01
Sales & Client Engagement
Commercial support alongside chemistries supply: technical response, specification training, and account development.
- ▸Technical response for customer specification questions
- ▸Support for market and client expansion
- ▸Bundled and cross-sell proposal frameworks
- ▸Product specification and advantages training
- ▸Structured feedback loops into formulation
02
Sustainability & Certifications
Coordination with recognized auditors and consultants for LEED, BREEAM, EPD, ISO 14001 and similar programs. NGL is not itself an accredited certification body.
- ▸Energy-audit coordination (kiln and electrical)
- ▸EPD documentation support (cradle-to-gate framing)
- ▸ISO 14001 preparation guidance via partner firms
- ▸Renewable-energy project scoping (PV, biomass)
- ▸Waste-stream review and reduction planning
03
Sourcing & Procurement
Where multiple plants engage with us on a supply basis, aggregated procurement can improve terms on modified starch, PCE, surfactants and packaging. Scope defined per group.
- ▸Aggregated buying framework where applicable
- ▸Paper and additive supplier qualification support
- ▸Commodity-price monitoring and reporting
- ▸Supplier risk and continuity review
- ▸Inventory and safety-stock method review
04
Finance & Capital (Referral)
Introductions to green-financing partners, project-finance advisors and M&A specialists. NGL does not itself provide financing or investment advice.
- ▸Payment-terms structuring on chemistries supply
- ▸Introductions to green-financing partners
- ▸Working-capital planning support for ramp phases
- ▸Referrals to credit-insurance providers
- ▸Referrals to M&A advisors for exit planning
05
Marketing & Brand
Positioning, technical-content development and specifier-facing materials — coordinated with partner agencies.
- ▸Brand and positioning review
- ▸Co-branding and joint trade-show planning
- ▸Technical-content development for specifiers
- ▸Localized communications planning
- ▸Sustainability-story framing (CO₂ language, EPD)
06
Technical Support
The core pillar. On-site process support around the slurry lab, forming station and kiln — coordinated with the commissioning framework.
- ▸Recipe review against raw-material cost structure
- ▸On-site start-up assistance for new lines
- ▸Process-parameter review (pin mixer, kiln zones)
- ▸Equipment upgrade advisory (independent of OEM)
- ▸MES / historian / OEE tool evaluation support
07
Innovation & R&D
Structured formulation-development support against a defined brief. New-grade prototyping is scoped per project and depends on the plant's own pilot facilities where lab access is required.
- ▸Formulation development against a plant brief
- ▸Prototyping support for new board grades
- ▸Additive selection and screening for niche products
- ▸Emerging-technology scanning (PCM, low-carbon binders)
- ▸Reference-line study-trip organization
08
Human Resources (Referral)
Introductions to sector-specialist HR consultancies and headhunters. NGL does not itself operate as an HR services firm.
- ▸Referral to sector HR consultancies
- ▸Shift-planning methodology review
- ▸Operator-training curriculum guidance
- ▸Referral to sector-experienced headhunters
- ▸Retention-program frameworks (via partners)
09
Quality Assurance
Method support for real-time and lab QA against EN 520, ASTM C473 and ASTM C1396 requirements.
- ▸FMEA framework support on the board recipe
- ▸Method review for density, moisture, edge monitoring
- ▸Guidance on lab-equipment specification
- ▸Root-cause workshop facilitation for claims
- ▸Regulation-adaptation review (EN 520, ASTM C1396, GB/T)
10
Logistics & Distribution (Referral)
Introductions to freight forwarders and logistics-technology partners. Scope varies by region.
- ▸Freight-forwarder introductions
- ▸Container and packaging optimization review
- ▸ERP-integration referrals for tracking
- ▸Export-packaging guidance
- ▸Regional-hub and pickup-point referrals
11
Strategy & Growth
Structured support for niche identification, diversification planning and ESG reporting. Scope defined per engagement.
- ▸Niche-opportunity scoping
- ▸Long-term supply-agreement structuring
- ▸Open-innovation programs with paper/stucco partners
- ▸Diversification planning (new grades, new geographies)
- ▸ESG framework selection and reporting support
12
Technology & IT (Referral)
Selection guidance for ERP, MES, historian and predictive-maintenance systems, delivered with sector-experienced integration partners.
- ▸ERP and MES selection framework
- ▸CRM referrals for technical sales teams
- ▸PLC + historian + dashboard architecture review
- ▸OT-network security referrals
- ▸Predictive-maintenance program scoping
13
Grants & Public Funding (Referral)
Introductions to specialist grant-writing firms for decarbonization and industry-modernization programs. NGL is not itself a grant-writing agency.
- ▸Eligibility scan against EU / national programs
- ▸Referral to specialist grant-writing partners
- ▸Technical-narrative input on decarbonization projects
- ▸Documentation and audit-trail method review
- ▸Compliance guidance via legal partners
14
Legal & IP (Referral)
Introductions to specialist IP counsel and industry legal advisors. NGL does not itself provide legal services.
- ▸Referral to trademark and patent counsel
- ▸Referral to compliance advisors (REACH, OSHA, GHS)
- ▸Contract-review support via legal partners
- ▸Environmental-compliance advisor referrals
- ▸M&A due-diligence coordination via partners