Katherine Hofmann

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 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 supporting Eastman’s Plastics and Circular businesses and rejoined the Plastics Business as their sustainability leader in late 2024. In her current role, Katherine uses her passion for sustainable plastics to drive sustainability efforts including developing end of use for Eastman’s specialty materials, advancing reuse, and decarbonizing Eastman’s plastics portfolio, as well as developing strategy and embedding sustainability throughout the organization through training and education. Externally, Katherine represents Eastman in the US Plastics Pact, Kilmer Innovations in Packaging Sustainable End of Life, Sustainable Packaging Coalition, and the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council where she chairs the executive committee and co-leads a project to develop an economically viable and scalable healthcare recycling program in Houston. Katherine enjoys engaging with customers across all market segments to help meet their sustainability needs and advance the adoption of molecular recycling technologies. In 2024, Katherine was honored by Plastics News as a Notable Leader in Sustainability.