Global Group Management

Ran J. Sharon – President & Global Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Sharon has served as President and CEO of Clariter since 2005. For the last 15 years has led various ventures from concept stage through their successful rollouts and expansion. In 1997 he founded Kornelius group, an entrepreneurial investment and consulting company specializing in NCD companies and in 1999 he co‐founded the IIF Group (Internet Investment Fund), a holding and investment company comprised of five subsidiaries, which over 2003 and 2004 successfully sold its key business assets to various institutional investors. His activities are spread over Poland, the United States of America, Hungary and Israel.

Dr. Sharon holds a doctoral degree in jurisprudence and political science from ELTE University in Budapest, is a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO) and a founding Board Member of Warsaw Destination Alliance.

Michael Yanovski – Executive Vice President

Mr. Yanovski joined Clariter in 2006 as a COO, overseeing Clariter’s operational activities.

Before joining Clariter, Mr. Yanovski served as CEO of Treofan Group, Dor Chemicals and Dor Gas. His 32-year career has made him a highly regarded plastic and chemical industry leader with extensive management experience in operations, technical and M&S.

At the Treofan Group, one of the world's leading producers of high performance polypropylene film for a broad array of packaging and technical applications and the largest producer in Europe, Mr. Yanovski was responsible for development and building of global commercial and financial strategies and organizations, development functional alignment, including production optimization, improvement effectiveness and production output, building and operating new companies and establishing new infrastructures and plants.

Mr. Yanovski received a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering in 1972 from Vilnius University and in 1986 finished a special program in Industrial Management at the Technion in Israel.

Alan Da Costa – General Counsel

Mr. Da Costa joined Clariter in 2005 as General Counsel responsible for legal and regulatory matters.

Mr. Da Costa serves as a Director at RAM Hand‐to‐Hand Couriers, an internationally acclaimed Courier Company. Mr. Da Costa previously served as an Executive Committee Member and Director at Werksmans Attorneys, one of South Africa’s leading Law Firms. His experience covers a range of legal areas. Mr. Da Costa graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law Degree.

Mr. Da Costa is also an admitted Attorney and Conveyancer in the High Court of South Africa.

Reuven Sharon – Executive Vice President

Mr. Sharon joined Clariter in 2004 after a long and successful career in the public and private sectors.

From 2003, Mr. Sharon served as Chairman of the Kornelius Group and Managing Director of Global Wind Energy Poland (GWEP), a leading investor in renewable energy.

Mr. Sharon served as Vice President of Netia Telekom S.A., Poland’s largest alternative telecom provider and first Polish company to be listed on NASDAQ. During his term at Netia (1997-2003), Mr. Sharon was responsible for External and Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Affairs, and Investment Relations.

From 1994-1997 Mr. Sharon was a part of the Dankner Investment Group, where he served as VP for Foreign Investments.

Mr. Sharon served as Commercial Attaché to Hungary and Poland for the State of Israel (1989–1994) and from 1977‐1989 as Managing Director of Institute of Quality Control (IQC) and Director of Technology and Agriculture at the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Mr. Sharon graduated from Jerusalem University, and later studied at the Israeli Export Institute for Management of Foreign Trade and International Relations.

Did you know that…

Long term plastics consumption growth rate is expected to be around 4% globally, higher than global GDP growth.
Polyethylene (PE-LD, PE-HD, PE-LLD) and polypropylene (PP) account for around 50% of whole demand for plastic material. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the third largest polymer at 11% of total demand.
Packaging is the largest end use market segment with 40.1% share in plastic industry. This is followed by building and construction (20.4%) and automotive (7.0%).
Seven of the EU Member States plus Norway and Switzerland recover more than 84% of their used plastics.
Only in Europe more than 1.6 million people work in over 50,000 companies involve in the plastic industry. Most of these companies are small and medium sized enterprises generating turnover of around € 300 billion per year.
Global plastics production reached 260 million tonnes in 2007. Due to economic slowdown in 2008 and 2009 it fell down to 245 and 230 million tonnes respectively.
Europe produced 55 million tonnes of plastics in 2009 contributing 24% of the global total plastics production.
The EU Member States plus Norway and Switzerland treated 24.3 million tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste in 2009
An overall recovery rate of post-consumer plastic waste is around 54% in EU Member States (includes mechanical recycling and energy recovery). Still landfill rate of plastic wastes is estimated at 46%.
12% to 15% of a modern car is made of plastic. The use of plastics reduces weight, saves fuel and reduce emissions. Plastic components impact fuel efficiency saving approximately 2.5 litres of fuel per kg used over the lifetime of the vehicle.
Nearly 40% of all energy consumed is used in buildings. Plastic insulation helps our homes to stay warm or cool in a sustainable, eco-efficient way. Over the lifetime of a building, just 1kg of plastic can save up to 755 kg of CO2 emissions.
The innovative use of plastic in modern washing machine drums reduces water and energy consumption by 40-50% compared to older models.
In developing countries, 50% of food is wasted during journey from farms to kitchen, whilst only 2-3% is wasted in Europe thanks to the usage of plastic packaging that protects the food and drinks from contamination and getting wasted.
The carbon footprint of plastic (LDPE or PET, polyethylene) is about 6 kg CO2 per kg of plastic.
The production of 1 kg of polyethylene (PET or LDPE), requires the equivalent of 2 kg of oil for energy and raw material.
Burning 1 kg of oil creates about 3 kg of carbon dioxide. About 6 kg of carbon dioxide is created during production and incineration of 1kg of plastic.
One plastic bag weights about 8 g to 60 g depending on size and thickness.
The world-wide production of plastic is currently at 35 kilogram per year per person. On average, it is increasing by 3% per year.
About 40% of the produced plastic is being disposed within 1 year (primarily packaging material).
The average lifetime of plastic products is 12 years. The main reason is the relatively long lifetime of plastic products used in the construction sector.
Recycling of plastic saves on average about 2.5 kg CO2 emission per kg of plastic. Thus recycled plastic produces about 3.5 kg CO2 compared to 6 kg of CO2 for new plastic. (production and incineration).
About 6% of the world-wide oil consumption is used for the production of plastic (with increasing tendency).
Plastic production increased from 1.5 million tonnes in 1950 to 230 million tonnes in 2009. This growth is around 9% a year on average.
There are around 20 distinct groups of plastics, each with numerous grades available to help deliver specific properties for each different application.
There are five high-volume plastics families; polyethylene (PE-LD, PE-LLD, PE-HD), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Together, the big five account for around 75 % of all European plastics.
22% of the components in the Airbus A380 airplanes are made from plastics.
Natural degradation of polyolefin plastics takes up to thousand years.
Conversion of polyolefin plastic wastes into high grade hydrocarbon fractions like solvents, oils and waxes, lengthen the life cycle of products manufactured from crude oil.