MARKET OVERVIEW
Trends in the market for polyolefins and polyolefin additives - Mr. Noru Tsalic, Senior Vice President, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom
FLAME RETARDANT COMPOUNDS
Brominated flame retardants, efficient and environmentally friendly - Mr. Lein Tange, Product Stewardship Manager, ICL-IP EUROPE B.V., Netherlands
Solutions for photovoltaic applications - Ms.Maryline Desseix, LSFOH Product Manager, POLYONE, Belgium
STABILISATION
Optimizing agricultural films with new additives and masterbatches - Dr. Enrique Espi, Senior Technologist, REPSOL, Spain
An optimised UV barrier for polyolefins using novel dispersed metal oxide systems - Mr. Adam Maltby, Plastics Applications Manager, CRODA EUROPE, United Kingdom
Assessing the chemical evolution of a weathered HALS stabilized propylene-ethylene copolymer: a guidance for optimizing accelerated weathering testing procedures - Dr. Olivier Haillant, Consultant, ATLAS MATERIAL TESTING, TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Germany
A technical approach to the processing and stabilization of HDPE Pipe - Dr. Kasinath Nayak, Technical Advisor, ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, United States
Meeting new challenges for stabilization in the polyolefins market - Mr. Bertrand Mametz, Marketing Europe Polyolefins, CIBA, Switzerland
PROCESSING ADDITIVES
Processing additives to make high quality polyolefin compounds - Mr. Jörg Garlinsky, Head of Technical Service Thermoplastics, BYK ADDITIVES & INSTRUMENTS, Germany
Phosphites: process stabilisers for polyolefins - Dr. Michael Davies,Marketing Manager, DOVER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, United States
Silicone performance additives for polyolefin compounds - Dr. Michael Geck, Technical Manager, WACKER CHEMIE AG, Germany
Polyolefins in relation to legislation of food contact materials - Mr. Karl Ehlert (B.Sc.), Project Manager, Packaging Research, TNO, Netherlands
IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
The influence of nucleation on the mechanical performance of PP/EPR copolymers with different rubber molecular structure - Mr. Johannes Wolfschwenger, PO R&D Compound Research, BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GmbH, Austria
Experiences with a new high performance antistatic masterbatch - Dr. J. Carlos Caro, Project Manager, GRAFE ADDITIV BATCH GmbH, Germany
State of the art clarifier to expand applications for clarified clarified polypropylene - Mr. Daan Vanwynsberghe, Technical Manager, MILLIKEN EUROPE N.V., Belgium
Laser marking as a tool for value creation in polyolefin applications - Mr. Hugo Schoot, Business Manager, DSM MICABS, Netherlands
Organically modified LDH, a novel synthetic nanoclay for polyolefins - Mr. Haimo Tonnaer, Business Development Manager, AKZONOBEL POLYMER CHEMICALS, Netherlands
Long fibre thermoplastics as additives for improving mechanical properties - Dr. Tapio Harmia, Business Development, FACT FUTURE ADVANCED COMPOSITES & TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Germany