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Photo courtesy of American Refining Group, Inc.

of the new route needed to drop off
samples prior to departing the facility.
Layton added, "Having a state-of-the-art
facility provides us with a great opportunity to effectively serve our customers
and expand our operation, and we are
very excited about that."
PILOT CHEMICAL NAMES PAMELA
BUTCHER AS CEO AND PRESIDENT

Kinematic viscosity baths can be seen in the
foreground of ARG's recently opened quality lab.

distillation lab, water/environmental
lab and thermal-test lab. The building
also comprises offices, storage, utility
rooms, restrooms and a lunchroom
that will also be used as a training area.
ARG's quality lab has a staff of
16 employees who, between them,
support refinery operations around
the clock, ensuring top-quality fuels,
base oils, resins, solvents, waxes and
blended lubes. ARG Chief Executive
Officer Tim Brown said, "We've been
investing a lot of money in the things
that are very important and this is an
extension of that because quality is
one of our pillars. Our lab personnel
are essential to all aspects of ARG;
they're supporting not just operations,
but our customers, our suppliers, our
sales team, our logistics, the environmental side; they are absolutely key to
what we do and how we do our jobs."
"Although the transition was difficult, we had planned for months,"
explained ARG Director of Quality
Charlotte Layton. "The relocation was
well executed." ARG communicated
diligently with customers and truck
drivers to ensure everyone was aware

Pamela Butcher

Pilot Chemical Co. recently announced that Pamela Butcher has
been named chief operating officer
and president. Butcher has served in
various capacities for Pilot Chemical,
including CEO, president, COO
and member of the board of directors
over the last seven years. She replaces
former President Michael Scott.
"Pilot Chemical leadership is
confident Pam Butcher's industry
and organizational knowledge will be
enormous assets as she leads us toward
continued success," said Paul Morrisroe, chairman of Pilot Chemical's
board of directors.
Butcher first joined Pilot Chemical
in 2010 after a successful 29-year
career with Dow Chemical Co. In
addition to her roles as CEO and president, she will remain on the organization's board of directors.

"I am excited to return to an active
leadership role at Pilot Chemical," said
Butcher. "It will be great to be a part
of the success that is expected to come
from a continuing focus on innovation
and growth."
Butcher will lead corporate operations from the company's headquarters
in Cincinnati, Ohio, and will oversee
seven locations and approximately 280
employees.
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