Lord Callanan joins Symphony as consultant

Lord Callanan of Low Fell is the former MEP Martin Callanan, who was leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, the third largest group in the European Parliament, until this July, and was a leading member of the Environment Committee of the parliament.

On August 8, it was announced that he was to become a member of the House of Lords in the UK on the recommendation of Prime Minister David Cameron.

Symphony Environmental Technologies specializes in developing and marketing a wide range of plastic products and other environmental technologies, and operates worldwide. Its product portfolio includes: d2w, an additive that makes plastics oxo-biodegradable; d2p, a series of anti-microbial or anti-insect masterbatches; d2t, which provides tag and trace anti-counterfeiting properties; and w2v, intended to address the issue of scrap tire disposal.

Lord Callanan said: ‘I was pleased to be asked to join Symphony Environmental Technologies. I look forward to working with it to bring the benefits of its technologies to Europe and the wider world, and to raise awareness in the UK of the contribution which this British company is making to the UK economy and to public health and environmental protection worldwide.

‘In particular, its oxo-biodegradable plastic technology needs to be better understood in Europe.  It does not just cause the plastic to fragment, but converts it at the end of its service-life into biodegradable materials.’

 Symphony Environmental Technologies chief executive officer Michael Laurier said: ‘Symphony’s board is delighted that Lord Callanan has joined us, and we all look forward to working with him. 

‘Symphony is a specialist in environmental technologies, working in more than 90 countries worldwide, and his international experience, and service on the Environment Committee of the European Parliament, will be of great benefit to the company.’