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Speaker:
John E. Panichella
President & CEO
Solenis
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The global water and wastewater treatment market is expected to reach $211.3 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 6.5% from now until then. The growth of this market is primarily driven by rapid population growth and urbanization, growing demand for new water resources, rising focus on water quality and public health, increasing prevalence of water-borne diseases, the growing need to treat industrial wastewater sector, and stringent government regulations on treating wastewater.
Satisfying the needs of the market has created a great deal of opportunity for companies in a wide variety of segments. It also has created challenges as the pace of innovation has continued to create changing customer preferences and shifts in demand for chemicals, equipment and other services.
John Panichella heads one of the leading water technologies companies globally with a legacy of water treatment that dates back more than one hundred years. Spun off from Ashland in 2014, Solenis recently added BASF’s water and paper chemicals business to their portfolio. He will share his view of the current state of the water treatment industry, where the industry is headed in terms of innovation and growth, and the key role that companies such as Solenis play in advancing technologies and solutions in this very important industry.
About our Speaker:
John Panichella was named president and chief executive officer of Solenis in August 2014. Prior to Solenis, Panichella served as president of Ashland Water Technologies and senior vice president of Ashland Inc. He previously held the role of president of Ashland Specialty Ingredients as well as group operating officer.
Panichella joined Ashland in 2008 as vice president of Ashland and president of Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients before becoming president of Ashland Specialty Ingredients. Panichella’s career includes significant leadership experience in the global water industry. He spent 25 years with General Electric (GE) and BetzDearborn, where he served in numerous management positions in business development, operations management, sales and marketing, and strategic development.
A native of Pittsburgh, Panichella holds a master of business administration from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the board of directors for the American Chemistry Council, the European Chemical Industry Council and the United Way of Delaware
Solenis
Solenis is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries, including the pulp, paper, oil and gas, petroleum refining, chemical processing, mining, biorefining, power and municipal markets. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of process, functional and water treatment chemistries as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets and minimize environmental impact. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 40 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of approximately 5,200 professionals in 120 countries across five continents.