Paul Natens

Paul has started up the domestic distribution for key blue chip principals in mainland China for distribution of specialty chemicals by sea, road and inland waterways, and furthermore succeeded in implementing a common ERP system.

I was involved in a project in which I standardized the energy purchase of 1TWh natural gas and suggested to use alternative energy resources for c 15 large manufacturing plants (float glass, plasterboard, isolation) and number of smaller operations in 2007. The result was the centralization of energy purchasing in a central energy procurement department, restructuring local energy purchasing managers and installing a pan-European supply contract across borders with one supplier ensuring the… Show more

I was involved in a project in which I standardized the energy purchase of 1TWh natural gas and suggested to use alternative energy resources for c 15 large manufacturing plants (float glass, plasterboard, isolation) and number of smaller operations in 2007. The result was the centralization of energy purchasing in a central energy procurement department, restructuring local energy purchasing managers and installing a pan-European supply contract across borders with one supplier ensuring the physical transport of the energy. This generated important direct savings by adding the consumption profiles of all production sites to one more predictable volume and introducing subject matter experts in the field of energy supply (replacing local often poor quality judgment) and furthermore indirect savings from reduction of headcount. Show less

Saint-Gobain acquired a network of 200 odd companies in EMEA in the late 90’s early 2000 active in the domain of transformation of glass for the residential market (e. g. DG, laminated, tempered glass, print glass for interior and exterior applications) all with different packaging standards. I succeeded in standardizing over 1,000 types of available glass racks for transportation of glass to no more than 3 with a relentless effort to get buy in from stake-holders, thus greatly simplifying the… Show more

Saint-Gobain acquired a network of 200 odd companies in EMEA in the late 90’s early 2000 active in the domain of transformation of glass for the residential market (e. g. DG, laminated, tempered glass, print glass for interior and exterior applications) all with different packaging standards. I succeeded in standardizing over 1,000 types of available glass racks for transportation of glass to no more than 3 with a relentless effort to get buy in from stake-holders, thus greatly simplifying the return logistics of empty packaging. Show less