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| Italian Paolo Galli inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame Class of 2009 |
| At NPE 2009 here in Chicago June 22-26, 2009 the Plastics Hall of Fame’s class of 2009 which covers a global spectrum of leaders in materials, machinery, screws and packaging will induct nine new members – one of which is the Italian, Paolo Galli.
Mr. Galli is an Italian expert in catalyst technology who is described as one of the giants of polyolefins, along with Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta. Galli developed technology that led to today 142 polypropylene plants using the Spheripol process, eight polyethylene plants using the Spherilene process and four Catalloy plants around the world. Galli started his career in 1962 as a researcher at Montecatini, a unit of the Italian conglomerate Montedison SpA. Natta was his supervisor. He rose through the ranks in R&D, ending as president of the Montell Technology unit of Montell Polyolefins BV. He retired from Montell in 1999. Currently, Galli is scientific adviser for Borealis Polyolefine GmbH of Vienna. Galli invented highly efficient catalyst systems and discovered basic principles of catalysts-to-polymer replication, which made possible novel polyolefin materials. He created processes for Spheripol, Spherilene, Catalloy and Spherizone technologies. He also created a world-class polyolefin research center in Ferrara, Italy, which he headed for many years. Source: www.plasticsnews.com |
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