Andreas Dowe

This newly established department is dedicated to creating tailored customer solutions with a global team, utilizing our high-performance polymers—#VESTAMID, #TROGAMID and #VESTAKEEP. We support our clients throughout the entire process, from initial project concept to market-ready solutions, encompassing product, system, and process innovations. Additionally, we focus on pioneering structural foams to further enhance our product lines—#Rohacell and #Rohacryl.

Translating global business strategies of high performance polymers into global research, development & innovation strategies and implementation of it. Project program management and stearing of technical centers in Germany, USA and Asia. Unfolding and testing of future application opportunities.

Product Line PA includes PA6, PA66, PA66/6, PA612 and PPA. The PL department is responsible for the product strategy development and implementation in EMEA region. It actuates procurement, R&D, application engineering, process engineering, operations, QM, marketing and sales. Cross-regional projects are coordinated. The Head of PL department is member of the management team of the division Performance Materials and takes profit accountability for the PL's PA & POM.

Product Manager. P&L responsibility for the PL´s Schulamid (PA6, PA66, PPA), Schuladur (PBT, PET, PCT, PBT/PET, PBT/ASA) and Schulaform (POM-Copo) in EMEA region. Portfolio management, strategy development and implementation. Coordination of product portfolio with Americas and Asia Pacific regions. Development and coordination of purchasing strategies in cooperation with the purchasing department. Development of the marketing strategy and support on marketing activities for the BU Engineering Plastics EMEA.

Global business development of performance plastic materials based on Polyamide 12 and PEEK in oil & gas industry, full P&L responsibility, networking thru the entire value chain, leading interdisciplinary, global project/business teams, strategy development and implementation.

Global business development of high performance plastic materials based on Polyamide 12 in new applications in oil & gas industry, full P&L responsibility, networking thru the entire value chain, leading interdisciplinary, global project/business teams.

Large pipe applications, global market development of new applications in oil & gas industry, project management, strategic marketing

Multi layer extrusion technology, development of new hose designs and improvement of existing designs, training of customers, automotive application, project management, global customer support

Development of Polyamid formulations, design of new recipes, material testing and evaluation of test results, project management

Development of PUR formulations for sealing compounds, design of formulations, testing and evaluation of test results, quality control, project management, up-scale from lab to production, technical customer support

Zusatzstudium für Naturwissenschaftler und Ingenieur.