Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2002
DOUGLAS ELLIS has been President of Absorption Corp. for three years and
a Director of International Absorbents Inc. for four years. Mr. Ellis
came to Absorption Corp. in 1986 to manage the engineering and
construction phase of their Bellingham Facility. He has a proven track
record as project engineer on $100 million industrial projects in the
pulp, paper and mining industries, along with a history in product
development ranging from concept to marketing and full
commercialization. Mr. Ellis is regarded as a national expert in the
development and implementation of waste pulp and paper-based products
and has unique knowledge of the industrial waste streams from hundreds
of pulp and paper mills across the country. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of InternationalAbsorbents Inc. and an overview of what you are doing at the present
time?
Mr. Ellis: International Absorbents is a public