related additives, providing also expertise and services as well as technical support for engineered wood products.{{cite web | title=Greeks with Gifts: 40 Years of Chimar | website=Wood Based Panels | date=2017-10-13 | url=https://www.wbpionline.com/features/greeks-with-gifts-40-years-of-chimar-5947901/ | access-date=2023-08-22}}{{cite web | title=European Business Awards: Βραβεύτηκαν 46 ελληνικέςεπιχειρήσεις | website=Capital.gr | date=2013-12-05 | url=https://www.capital.gr/epikairotita/1920216/european-business-awards-brabeutikan-46-ellinikes-epixeiriseis/ | language=el | access-date=2023-09-24}}{{cite web | last=Πλιάκος | first=Κώστας | title=Τα διαμάντια της ελληνικής οικονομίας | website=CNN.gr | date=2017-07-05 | url=https://www.cnn.gr/focus/story/87826/ta-diamantia-tis-ellinikis-oikonomias | language=el | access-date=2023-09-24}} Certificates (Chimar)
File: Lab Facilities CHIMAR HELLAS (photo by C. Markessini).jpg.]]
History
In 1977, Andreas and Effy Markessini developed a patent for a new chemical product suitable for particleboards, resulting in lower costs for manufacturing plants and decrease in formaldehyde emissions. The invention was initially protected in Germany and later granted an international patent in forty countries.{{cite web | last=Team | first=MakThes | title=Έφυγε από τη ζωή η Χημικός Έφη Μαρκεσίνη – Σε αυτήν οφείλεται η διαχρονική χρήση των νοβοπάν παγκοσμίως | website=makthes.gr | url=https://www.makthes.gr/efighe-apo-ti-zoi-i-ximikos-efi-markesini-se-autin-ofiletai-i-diakhroniki-khrisi-ton-novopan-paghkosmios-661012 | language=el | access-date=2023-08-22}}{{cite web | title=DE2724562A1 - Beschichtetewerkstoffplattenmitglattergeschlosseneroberflaecheundverfahrenzuihrerherstellung | website=GooglePatents | date=1977-05-31 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/DE2724562A1/de?oq=patent+DE2724562A1 | access-date=2023-08-22}}
In 1978, the precursor company of Chimar Hellas, named as MARLIT, was established. Over the years, additional patents for adhesives were developed and the company entered into collaboration with the German manufacturer, Bison Werke Bähre und Greten. New patents led to the application of novel chemical products, such as additives, catalysts, and hardeners.{{cite web | title=History | website=ChimarHellas | date=2021-12-15 | url=https://chimarhellas.com/about/history/ | access-date=2023-09-24}}{{cite web | title=GooglePatents | website=GooglePatents | url=https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Efthali+Vergopoulou-Markessini&oq=Efthali+Vergopoulou-Markessini | access-date=2023-08-22}}
In 1994, the company under its new name, Chimar Hellas, began developing technologies for the production of formaldehyde-based resins such as UF, MUF, and PF. Together with its subsidiaries MARLIT Ltd. and Adhesives Research Institute Ltd., the company laid the foundation for the ACM Wood Chemicals Plc corporate group. In 2002, Chimar Hellas fully absorbed ACM Wood Chemicals Plc.
Activities
The company carries out industrial research and development and also provides competitive technology for making new adhesives and additives. It is also involved in the supply of equipment, turnkey construction, as well as the optimization of manufacturing plants for formaldehyde-based resins.{{cite web | title=Construction of a New Resin Production Line in Mexico | website=SEV | date=2020-09-02 | url=https://en.sev.org.gr/members_news/construction-of-a-new-resin-production-line-in-mexico-by-chimar-hellas/ | access-date=2023-09-24}}
In 2013, Chimar Hellas S.A. received a key distinction in the European Business Awards for its activities.{{cite web | title=The European Business Awards | website=The European Business Awards | url=https://www.businessawardseurope.com/index.php?/archive/st/2013/36/national | access-date=6 March 2024}}
The company's R&D department has participated in several research programs funded by the European Union, collaborating with international companies, wood product industries, and universities.{{cite web | title=EU Funded Projects | website=ChimarHellas | date=2021-06-25 | url=https://chimarhellas.com/eu-funded-projects/ | access-date=2023-09-24}}{{cite web | title=partner, Chimar Hellas (Greece) | website=ResearchRanking.org: European Research Ranking | date=2018-11-15 | url=http://www.researchranking.org/index.php?action=partner&p=daHiw | access-date=2023-09-24}}
Chimar Hellas is currently directed by Effy Markessini's son, Charles Markessini (born 1979), who is a chemist and serves as the director of Research and Development,{{cite web | title=CHIMAR HELLAS: Πως οι φυσικές πρώτες ύλες "κολλάνε" με τη βιομηχανία | website=GRTimes.gr | date=2019-06-21 | url=https://www.grtimes.gr/web-tv/leader/chimar-hellas-pos-oi-fysikes-protes-yles-quot | language=el | access-date=2023-08-22}} and Dimitris Alexandropoulos (born in 1957), a Greek senior chemical engineer, who is the CEO of the company.https://www.businessawardseurope.com/vote/detail-new/The/7970
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://chimarhellas.com/ }}
- {{History|https://chimarhellas.com/about/history/ }}
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