Kronoberg County, Sweden
Core competence: - Broad and deep competence within the field of wood surface coatings and adhesives - both exterior applications and industrial wood coatings for e.g. furniture - Project manager for large technique-driven projects, e.g. within the field of surface coatings, wood material technology, and bio-derived textile fibers - Chemical regulatory affairs and health, safety & environmental issues – consumer goods and industrial production - International standardization expert - Knowledge in consumer products legislation
Retirement
- Project manager for ForTex, an industry project on “Textile fibers from the forest” (€2,5 in budget) - Surface coating industry projects - Bio-refinery activities applied on ligno-cellulosic materials
- Responsible for IKEA requirements and documentation regarding surface coatings/foils and adhesives for the entire IKEA product range. Member of the IKEA Material risk council and IKEA Colour council. - R&D work and investigations in close cooperation with international chemical industry - surface coatings, adhesives, general chemical matters for consumer products, environmental issues, wood-based materials. - Surveying of chemical regulations (REACH, CPSC (US), China/Japan etc) - Support in product development and risk analysis - Industry participation in external R&I sustainability programmes (e.g. Greenchem, Lund Univ.; Ecobuild, SP) - Swedish expert representative in CEN standardization work (Surface resistance testing of furniture) - Leading training courses for technicians and IKEA suppliers (surface coatings, chemical regulations)
- Heading a group of 6-7 co-workers - R&D project, investigations and industry commissions in the field of surface coatings, wood material science, wood modification, durability, adhesion, quality assurance, VOC emissions