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A View From The C-Suite Jeffrey DiMaio, Ph.D. | CEO, Tetramer and VBASE Oil Co. THE BEST ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED Today you are as young as you will ever be and as smart as you have ever been … Now is the time to go do something new and be bold!
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WHAT IS THE STIFFEST CHALLENGE FACING YOUR INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW? The recent shift in demand for sustainable materials. For 100 years, industry developed chemicals and materials that perform well, but now over a very short time, there is a new demand that these materials also meet biobased and biodegradation standards for sustainability. Addressing this need for sustainable solutions without sacrificing performance is part of what we are tackling in our new spinoff, VBASE Oil Co.
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WHAT IS YOUR ROLE? As CEO of Tetramer, I have the opportunity to lead an amazing team of materials scientists, chemists and engineers who are also entrepreneurs in their own right. Our team is passionate about getting new materials out of our labs and into the marketplace where they can make a difference.
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