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Publications & Presentations

Published Books

Contributed chapters plus Innovation Abyss, The Plastics Paradox & Shattering the Plastics Illusion where I am sole author.

Conference Chairing and Organizing

Polymer Degradation & Stabilisation Conference (Sweden 1999) – Organizer Functional Fillers for Plastics, Intertech, (2002, 2007, 2008) – Chairman & Organizer High Performance Plastics, RAPRA, Cologne (Germany 2011) – Organizer Minerals in Compounding 2010, AMI, Atlanta Georgia (USA 2010, 2011, 2012) – Chairman / Organizer

Keynotes, Presentations & Interviews

Conference in Mineral Processing (1999)
Macromolecules ’99
Functional Fillers for Plastics (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Nano-structured Materials (2002)
Engineering Thermoplastics (2004)
High Performance Fillers (2005*, 2006, 2007)
Cosmeceuticals Summit 2008
AddCon 2008
Nanopolymers (2008, 2009)
NPE/Antec (2009)
Advanced Materials Symposium (2009)
USM Business School (2009, 2010)
Smart Polymer Systems (2010)
Minerals in Compounding (2010, 2011**, 2012)
Plastics Modification: Additives, Compounding & Coatings (2011, 2012)
Silicone Elastomers 2011
Dragonite – SPE New Jersey Section 2011
Fire Retardants in Plastics 2012
InnoPlast Solutions 2012
BCC 2012
Polymer Foam 2012
Fire Retardants in Plastics 2014
Polymers in Cables 2014**
NPE/Antec (keynote) – USA (2015)
Plastics in Motion 2015
Compounding World Forum 2014*, 2016**, 2017, 2018
CBS 60 Minutes Gynecological mesh: The medical device that has 100,000 women suing Interview with Scott Pelley, Season 50, Episode 35, May 13th 2018
AMI Compounding World EXPO, Cleveland, May 8th 2019, Understanding and Formulating Plastic Compounds.
AMI Compounding World EXPO, Cleveland, May 9th 2019 – FINALLY THE TRUTH Learn the facts about plastics & the environment
Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials & Resources 4 – Keynote AIST Indianapolis October 2019
SPE – Plastics & The Environment: Dispelling Popular Myths with Scientific Facts – July 2020
Rotary Club – PLASTICS & THE ENVIRONMENT Facts for a Brighter Future – August 2020
AP Mexico – Plastics & the Environment Interview – August 2020
KOA iHeart Radio Denver *INTERVIEW* Dr. Chris DeArmitt Author of The Plastics Paradox – The Ross Kaminsky Show 2021
British Plastics Federation – November 2020 – The Plastics Paradox
Association of Plastic Processors – Russian Federation – February 2021
Global Research & Innovation in Plastics Sustainability March 17th 2021 – What does the evidence say about plastics in the environment?
AMI Functional Fillers Virtual Summit March 18th 2021
UC Berkeley – Deplastify the Planet 2021
The Great Plastics Distraction INEOS August 2021

TPO Conference Society of Plastics Engineers October 2021 (typically 900 attendees from 20 countries on 4 continents)

AMI Compounding World EXPO, Cleveland, Ohio, Formulating with Fillers 2021
Competitive Enterprise Institute, November 16th 2021 – The Plastics Paradox feat. Dr. Chris DeArmitt and Angela Logomasini
Heartland Institute – Plastics Benefit Humans and the Environment (Guest: Chris DeArmitt, Ph.D.)
In-Cosmetics Formulation Summit, November 30th 2021 – The Great Plastics Distraction Part 2
Plastic Pipes Institute Semi-Annual Meeting, Louisville 2022
University of Cincinnati – Great Plastics Distraction – Winter 2022
Mitsubishi Plastics Keynote – San Diego, USA, February 2023
The First MileClimate Heroes Podcast 2023
Packaging Forum 2023 – Vilnius Lithuania

Plastteknik Nordic – Malmö Sweden 2023

PVC Pipe & Fittings Manufacturers Keynote – AGM Key West USA

AMI Functional Fillers, Keynote – Philadelphia USA 2023

IPEX Keynote – Charlotte NC USA 2023

YPO Plastics Industry Insights – The Great Plastics Distraction 2023

Sky Network TV Italy – Pop News – Le bugie sulla plastica 2023

Andy Caldwell Show – Voice of Reason KSMA, KZSB, K-NEWS

Jeff Stein Totally Iowa Radio KXEL-AM 154

Conservative Commandos Radio/TV Show AUN Network K03HY, KTVJ, KQRO, KUKR, KRDT, K11VZ, KKPM, KQSL, KFTY, KEVO
Karen Kateline WSMN-AM 1590
Shawn Thompson Show The Answer AM WIND-AM 560
Brian Sussman Show – Hall of Fame Broadcaster
IAPD Keynote San Diego October 2023
Tosla Nutricosmetics 2030 Keynote
Plastipak Annual Management Meeting Keynote Michigan
IPEX Keynote Arlington TX USA 2024
Smithers-Oasis Kent OH 2024
Challenging Plastics Myths – H2O in the Know Primex 2024
Atlas Roofing Keynote Arlington TX 2024
INC-4 UNEP Panelist Ottawa Canada 2024
Rebel News Ezra Levant INC-4 Ottawa Canada 2024
Andrew Lawton Show INC-4 Ottawa Canada 2024
Microplastics Fact or Fiction – Bottled Water Matters 2024
Innovation Abyss – Canadian Innovators – The News Forum 2024
Facts for a Better Future Keynote – LEGO Group Denmark 2024
5º Congresso Brasileiro do Plástico, Keynote & Panel Discussion – São Paulo, Brazil, September 2024
Valgroup Keynote São Paulo, Brazil, September 2024
PET Day 2024 Italy – Keynote and Roundtable Panel Member
Washington Post – This substitute for lead pipes could carry its own risks November 20th 2024
France 24 Television December 15th 2024 – Microplastics Pollution in Soil & Water with Jean-Emile Jammine
Coca-Cola FEMSA Mexico City, Mexico January 2025
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra – Minister of the Environment & Natural Resources of Mexico
Coca-Cola FEMSA Board Mexico City, Mexico February 2025
MexBeb – Asociación Mexicana de Bebidas February 2025
International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA) 2025
Niagara Bottling Meg 2025 Anaheim California February 2025
EPS EXPO 2025 Nashville USA March 2025
Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association Annual Meeting San Diego USA 2025
Release of Shattering the Plastics Illusion Book – iHeart Radio – Ross Kaminsky Show April 22nd Earth Day 2025
Gradical Podcast – Plastic Myths – Medical Plastics April 2025
Redefining Plastics Podcast Justin Riney April 2025
Erick Klambara WCHE Morning Show Chester County PA, May 5th 2025
Bobby Gunter Walsh KMED FM Oregon May 7th 2025
The Andy Caldwell Show California 1240 KSMA May 8th 2025
European Plastics Distributors Association EPDA Keynote Athens Greece May 15th 2025
Barry Dee – All Politics are Local WCHE 93.5FM Chester County PA, May 16th 2025
Braun & Clark KBLU – AM 560 Yuma AZ / National May 20th 2025
Totally Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein KXEL-AM 1540 May 20th 2025
Rational Ground with Justin Heart May 21st 2025 (>170K X followers)
US Chamber of Commerce – Briefing State Attorneys General 2025
ElitePlus Business Services International PET Summit Mumbai City
The Ray Richardson Show WLOB – FM 100.5 June 16th 2025
I Wish They Knew Podcast with Joe Hirsch, August 5th 2025
The Starting Story Podcast – The Psychology of a Lie: Why We Believe Fake News and What to do About it, September 16th 2025
Jones Lang LaSalle Limited (JLL) Hong Kong – Plastics Myths 2025
ReThink Hong Kong – Circularity Keynote and Panel, September 2025
Chinese University of Hong Kong – Plastics & Environment, 2025
PET Day Florence Italy – Keynote and Panel October 2nd 2025
Debunking Myths About Plastics – Xraised – October 6th 2025
Your Health & Microplastics: Myths vs. Reality – The Advisor: Health & Healing with Stacey Chillemi November 2025
35th Municipal Advisory Board Meeting (Water Pipes) November 2025 Gulfood Dubai UAE – Food Packaging: The Shocking Truth Reveals Our Path to Sustainability – January 2026
The Agenda Georgia Tolley DubaiEye ARN 103.8 January 28th 2026
Growing Older Living Younger Dr Gillian Lockitch February 2026
Georg Fischer Flow Symposium, Nashville, May 4th 2026
Keynotes requested for include Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, UAE, Tasmania, Mexico, Sweden, Italy, Chile and Costa Rica.

*Voted best presenter ** Voted best presentation and best presenter

Open Innovation Awards

Contracted Training Presentations

  • Blow Fill Seal Annual Meeting – USA 2002
  • Omya – Surface Treatment of Mineral Fillers – Switzerland 2004
  • Sasol – Mineral Fillers training – Germany 2005
  • Intertech-Pira Polymer Composite Workshops – UK 2003, Germany 2004, USA 2008
  • Introduction to Composites web seminar for SpecialChem – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
  • Advanced Composites web seminar for SpecialChem – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
  • Introduction to POSS web seminar for SPE – USA 2009
  • POSS Flow Aids & Dispersants web seminar, SpecialChem – USA 2009
  • SpecialChem Innovation Workshop NPE/Antec – USA 2009
  • Innovation in Industry web seminar for SpecialChem – 2009
  • Impact Modification Strategies for Engineering Plastics web seminar, SpecialChem – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Dispersants and Coupling Agents web seminar, SpecialChem – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
  • Cray Valley / Total – A training lecture on Dispersants and Coupling Agents – USA 2011, 2013
  • Exxon – A training lecture on Impact Modification of Plastics – USA 2013
  • Ascend Performance Materials – A training lecture on Impact Modification of Plastics – USA 2014
  • HP – Formulation of Polymer Compounds – USA 2016
  • InnoPlast Solutions Polymeric Formulations Compounded for High-performance – USA 2016
  • How to become 10x Better at Turning Ideas into Profits, Chemtura Tech Expo – Connecticut – USA 2016
  • Environmental Impact of Plastics Compared to Alternatives – STOROpack – Ohio – USA 2022

Publications (excluding conference papers)

Patents (in addition to over 30 invention registrations at Electrolux/Frigidaire)

  • EP 1 582 136 Dishwasher Provided with a Hot Warning Device for the Temperature of the Dishes
    Christopher Lynn DeArmitt, Fabio Spizzo
  • DE 10 2005 027 547 Polymer films with improved scratch-resistance
    Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Asimina Kavarnou, Dr. Graham Edmund McKee, Steffen Funkhauser
  • DE 10 2005 046 818 Tough, filler-containing styrenic polymer based materials
    Dr. Graham Edmund McKee, Hans-Jürgen Renner, Dr. Daniel Wagner, Dr. Chris DeArmitt
  • DE 10 2006 011 074 Polymer blend, useful for the production of foil, molded body or fiber, comprises acrylate rubber modified vinyl aromatic copolymer, glycol modified PET, phase mediator and fibrous- or particulate fillers
    Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Dr. Graham Edmund McKee, Robert Huber, Dr. Michael Breulmann
  • EP 1 770 114 Sound damping sheets based on styrenic SBS polymers
    Chris DeArmitt, Konrad Knoll, Robert Huber
  • WO 2006/048168 Method for Producing Polymer Compositions Containing Mineral Oil and a Filler
    Christof Mehler, Chris DeArmitt, Philippe Desbois, Norbert Niessner, Claudius Schwittay, Jürgen Koch, Hans-Dieter Schwabe
  • WO 2006/053711 Tenacious Moulded Masses Containing Fillers and Based on Styrol Polymers
    Graham Edmund McKee, Hans-Jürgen Renner, Daniel Wagner, Chris DeArmitt
  • WO 2007/113297 & US2009062448A1 Method for Coagulating Aqueous Polymer Dispersions
    Chris De Armitt, Graham Edmund McKee, Konrad Mitulla
  • WO 2007/118788 Continuous Process for Performing a Chemical Reaction in which a Gaseous Phase is added to a Charge Stream Comprising one or more Solid Phases which have been Dissolved or Dispersed in Water
    Wolfgang Fischer, Rainer Bardon, Chris DeArmitt
  • WO 2007/118796 Continuous Process for Performing a Reaction
    Chris De Armitt
  • WO 2008/031719 UV-Stabilizers for Plastics
    Chris DeArmitt, Graham Edmund McKee, Moritz Ehrenstein, Norbert Mosbach
  • WO 2008/065133 Method for Producing Dyed Textiles Comprising Polypropylene Fibres
    Claudia Sierakowski, Chris DeArmitt, Hans-Helmut Görtz, Martin Weber, Philippe Desbois, Helmut Reichelt, Peter Poganiuch
  • EP 1 985 663 Moulded Article with Temperature Dependent Transparency
    Chris DeArmitt, Graham Edmund McKee
  • WO 2015/031629 Dynamic Tactile Interface
    Micah Yairi, Christopher DeArmitt, Michael Hammersley
  • WO2019190572A1 Polyethylene Terephthalate Alloy Having Talc (a revolutionary high-flow injection moldable PET)
    Chris DeArmitt, Mohammed Razeem
  • WO2021113061A1 Multimodal Polyalkylene Terephthalate (a revolutionary transparent high-flow injection moldable PET)
    Chris DeArmitt, Mohammed Razeem

Other patents where I was inventor or co-inventor

  • WO9600195A1 Ceramic Slurry Glaze Formulations
  • US2008027182A1 Polymer Additives with Improved Permanence and Surface Affinity

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