Ken Keegan Ph.D.
Product Line Manager - Deposit and Microbiological Control
Kemira Pulp&Paper

Dr. Keegan has a B.S. in chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University and completed his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Pennsylvania State University.  He began his career in long term research with Arco Chemical Company, moving into the specialty chemical industry with Nalco several years later.  His R&D assignments included work in enhanced oil recovery, waste treatment, and pulp & paper.  His career has spanned 28 years and has included positions as group leader responsible for Deposit and Microbiological Control R&D with Nalco, North American Technology Manager for Grace Dearborn and his current position as Product Line Manager for deposit and microbiological control applications with Kemira’s Pulp&Paper business.

Kemira is a chemicals group made up of four business areas: Kemira Pulp&Paper, Kemira Water, Kemira Specialty and Kemira Coatings. Kemira is a global group of leading chemical businesses with a unique competitive position and a high degree of mutual synergy.

In 2006, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2.5 billion and had a payroll of 9,000 employees. Kemira operates in 40 countries.

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Video #1: Hannu Melarti: Regional President- North America
Hannu has lead Kemira through a radical approach to innovation in the workplace. This innovative approach has increased morale, employee retention, customer satisfaction and profitability.
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Video #2: Joe Stockman: Corporate Accounts Manager
Joe Stockman, Corporate Accounts Manager, discusses some of the innovative approaches Kemira is taking with calcium sulfate, an industrial by product, that allows it to be used as a papermaking filler or as a coating pigment to create new sheets.
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Video #3: Duane Mayeda: North American Product Manager for Kemira Retention and Drainage Aids
Duane speaks about the company’s new KemForm concept, a new platform of polymers designed to improve retention, formation and drainage utilizing microparticle technology, along with state of the art micropolymer technology, for wood containing and non-wood containing grades.
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Video #4: Kevin Hale, Global Product Line Manager- Deinking. Kevin discusses recycled fiber technology and industry trends.
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Video #5: Raymond Paquet: Technical Account Manager- Pulp & Paper and Hydrogen Peroxide
Raymond discusses bleaching and brightness concepts.
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