Fabien Laboulfie

Fabien LABOULFIE is a Senior Process Engineer and Pilot Plant Manager at Imerys since November 2020, specializing in R&D process innovation and managing the Lixhe pilot plant in Belgium. Fabien interfaces between R&D and operations, focusing on scaling and developing new products and processes across IMERYS' extensive mineral portfolio. Prior experience includes working as an Engineering Project Manager at Alpha Recyclage Composites, where Fabien designed an innovative carbon fiber recycling process, and as a Process Engineer at Eurecat France, contributing to catalyst coating development and process commissioning. Fabien also has a background in R&D from the Laboratoire de Génie Chimique Toulouse, where work involved catalyst coating feasibility studies and multi-material formulations, leading to academic publications. Educational qualifications include an Engineer's degree in Materials and Process from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques and a PhD in Process Engineering and Environment from Toulouse INP.