Hickory Springs' Dimitri Dounis to head foam trade group
Elected president of Polyurethane Foam Assn.
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 2, 2011
LOUDON, Tenn. — Dimitri Dounis, corporate director of marketing and foam research for furniture and bedding supplier Hickory Springs Mfg., has been elected president of the Polyurethane Foam Assn., the trade association of U.S. flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers and suppliers.
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Dounis has been with Hickory Springs for 10 years, and is credited with the creation and development of the world's first commercial bio-content flexible polyurethane foam. Previously he was a research scientist for a polyurethane chemical supplier. His technical papers have been published in several scientific journals.
"Dounis has been active in the polyurethane foam business for many years," said Robert Luedeka, PFA's executive director. "His passion and extensive knowledge of the polyurethanes industry, from foam manufacturer and chemical supplier perspectives, will be a great asset to the association. We certainly will benefit from his leadership."
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