Peter D. Wallace
609 West Union St.
Morganton, NC 28655
828–433-1691 H. 828-439-3226 C.
Business & Technical Manager
- More than thirty years of technical and business experience as leader of multi-disciplinary sales, technical and marketing teams to develop binder chemistries including application testing for the nonwoven, fiberglass mat, thermal insulation, wood products, and specialty resin markets
- Broad industry network developed through leadership in professional and trade associations.
Work History
ARCLIN Business Director, Nonwoven Resins (2008 – 2012)
HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICAL, INC., Morganton, N.C.
(formerly Borden Chemical, Inc. currently Momentive)
Business Manager – Nonwoven Resins (1993-2008)
Eastern National Sales Manager; Nonwovens, Wood Fiber, Paper and Glass Mat Resins (Borden Chemical, Inc) (1990-1993)
BTL SPECIALTY RESINS, INC., Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Formed from a Division of Reichhold Chemicals) (1975-1990)
National Market Manager Industrial Resin (1988 – 1990)
National Sales Manager – Nonwovens, Wood Products and Nonwoven Mat Resins (BTL)
Reichhold Chemicals, Tuscaloosa, AL
Product Manager, Nonwoven Fiberglass Mat Resins (1983-1986) (Reichhold Chemicals, Inc)
- RCI corporate representative to the Formaldehyde Institute Technical Committee 1979 – 1986
Development Chemist and Technical Service (1975 – 1983) (Reichhold Chemicals, Inc)
MASONITE CORPORATION, Technical Director, Spring Hope, N.C. MDF Plant (1974-1975)
U.S. PLYWOOD, Assistant Quality Control Mgr., Gaylord, MI. Particleboard Plant (1970-1973)
Military
U.S. ARMY - Lieutenant Infantry (1968-1970) 7th Infantry Division; Honorable discharge
Education
N.Y. State College of Forestry and Environmental Science, at Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
B.S. Wood Products Engineering 1968
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Additional studies in Chemistry and Business Administration (1975 – 1985)
Professional Affiliations
TAPPI – Nonwoven Division
- TAPPI Nonwoven Division; Division Chairman 2001 – 2003, Vice Chairman 1999 – 2001,
- TAPPI Nonwoven Division Steering Committee 1985 – current
- Founding member of Building and Industrial Mat Committee (Fiberglass Mat) 1979
Chairman 1985 – 1987
- Chairman Binders and Additive Committee 1991 – 1993
- Founding member of – Nonwoven Div, Insulation Committee
Integral team member in combining the former TAPPI, Nonwoven Technical Conference with INDA Annual Technical Conference in 2000 to create the annual, jointly sponsored; International Nonwoven Technical Conference (INTC) and was the first INTC conference chair person. Stayed active as member of INTC Steering Committee 2000 through 2010
INDA (Nonwoven Association) member of Technical Advisory Board 2000 – 2009
International Nonwoven Technical Conference (INTC) – Conference Chairman 2000
Integral team member in combining the former TAPPI, Nonwoven Technical Conference with INDA Annual Technical Conference in 2000 to create the annual, jointly sponsored; International Nonwoven Technical Conference (INTC) and was the first INTC conference chair person. Stayed active as member of INTC Steering Committee 2000 through 2010
Formaldehyde Council – Product Stewardship Committee 2002 – 2008
Served as technical advisor/editor for various published papers on formaldehyde risk assessment and product emission issues.
Formaldehyde Institute – Technical Committee 1979 – 1986
Formed and Chaired Ad Hoc Committee of the Fiberglass Mat Industry to negotiate with US – EPA to write an industry compatible air quality and emission regulation under the US-EPA Clean Air Act.
Forest Products Research Society (FPRS) 1968 - 1980
Awards
TAPPI Nonwoven Division Leadership Award 1996 and 2006
TAPPI Fellow – 2009
TAPPI – Herman Joachim Distinguished Service Award – 2011
INDA (Nonwoven Association) – Lifetime Service Award - 2012
Publications
“Thermosetting Resins” Wallace, P.D. – Nonwoven Binder Short Course, INTC (International Nonwoven Technical Conference) 2003 & September 2008
“Raw Material Update and Forecast for Methanol and Urea.” Wallace, P.D. – TAPPI – Building and Industrial Mat Committee meeting May 2007 & up-dated May 2008
“Formaldehyde and the Wood Industry: A Primer” Wallace, P.D. – Custom Woodworking Business, November 2006
“Formaldehyde Regulatory Update” Wallace, P.D. - TAPPI Building and Industrial Mat Committee meeting, June 2004
“Crosslinker Resins in Nonwoven Binder Systems” Wallace, P.D.; Andrea, G.A.; Edwards, K. – TAPPI Nonwoven Technical Conference, 1999
“Urea Formaldehyde Reins” Wallace, P.D. - TAPPI Nonwoven Binder Seminar, October 1983
“Cure of Urea Formaldehyde Resins on Fiberglass Mat” Wallace, P.D., Kirksey, R. – TAPPI Nonwoven Symposium, April 1983
“One-Package Binders for Fiberglass Mat” Wallace, P.D. – INDA Technical Conference 1979
Patents
US Patent: US 6,384,116 B1. Dated: May 7, 2002 - Binder Composition and Process
Inventors: Chan, Lim-Lock and Wallace, P.D.