AUSTIN, Texas — Steve Skarke of Kaneka North America was recently named the new chair of the Texas Chemical Council’s (TCC) Outreach Committee. Skarke is site manager for Kaneka North America in Pasadena, Texas, and has served as a TCC board member for the past four years. His responsibilities as the committee chair are to ensure the committee has the resources it needs to fulfill its mission of promoting awareness of the contributions of the Texas chemical industry and to provide leadership as needed. For more information, visit www.txchemcouncil.org or call (512) 646-6400.