Areas of expertise

Emerging Motif supports chemical industry and its downstream industries such as plastics, packaging, the adhesives, coatings, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) markets, as well as consumer goods industry, with deep technical expertise in four topic fields.

Proven record of developing product strategies based on technical & regulatory insight.

Deep expertise in concepts and application of circularity of plastic, paper, and chemical products.

Special experience in developing and applying test methods and international norms and understanding results.

Extensive experience in EU food contact regulations, migration testing, and consumer product safety.

Services

Emerging Motif provides tailored technical consultancy services and expert input along the entire product lifecycle, from inception to market introduction and beyond -- always with a focus on combining deep technical understanding with clarity of concepts and outcomes. While services can be highly tailored to customer needs, the most frequently provided formats are shown below.

UNDERSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Crips and comprehensive introductory presentations and trainings and customer-specific technical dossiers.

IDEATION

Design and moderation of impactful workshops to facilitate product & sustainability strategy ideation.

STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

External expert input to customer sustainability strategies. Support in identification of key patterns, relevant regulations, and market requirements.

RECYCLABILITY TESTING & PRODUCT SAFETY TESTING

Support in the definition, execution, and evaluation of practical testing. Development and documentation of test methods and testing norms.

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Analyses of emerging science and technology to support decision making and viability assessments of new technologies

COMMUNICATION & PUBLICATION

Creation, review and editing of technical white papers, guidelines, academic publications, position papers.

Dr. Dennis Bankmann

Independent scientific consultant

More than 15 years of experience in chemical industry

Extensive collaboration history with leading industry initiatives, associations, universities, institutes, test laboratories, and standardisation bodies

Long record of conference presentations, industry event speeches, and technical webinars

(Co)authorship of numerous white papers, guidelines, and academic papers

Making an impact through 'Emerging Motif' since 2021

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Contact

Interested? Get in touch with me at

dennis.bankmann@emergingmotif.com

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