Katherine Hofmann, PhD joined Eastman in 2012 as part of the Polymers Technology Division working in front end research, product development, and applications development. During this time, she completed fundamental research that led to the launch of Eastman’s Treva cellulosic thermoplastic and assisted customers with product-specific Treva formulations to enable application success. Katherine also helped launch Tritan Renew, Eastman’s first molecularly recycled material, and leveraged her expertise in ISCC+ certification to assist customers across multiple industries to successfully achieve certification. In the summer of 2022, Katherine joined Eastman’s corporate sustainability team as a Sustainability Strategic Initiatives Manager supporting Eastman’s Plastics, Circular, and Coatings and Inks businesses. In her current role, Katherine helps drive sustainability efforts and strategy within the organization as well as helps advance the adoption of bio-based materials and molecular recycling externally with customers and across the value chain. Katherine actively invests in the medical plastics community through education and project leadership in organizations such as Kilmer Innovations in Packaging (KiiP) and the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), where she also sits on the executive committee.