BATON ROUGE, La. — Patrick Bowers recently joined East West Copolymer as vice president of purchasing and sales. Bowers has over 17 years in the chemical industry with vast experience in procurement activities and management of key customer accounts in the rubber industry. Bob Baxter, the company’s current vice president of purchasing, also revealed plans for his upcoming retirement. Baxter was responsible for securing critical contracts of raw materials that were imperative for East West’s successful start-up in 2014. For more information, visit www.ewcopolymer.com or call (225) 267-3400.