ITASCA, IL – Specialty chemicals distributor Fitz Chem Corp., Itasca, IL, has expanded the company’s sales team with the addition of Nick Minnich in the Ohio Valley.

A 20-year technical sales veteran, Minnich spent 12 years with GE Plastic, now Sabic, first in its distribution group, known as Polymerland, and finishing as a GE Plastic Direct Account Executive. At GE Plastic,

He followed that experience with a 10-year term with distributor Channel Prime Alliance, where he sold both plastic resin products (commodities and engineered resins) and EPDM rubber to converters.

Minnich’s most recent experience was with specialty chemical manufacturer 3V Inc., selling the company’s UV absorbers, antioxidants, FRs, optical brightener, anti-stats, and rheology modifiers to the plastics and coatings markets.