Alessandro Napoli
Innovation & Regulatory Lead, Huntsman Advanced Materials
Alessandro has been with Huntsman since 2008 and currently leading innovation in industrial components and the global regulatory team for the Advanced Materials division. From 2023 to 2024 he joined Circa Group, a start-up developing biomass-derived chemicals, as VP innovation and business development where he experienced the challenges faced by this industry. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich in materials science and biomedical engineering.
Ingredient Innovation in Hazard-Driven Substance Registration Frameworks
Product classification & labeling has become one of the key drivers in material innovation and the industry is trying to navigate the multiple challenges posed by evolving practices and rigid qualification processes. Huntsman Advanced Materials recognizes the importance of customer driven value proposition and of reducing innovation cycle times to improve the sustainability of new ingredients. In this presentation we’ll highlight solutions and innovations to address formulators regulatory challenges and strategies to reduce the regulatory pressure on chemicals used by adhesive formulators. New revisions could put additional pressure on ingredients that are currently exempted and guide the innovation process at raw materials suppliers. Combining AI tools with structured regulatory data from ECHA, Huntsman is developing predictive dashboards to shape the components portfolio and make it future-proof. Some examples will be provided as well as the need to have science-driven advocacy activities.
Breakout III – Digital Transformation – 11 September 2025 – 14:30 – 15:00 – Room 2