Dr. David Blum

Within Business Unit Advanced Optics, Head of Production for the 24/7 melting plant Mainz.

Support the integration process post acquisition of APK Group by LyondellBasell.

100% affiliate of APK AG, Merseburg. By means of vasetile kilo laboratory and pilot plant ("multi purpose"), development and improvement of innovative plastic recycling processes aiming at ready-to-use polymers for high-demand applications. Additionally, optimization of existing production processes including screening and evaluation of state-of-the-art production technologies.

Group Technology & Innovation (GTI), Group Process Technology (PRT): Head of 2 pilot plants, global, 50 FTEs, annual budget of 7.5 mio EUR. Development and implementation of global piloting strategy, harmonization and optimization of existing plants and their processes, screening and evaluation of state-of-the-art production technologies

Group Technology & Innovation (GTI), Group Process Technology (PRT): Produktion Manager of Multi Purpose Pilot Plant Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany, 32 FTEs, annual budget of 5 mio EUR. For all Clariant Business Units, process scale-up from laboratory to production, process development, sample production, and production trouble-shooting

--> 1. Production & Technology: Product Manager for Single Pigment Concentrates (SPC), Europe, 18 months, sales value >35 mio CHF, >500 materials. Optimization and development of European SPC portfolio. --> 2. P&T: Project Manager for implementation of European production optimization project, Frankfurt, Germany, 27 months, sales value >60 mio EUR, 11 production sites involved. Creation and implementation of harmonized processes across Europe, change of production location for >1.500 materials.

Pratteln, Switzerland: Support of the Executive Board with focus on a) Strategy Management Process for all Business Units and b) Regional Development for regional and county organizations.

1. LeanSigma Black Belt for Latin Amerika, Suzano - São Paulo, Brazil Execution and coordination of process improvement projects using the LeanSigma methodology, Development of powder pigments (1 lab, 2 coworkers) 2. Head of Quality Control, Head of Pigment Development, Head of Milling Plant, Suzano - São Paulo, Brazil Quality Control (2 labs, 17 coworkers), development of powder pigments (1 lab, 2 coworkers), milling department (15 coworkers)

--> 1. Product Development Traditional Azo Pigments, Frankfurt, Germany R&D Laboratory Manager (1 lab, 3 coworkers), technical responsibility for certain product portfolio, production trouble-shooting, development of new / improvement of existing products --> 2. Pigment Research, Frankfurt, Germany Lab Leader (1 lab, 2 coworkers), basic research on organic pigments.