Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Ohio, United States · Remote

• Make your event memorable by booking Dr. Chris DeArmitt. His renowned success as a speaker is built on his extensive scientific knowledge and his unique storytelling skills using metaphors and humor on stage. His unrivaled ability to dispel myths about plastic materials and microplastics will add a valuable element to your event. He holds an PhD in Chemistry and has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry as well as Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Feb 2016 – Feb 2026 · 10 yrs · Ohio, United States · Remote

• ► Technical advisor on the properties, modification and application of mineral fillers and reinforcements.
• ► New product scouting and commercialization.
• ► Innovation on surface treatment of minerals including new processes and QC methods.
• ► Technical support and training for the sales team.

Sep 2013 – Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Cincinnati Area, OH

• ► Record breaking double-digit growth in sales (+27%) and profit (+50%)
• ► Directed global marketing campaign with >10M USD net present value
• ► Initiated and set up international distribution deal to extend sales reach
• ► Training colleagues, publishing, award-winning presentations, creating new applications

Feb 2011 – Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

• ► Created and commercialized new applications of halloysite nanotubular clay
• ► Technical marketing, IP and product development
• ► Co-ordinated consultants, sales people, a distributor and hundreds of prospective clients
• ► Investor interactions, funding rounds, board meetings

Jul 2009 – Present · 16 yrs 11 mos · Cincinnati Area, OH

• As President of Phantom Plastics, I help companies solve complex materials challenges by delivering revolutionary, breakthrough solutions drawing on over 30 years of industry experience and a deep understanding of polymer science. I have advised global clients across automotive, consumer goods, packaging, and electronics, transforming how they select, develop, and communicate about plastic materials.
• My work cuts through the noise of misinformation by focusing on peer-reviewed science. I’m widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on plastics and microplastics—frequently called upon as a consultant, expert witness, and keynote speaker for international conferences, governments, and Fortune 500 companies.
• I founded Phantom Plastics to offer independent, honest guidance without industry bias. We do not manufacture, market or sell plastic materials. Through forensic-level analysis, I’ve helped clients avoid costly missteps, innovate more sustainably, and protect themselves against litigation driven by emotion rather than evidence.
• Highlights:
• ► Trusted advisor to multinational corporations and legal teams in high-stakes class action lawsuits.
• ► Author of Shattering the Plastics Illusion and The Plastics Paradox—books that correct widespread myths with hundreds of peer-reviewed citations.
• ► Invited keynote speaker for lawmaking bodies, investor summits, and global science forums.
• ► Founder of the Plastics Research Council—advancing unbiased science communication.
• If you're seeking clarity, credibility, and cutting-edge expertise in plastics and the environment, that’s what Phantom Plastics delivers

Jun 2007 – Jul 2009 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

• ► Technical marketing of POSS specialty nano additives for plastics, cosmetics and coatings
• ► Created all new marketing literature, articles and presentations
• ► Solved a major production problem in first month on the job
• ► Introduced multi-sourcing of raw materials reducing production cost of main products by 30%
• ► R&D 100 Award winning new flow aid and dispersant products resulted in record sales
• POSS Flow Aids received the coveted R&D 100 Award.
• PEG POSS from concept to sales in 4 months. This became a top-selling product.

Oct 2003 – May 2007 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Ludwigshafen Germany

• ► Marketing and R&D of specialty styrenic plastics Luran S (ASA), Terlux (MABS), Styroflex (SBS), Terblend N (ABS/PA) and high heat ABS
• ► Solved a major production quality problem for ABS that had confounded BASF for 30 years
• ► Developed a totally new smart thermoplastic in just eight days from customer request
• ► Advisor to Renewable Polymers Team, Nano Taskforce, BASF Venture Capital and the IKV Aachen

Sep 1999 – Sep 2003 · 4 yrs · Stockholm Sweden and Pordenone Italy

• ► Managed a pan-European project portfolio with a team of PhD and BSc sub-project managers
• ► Optimization of calcium carbonate filled PP brought cost reduction >1 million Euros per year
• ► Topics included easy-clean surfaces, water run-off control, nanocomposites, Lotus Effect, thermochromic devices, scratch resistant surfaces, antioxidants, materials selection and optimization
• ► Created and maintained a global network of consultants, industry partners and academics

Oct 1995 – Sep 1999 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Stockholm, Sweden

• ► Directed multinational industrial projects on polymers, composites, dispersants and antioxidants
• ► Created project concepts and raised funding to support a group of 8 reports
• ► Developed a breakthrough method for identifying optimal dispersants for inorganic particulate minerals and pigments
• ► Commercialized a new dispersant for PVC plastisols beating industry leading additives

Jul 1994 – Aug 1995 · 1 yr 1 mo · Stockholm, Sweden

• ► Invented and synthesized revolutionary new polymeric ionomers composed entirely of safe, edible monomers that are used as food additives
• ► Participated in ABB Corporate Research strategy days

Sep 1993 – Jun 1994 · 9 mos · Oxford, United Kingdom

• ► Polymer and surface / colloid scientist at the central R&D facility for the Cookson Group Plc
• ► Developed a revolutionary new glaze for tableware (replacing 10 additives with just one) and verified it at pilot scale in just 9 months
• ► Solved a problem where pigment severely caked upon drying by finding a special new additive which was then adopted in production

Sep 1990 – Aug 1993 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Brighton, United Kingdom

• Electrically conductive polymer colloids and other processable forms of polyaniline and polypyrrole. This involved a combination of polymer science and colloid science / surface chemistry.
• ► Invented and characterized the first easy to make water-soluble, self-doped, polyaniline
• ► First to make non-aqueous polyaniline colloids
• ► Discovered and synthesized the first small molecule surfactant stabilised polyaniline dispersions