Abu Dhabi, 27th May 2012. Sichem welcomes a new member of our laboratory staff, Mr. Vijayakumar Ragupathi. Vijayakumar joins Sichem from Chemanol in Saudi Arabia, where he worked as a Lab Chemist. Prior to this, he has QC experience from Kothari Petrochemicals and Chennai Petroleum Corporation. Vijayakumar will be responsible for laboratory quality control activity, ensuring that the requirements of our customers and ISO 9001 are met, and that Sichem's strong reputation for product quality is maintained. He has a BSc in Chemistry from Loyola College, Chennai and an MSc in Chemistry from Madras Christian College, Chennai, India.