INEOS Lima Faclity

INEOS Barex manufactures a specialized acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate co-polymer; Barex^®.

Barex^® has established a strong position within the global packaging industry due to its unique performance characteristics. It offers exceptional oxygen barrier protection and chemical resistance combined with strength, impact resistance, and processing versatility. Its versatility makes it readily convertible into bottles, blown film, sheet and moulded parts.

Barex^® can be processed through traditional extrusion, injection and calendering techniques and is easily thermoformed. Because of its exceptional strength, Barex^® can also match the stiffness of other resins at reduced thickness, allowing for source reduction as well as lighter packaging, which can translate into substantial cost savings to the end-user.

Consumer appeal is one of the most exciting characteristics of Barex^®. Barex^® offers the design flexibility to create individualized packages that attract the attention of shoppers everywhere.

INEOS Barex manufacturing is based in Lima, Ohio. After being developed in-house, it was introduced commercially in 1975. As a new product, Barex^® initially found widespread use in packaging processed meat, correction fluid, gasoline additives and agrochemicals. Since then, its use has expanded to an ever-widening range of challenging packaging applications such as medical and pharmaceutical, personal care products, cosmetics and premium fruit juice beverages. In addition to the production facility in Lima, sales and technical offices are found in Delaware, Texas, and Switzerland.

INEOS Barex is a customer-focused company. Its business mission is to be the supplier of choice to its customers.

INEOS Barex key values are:

• Excellence in safety, health and environmental performance
• Focus on customer satisfaction, total quality and reliability
• Continuous improvement to become the lowest cost producer of high quality products
• Encouragement of innovation, entrepreneurship and reward for achievement
• Empowerment of employees to create real value for our customers and ourselves

David Schmidt - Chief Executive Officer 

David has over 20 years’ experience in the refining and chemical industries, having held a number of senior commercial and technical roles at INEOS and, previously BP and Amoco. Prior to becoming CEO of the Barex Business in 2012, David served five years as a Director on the INEOS Nitriles Board first as the Procurement Director and then as the Commercial Director.  David holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Roger Bell - Chief Financial Officer

Roger Bell is CFO for INEOS Barex, INEOS Nitriles and INEOS Industries, and Group Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to these roles Roger was the CFO of INEOS Fluor, INEOS Enterprises and INEOS Silicas, and had responsibility for Treasury and Tax in INEOS Group Ltd. Roger has also implemented tax, treasury and financing projects for the INEOS Group. He has over 25 years of experience in the chemical industry having worked with ICI prior to the acquisition of ICI Klea by INEOS in 2001. 

Kevin Koerner - Operations Director

Kevin has over 20 years’ experience in the chemical industry in a range of technical and operational roles. Kevin joined INEOS in 2012 as Operations Director of INEOS Barex after a long career within Total’s chemical business, mostly spent in polymer manufacturing. Kevin holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University.