MANUFACTURERS – AUGUST 2020

Chryso Inc. in Rockwall, Texas, has promoted Dan Bentz to vice president of Sales and Marketing, Concrete Admixtures. He will be responsible for managing all brands and promoting sales growth and customer satisfaction throughout North America. Since joining Chryso in 2019, Bentz has made significant contributions to the organization, strengthening sales, marketing and dispenser teams as well as contributing to overall business growth. He will continue as a member of the Chryso Executive Committee, offering expertise as a registered professional engineer and master of business administration graduate with nearly two decades’ technical experience in the concrete industry.

Dan Bentz

Chryso Inc. in Rockwall, Texas, has promoted Dan Bentz to vice president of Sales and Marketing, Concrete Admixtures. He will be responsible for managing all brands and promoting sales growth and customer satisfaction throughout North America. Since joining Chryso in 2019, Bentz has made significant contributions to the organization, strengthening sales, marketing and dispenser teams as well as contributing to overall business growth. He will continue as a member of the Chryso Executive Committee, offering expertise as a registered professional engineer and master of business administration graduate with nearly two decades’ technical experience in the concrete industry.

Kemco Systems, Clearwater, Fla. water and energy technology company, recently named Nathan Mein as regional sales manager, based in Houston. He began his career as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army and earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas, El Paso. After working in management at a textile and polyurethane manufacturing plant, Mein transitioned to sales engineer in the commercial laundry industry with Tingue, Brown, and Co.

Nathan Mein

Major concrete reinforcing steel producer and distributor Commercial Metals Co. has closed on AZZ Inc. assets associated with Galvabar, a proprietary galvanized rebar with zinc alloy coating that provides advanced corrosion protection and post-fabrication formability. The transaction was effected through the CMC Steel Oklahoma, LLC subsidiary and includes a Galvabar-dedicated production line near Tulsa. It extends a stake in high performance reinforcements that CMC established through a 2017 MMFX Technologies asset deal.

“The acquisition represents our commitment to executing on our strategy of being the leader in concrete reinforcement,” says CMC Chief Operating Officer Tracy Porter. “The addition of Galvabar’s value-added products will enable us to better serve and support our customers’ needs. We also believe that CMC’s broad geographic footprint and distribution network will greatly enhance the reach of the Galvabar product line.”

“While Galvabar would normally be considered a core business, we have determined that this technology is better suited for a company with both rebar manufacturing and distribution capabilities,” adds AZZ CEO Tom Ferguson. “I am convinced that CMC will be a great partner to the Galvabar customer base, as well as a good employer for its work force.”

Ohio-based ChemMasters Inc. has acquired concrete agent specialist Vexcon Chemicals, Philadelphia. Founded in 1974, Vexcon manufactures a broad line of concrete chemicals including both water and solvent borne cure & seals, highway cures, sealers, water repellents, densifiers, hardeners and treatments sold under Certi-Vex, Penseal, PowerSeal and StarSeal brands.