IISRP ELECTS PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL FOR 2024 – 2025

HOUSTON, Texas, USA – May 20, 2024

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PR 03.2024

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) elected Mr. Zhuang Yi as its President International for the year 2024 – 2025 at the association’s 64th Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2024. In his new role, he replaces Mr. Kazuyoshi Matsuura of Zeon Elastomers Corporation, who became the Institute's Past-President International.

Mr. Zhuang Yi has a well-recognized and extensive professional background in the polymer industry. He is currently the chief specialist in synthetic materials for China Petroleum and Chemical Group (Sinopec).

Mr. Zhuang has been engaged in scientific research and management in the field of petrochemical and synthetic polymer materials. In 1988, he joined the Liaoyang Branch of PetroChina Company Limited. In 1997, he joined Sinopec and worked in the Science and Technology Department. In 2022, he was appointed as Sinopec's Chief Specialist in the field of synthetic materials.

He currently serves as Vice President of the China Synthetic Rubber Industry Association and Director of the Chemical New Materials Professional Committee of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation.

In addition to Mr. Matsuura, who is now the Past President-International, the other members elected to the Institute Executive Committee for the year 2024 – 2025 are:

• Mr. Kevin Liu of TSRC Corporation – President of the Asia Pacific Section and member of the FPAC.
• Mr. Giovanni Cassuti of Versalis - EMEA Section Vice-President.
• Mr. Brian Chapman of Kuraray Americas – Member of the FPAC
• Mr. Masayoshi Iwasa of Asahi Kasei Corporation – Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Section.
• Mr. Robert Rikhoff of Lion Elastomers – President of the Americas Section
• Mr. Juan Ramon Salinas of IISRP – Managing Director, Assistant Treasurer, and Recording Secretary.

The IISRP is an international not-for-profit trade association with corporate members domiciled in more than 20 countries, who produce more than 75% percent of the world's supply of synthetic rubber. Incorporated in 1960 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Institute supports Milan, Tokyo, and Beijing regional offices.