Accelerate speed to market for plastic additives

We help you accelerate your product innovation, get more market traction and strengthen your business strategy

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What we can do for you

Product innovation

Product development

Design of experiment for technology screening

Formulation development into end-use application

Production process optimization and backward integration

Business development

Market opportunity assessment

Development of customer base

Extented field and customer trials

Dollarization of offering

Business model

Business strategy

Identify long-term market needs

SWOT analysis

Assess M&A targets

Valorization and sales of product portfolio

Cases

New light stabilizer for agricultural plastics

Developed a long-term innovation platform for NOR HALS allowing its use in agricultural plastics on a global scale.

Engagement with strategic customers to accelerate market conversion towards greenhouse films with premium pesticide protection

Developed and executed marketing campaigns with strategic customers towards cooperatives and growers

New antioxidant for food contact materials

Implemented a down-stream market pull approach with strategic film converters and brand owners to accelerate market adoption of novel food contact approved antioxidant

Dollarized the effect in use at direct customers and film converters allowing premium pricing validated by in-house trials

Built a long-term innovation strategy for phosphite antioxidants

Intermediate for light stabilizer production

Identified and negotiated long-term partnership for tolling of triacetoneamine

Managed process development team to acquire necessary process competence, validate and install process improvements

Achieved major cost reduction on triacetoneamine production

Light management for increased crop productivity

Installed and tracked field trials in target countries to dollarize the effect of light management on roses

Extended the duration of the light effect through redesigning the additive formulation

Developed business development plan to achieve critical mass in target rose growing countries

Controlled degradation of polyolefins

Developed low-cost and eco-friendly biodegradable plastic film compatible with crop specific agricultural practices.

Installed business development team to support cooperatives and growers to integrate biodegradable films in their practices

Achieved governmental funding to support accelerated market adoption

About David

I am a seasoned business manager with +20 years experience in the global plastic additive industry. Over the years I have mastered my skills in product development, business development and strategic marketing related to processing additives, light stabilizers and antioxidants. I am creative and unconventional, comfortable in new and challenging businesses.

Experience

+ 20 years plastic additive

  • Food packaging, industrial and agricultural films
  • Polymer processing additives, light stabilizers, antioxidants and non-dust blends
  • Process development, innovation management and business development
  • Marketing, sales, P&L management

Education

Phd in chemistry

  • Phd inorganic chemistry
  • Master in quantum chemistry
  • Several courses on marketing, business management and finance

Languages

7 languages

  • Bilingual: Dutch, French
  • Professional Proficiency: English, Spanish, German, Italian
  • Elementary: Chinese

"With David we were able to run a feasibility study within an extremely short time at a level of detail that most business teams can only bring at later stages. His broad technical, marketing and business development skills allowed him to engage, gain trust and guide every member of our team on this project. Being straight to the point and trustworthy David is an added value for any chemical company looking to innovate."

Benjamin Ladent

Head of Strategic Marketing

Solvay

"David is simply one of the best in the very small congregation of global experts in stabilization of plastics. He is a very creative mind doubled with a 12 cores CPU brain and a real pleasure to work with. A highly highly recommendable consultant!"

Serge Rogasik

Senior Executive Vice President

Vantage Specialty Chemicals

“With David involved the ideas don’t stay on the drawing board, but are realized and materialized in a very structured and thought-through way.
I would definitively like to work with David again and can highly recommend him for his busininess development and project management skills.”

Mattias Bragvad

Global Business Team Manager

Lehmann & Voss

“David is one of the most creative and energetic colleagues I’ve ever met. He is inspiring for people working with him and has strong drive to carry projects even in difficult times. His broad strategic thinking and long-term view makes him
a precious resource in any teamwork.”

Alberto Giovanzana

Senior VP Nutrition and Health Division

BASF

“David worked for many years in the agricultural field. With his excellent
customer focus he always understood the pulse of this specialized business. He was well known to motivate his cross-functional teams and align it for his strategic tasks. This allowed him to implement innovations fast and effectively.”

Thomas Schmutz

Director Tech. Service and Application Development

SONGWON

"David profiled himself very quickly as very versatile technical consultant to our customers and end users. He was an excellent team player and soon learned the broader business aspects."

Rik Nuyttens

European Regulatory Affaist Manager

3M

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