Phillip James

Senior Technical Manager at Evonik Interface & Polyurethane Additives

Greater Swansea Area

About

Innovation & product management, industrial application of organic chemistry, strategic & product marketing, customer relationship management, petrochemical industry, chemical recycling, fuel additives Specialties: antifoulant design, analytical chemistry, research management

Experience

  • Senior Technical Manager at Evonik
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Providing global technical support for a wide range of Evonik additives used in hydrocarbon-based industries including fuel and lubricants, metal working, petrochemical processing and refining

  • Technology Director at Evonik Operations
    Jul 2020 - Dec 2025 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Technical expert in additive chemistry, focused on improving efficiency in petrochemicals. One key focus area is chemical recycling of waste plastics, developing additives to improve the efficiency and reliability of pyrolysis oil production and enhance acceptance of this feedstock by ethylene producers. Also responsible for fuel additives and metalworking fluids.

  • Technology Director at Evonik Performance Materials
    Dec 2016 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Evonik Industries (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Global Marketing & Technology Manager
      Feb 2009 - Dec 2016 · 7 yrs 11 mos

      SiYPro Performance Additives - a business of Evonik Industries, working with clients to minimise plant downtime in the production of key petrochemicals, such as ethylene, styrene, butadiene and vinyl esters.

    • Business Development Manager
      Jul 2004 - Feb 2009 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      SiYPro Performance Additives provides tailor-made antifoulants to the vinyl monomer industry

  • Senior Research Chemist at Nalco
    Oct 1998 - Jun 2004 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Research, technical support and field support of antifoulants for vinyl monomer production