Derek Budgell Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, On, Ca

Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

Together with Newstartex of China, Kestrel Cellulose operates as a sales agency for International Paper’s extender-grade pulps to select clients in China.

Bespoke consulting in the Forest Products and Nonwovens industries

Toronto, Canada

Subject Matter Expert in Specialty Cellulose / Dissolving Pulp and their Markets. Top 1% rated performer at Tembec. With manufacturing facilities in Canada and France, Tembec was the leading global supplier of specialty cellulose for the production of cellulose ethers, microcrystalline cellulose and nitrocellulose. Co-products from the biorefinery process include green electricity, lignin based products and biogas. Tembec was bought by Rayonier Advanced Materials for $870 million in November… Show more Subject Matter Expert in Specialty Cellulose / Dissolving Pulp and their Markets. Top 1% rated performer at Tembec. With manufacturing facilities in Canada and France, Tembec was the leading global supplier of specialty cellulose for the production of cellulose ethers, microcrystalline cellulose and nitrocellulose. Co-products from the biorefinery process include green electricity, lignin based products and biogas. Tembec was bought by Rayonier Advanced Materials for $870 million in November 2017. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Aschersleben, Germany

Linotec was founded in 1995 as a joint-venture between Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik and Fiberweb Corovin GmbH for the commercial development of ultra-lightweight polypropylene spunbond nonwovens. Starting in 1999 a series of modifications were made to the production lines that resulted in full commercial production of a variety of specialty polypropylene and polyethylene spunbond nonwovens and biaxially oriented microporous film laminates. The company was sold to the privately… Show more Linotec was founded in 1995 as a joint-venture between Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik and Fiberweb Corovin GmbH for the commercial development of ultra-lightweight polypropylene spunbond nonwovens. Starting in 1999 a series of modifications were made to the production lines that resulted in full commercial production of a variety of specialty polypropylene and polyethylene spunbond nonwovens and biaxially oriented microporous film laminates. The company was sold to the privately held Layer Group of Germany for an undisclosed sum.Company Officer (Prokurist) at Fiberweb Corovin GmbH. Turn-around assignment carried out concurrently with Linotec. The 35,000 metric ton per year company was primarily a producer of polypropylene based nonwovens for use in hygiene applications and was a partner in several joint venture companies that produced airlaid, spunlace, spunmelt, and elastic nonwovens as well as breathable diaper backsheet. Fiberweb's hygiene division was sold to Fitesa SA for $286 million. Show less

Obernburg Am Main, Germany

Originally an Akzo Nobel Business Unit, Membrana GmbH was the world’s largest supplier of cellulosic and synthetic microporous membranes for medical applications such as dialysis, oxygenation, and plasma separation. It was also a major supplier of products to the semiconductor, power, pharmaceutical, and food & beverage markets as well as super-concentrate additive masterbatches and microporous polymer carriers to the plastics industry. Purchased by 3M for $1 billion.

Obernburg Am Main, Germany

- US Patent 6190596 - US Patent 5942327 - US Patent 5891370 -

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physical Polymer Chemistry

Thesis: Liquid Crystalline Properties of Ethyl Cellulose / Advisor: Prof. Derek Gray - Bernadette du Maulin Memorial Award (Paper Industry.

Education record

- MIT Sloan (USA): Using Data to Improve Pricing Performance - Schulich School of Business (Canada): Finance & Accounting.