Altivia Oxide Chemicals announces that George Kraus joined the company as plant manager of its recently acquired facility in Crosby, Texas.
Altivia Oxide Chemicals, LLC, an affiliate of Altivia Petrochemicals, announces that George Kraus joined Altivia as plant manager of its recently acquired facility in Crosby, Texas. Kraus is responsible for the process and safety upgrades and continuous improvement of the facility's 31 reaction and distillation trains. Kraus has spent over 20 years in the chemicals industry and has served in several key roles in engineering and operations management. Kraus most recently served as plant manager for Athlon Solutions, a Halliburton Company, in La Porte, Texas.
Previously, Kraus was operations manager of BASF’s Sterols Process where he led the integration of a newly acquired site into the business’s operating standards, managed and optimized equipment operation and served on the safety vision team for the company’s businesses of North America.
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