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SIMONA AMERICA Group Advances Sustainability Commitments with SBTi Validation As Part of SIMONA AG

ATLANTA, GA – February 6, 2025 – SIMONA AMERICA Group, a subsidiary of SIMONA AG, is proud to announce that the company’s ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets have been officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This milestone underscores SIMONA’s commitment to reducing its environmental footprint and contributing to the global effort to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. SIMONA first signed up to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) at the beginning of 2024. The rationale behind this move was to ensure an effective reduction in the company’s carbon footprint, while also making a positive contribution to global climate change mitigation. In joining the SBTi, SIMONA has taken responsibility for the environment and set itself long-term goals that are both quantifiable and based on scientific principles.

 

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Amy Brandon Appointed to Director of Human Resources for SIMONA AMERICA Group

As of February 3, 2025, Amy Brandon has been promoted to Director of Human Resources for SIMONA AMERICA Group, reporting directly to Adam Mellen. In this expanded role, Amy will oversee human resource “HR” functions at the group level, including our three U.S. companies: SIMONA AMERICA Industries, SIMONA Boltaron, and SIMONA PMC. Amy first joined SIMONA Boltaron in October 2008, shortly after graduating from Kent State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Over the years, she has held various roles from customer service to inside sales before transitioning to Human Resources Manager in 2014. In 2024, Amy successfully completed the International Leadership Circle, which is an intensive, 18-month leadership training program.

 

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Cyndy Host Joins SIMONA Boltaron as Finance Lead

SIMONA Boltaron is pleased to announce the hiring of Lucinda (Cyndy) Host to the position of Finance Lead. In her new role, Cyndy will be responsible for overseeing the organization’s fiscal functions, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and industry financial management practices.
“We are delighted to welcome Cyndy to our team as Finance Lead,” said Lynne Anderson, Deputy CFO for SIMONA AMERICA Group. “She brings exceptional expertise and leadership in financial management, which will be invaluable as we continue to grow and strengthen our fiscal operations.”

 

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SIMONA Boltaron Recognized with Sustainability Award

At the 13th annual Global Supplier Day, hosted by RECARO in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, SIMONA Boltaron Inc. was honored with the first Sustainability Award. The event, which gathered suppliers from around the world, recognized outstanding contributions across several categories, with SIMONA Boltaron standing out for its commitment to sustainable innovation in the aviation industry.

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SIMONA AMERICA Group Recognized for Marketing and Environmental Excellence at 2024 IAPD Annual Convention

SIMONA AMERICA Group was honored with two awards at the 68th Annual IAPD (International Association of Plastics Distribution) Convention + connecX, held on October 10, 2024, in Louisville, KY. These awards celebrate SIMONA’s success in marketing innovation and its commitment to environmental sustainability. SIMONA received the Bronze Award for Marketing Excellence and the Silver Award for Environmental Excellence, recognizing the company’s efforts across two key areas of performance.

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SIMONA AMERICA Group Embraces Sustainable Initiatives By Taking Actionable Steps

SIMONA AMERICA Group is proud to announce a series of significant steps in our ongoing commitment to sustainability. For SIMONA, sustainability is not an empty phrase but an integral part of our global identity, guided by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Our company firmly believes that sustainability is everyone’s responsibility and that each and every one of us can make a difference. We are committed to investing in leading technologies and taking action where we can make a significant impact for the betterment of our planet and our people.

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Valerie Glover Joins SIMONA AMERICA Group as Marketing Manager

SIMONA AMERICA Group is pleased to announce that Valerie Glover has joined the company as Marketing Manager. In her new position, Valerie is responsible for setting the marketing strategy and direction for the company and its three US-based manufacturing divisions. She will also lead the marketing team in various communication initiatives and further developing the reach and recognition of the SIMONA brand.

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Autumn Werner promoted to SIMONA AMERICA Group Sustainability Manager

SIMONA AMERICA Group is pleased to announce that Autumn Werner has been promoted to Sustainability Manager. In her new position, Autumn will work with department managers from all three SIMONA AMERICA Group divisions as well as SIMONA AG (Germany), Sustainability department to develop and lead the U.S. approach to environmental sustainability.

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Agustin Lomeli Joins SIMONA Boltaron as Aerospace Business Development Manager

SIMONA AMERICA Group is pleased to announce that Agustin Lomeli has joined the company as Aerospace Business Development Manager in Central and South America.

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Alicia Spence Joins SIMONA AMERICA Group as Vice President of Sales and Distribution

SIMONA AMERICA Group is pleased to announce that Alicia Spence has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Distribution Strategy.

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SIMONA Boltaron Hires Joe Borer as Quality Manager

We are pleased to announce the hiring of Joe Borer as new Quality Manager, based in Newcomerstown, OH.

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Samantha Stacy Promoted to Technical Director for SIMONA AMERICA Group

As technical director, Ms. Stacy will lead product development, capability analysis, quality, and field services for all SIMONA AMERICA Group manufacturing companies.

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Tanya Saracino Hired as Business Development Manager for Continental Europe

Ms. Saracino will be responsible for supporting SIMONA Boltaron’s customers throughout Continental Europe. She will also work with the global business team to drive new business in aviation as well as other high-performance market segments.

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Rebecca Samson-Inclan Promoted to Brand Manager

As brand manager, Ms. Samson-Inclan will be focused on developing and implementing creative campaigns across media channels while overseeing brand consistency throughout internal departments, outside agencies and with SIMONA AMERICA Group’s partner customer base.

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SIMONA Boltaron Hires Two New Customer Service Team Members

SIMONA Boltaron is pleased to announce that Dana McConnell and Monica Rennicker joined the customer service department in September 2021.

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SIMONA Boltaron Welcomes New Product Development Engineer Chongfu Zhou

Zhou will join SIMONA Boltaron’s product development team to support its expanding efforts to provide a complete range of modern fire retardant thermoplastic material solutions to its customers.

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Angel Jewell Promoted to Customer Service Manager

“The most important task that I’ll be responsible for as Customer Service Manager is ensuring customer satisfaction. We care about our customers and provide excellent service for them,” said Ms. Jewell.

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Technical Service, Specialty and Decorative Products Groups Growing Through New Hire and Promotions

SIMONA Boltaron is pleased to announce the hiring of Matt Kline to the position of Technical Service Specialist as well as two new promotions in teh Decorative and Specialty Products Group.

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Aircraft Interior Companies Combine Their Innovative Technologies to Combat COVID-19 on Aircraft July, 2020

The new Molon Labe S2 Economy Class Seat features Boltaron 9815N FAR-rated sheet for the seat shell and tray table, as well as Tapis’s anti-microbial Promessa Ultrafabric for the seat upholstery.

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SIMONA Boltaron Achieves AS9100 Rev D Certification April, 2020

This certification to the international aerospace quality standard signifies SIMONA Boltaron’s ongoing commitment to meeting and exceeding increasingly stringent industry requirements for aerospace related products for the interiors market.

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“Company honored in the 2020 Stevie® Awards” SIMONA Boltaron Stevie Awards Honoree

The customer service team for SIMONA Boltaron has been named a sales support team of the year in the 14th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

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“Roadmap to Success” An Interview for CEO Magazine North America

CEO Larry Schorr is leading the organizational restructuring of SIMONA AMERICA’s operations, which has put it in better stead for the future.

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“Boltaron to Increase Thermoplastic Production” An Article in Aircraft Interiors International

Boltaron has announced that it intends to open a new extrusion line in the third quarter of 2018, in order to increase manufacturing capacity and help strengthen the company’s market share in the aerospace thermoplastic materials sector.

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“Fast-growing Boltaron Makes Ambitions Clear in Aircraft Interiors” An Article on Runway Girl Network

Roughly a decade ago Boltaron’s Newcomerstown, Ohio facility held as much as a 60% market share of the plastic card stock for credit cards and hotel room keys. The firm had long mastered the PVC calendering process, which sees raw materials in powder form fused into a homogeneous molten mass, and fed into a series of heated revolving rollers that squeeze the material to a desired thickness. As you can imagine, card stock business was good.

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