On Dec. 1, 2017, Holger Hüppeler took over the management of the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit at the specialty chemicals company LANXESS. Prior to this transition, he had been Head of the company’s Global Procurement & Logistics group function. PCI recently asked Hüppeler some questions about his first 18 months in his new role, trends in the pigments market and the future direction of the business unit.