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What we do
Deon de Wet-Roos is a seasoned industrial chemist with over 24 years of experience in chemical synthesis, polymer science, product development, and project management. He has an extensive track record of leading multidisciplinary teams, mentoring professionals, and successfully driving large-scale technical projects across diverse industries such as resins, adhesives, surfactants, polyurethanes, and industrial coatings.
His key competencies include:
- Strategic Business Consulting & Economic Evaluation: Skilled in financial evaluation of projects, including NPV, IRR, and ROI analysis, using the Stage-Gate process for decision-making.
- Process Optimization: Expertise in optimizing chemical and polymerization processes to enhance quality while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
- Research & Innovation: Holder of several patents and international publications on polymer chemistry, resin formulations, and free radical polymerization techniques.
- Leadership & Management: Proven experience in staff development, managing R&D budgets, and implementing safety protocols in compliance with ISO 9001 standards.
Technical Proficiency:
- Polymer systems, including polyolefins, polyurethanes, phenolic resins, acrylics, epoxies and composites.
- Formulations for coatings, adhesives, defoamers, and surfactants.
- Skilled in using computational tools such as Matlab, Python, and VBA for modeling and analysis.
Personal Profile
Deon de Wet-Roos
Industrial Chemistry Consulting, led by Dr. Deon de Wet-Roos, provides expert technical and management consulting services in polymer science, industrial chemistry, and product development. With over 24 years of experience and advanced qualifications (PhD in Polymer Science and MBA), Deon specializes in formulation design, process optimization, and applying machine learning to solve complex chemical challenges, including quantitative structure-activity and structure-property relationships (QSAR and QSPR). His mission is to develop innovative, sustainable, and bio-based products by integrating chemistry, material science, and applied mathematics. Committed to fostering growth and knowledge sharing, he offers tailored solutions to help clients create new revenue streams and improve operational efficiency.