PVC Formulation 2010 - Conference Proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's PVC Formulation 2010 conference, held over 2 days in March 2010, including printed copy and CD.

This unique business event was dedicated to the PVC processing industry and the programme covered many of the latest material and technology developments as well as providing a stimulating business forum.

The conference provided an excellent forum for formulators of PVC industry and offered an opportunity to gain knowledge of new developments and future trends influencing the industry.

If your company has an interest in the PVC Formulation 2010 conference then do not miss this opportunity to acquire these presentations provided by so many of the industry's leading players.

MARKET OVERVIEW

PVC Market Overview - Mr. Jon Nash, Head of Strategic Research, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom

SESSION 1 - STABILISATION

Developments in PVC Stabilisation to meet increasing challenging regulatory, performance and commercial constraints - Dr. Karl Josef Kuhn, Polymer Scientist, CHEMTURA, Germany

The effect of new stabiliser on the performance of PVC pipes and window profiles - Ir. Albert Keukens, Process Engineer, SHIN-ETSU PVC BV, Netherlands

The future of tin stabilisers in PVC applications - Dr. Brigitte Dero, Secretary General, EUROPEAN STABILISERS PRODUCER ASSOCIATION (ESPA), Belgium

Hydrotalcite co-stabilisers in Ca/Zn systems - Dr. Uwe Flessner, Director of Marketing and Sales, SUED-CHEMIE AG, Germany

SESSION 2 - PLASTICISERS

Diester isosorbide, a new generation of PVC plasticizer - Mr. Franck Thumerel, Business Development and Marketing Manager, ROQUETTE FRERES, France

Polymeric plasticisers as a useful components of a PVC formulation - Dr. Thomas Facklam, Business Development Polymer Additives, LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, Germany

New alternative high solvating plasticiser compositions for PVC plastisols - Dr. Mark Holt, Global New Market Development Manager, EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States

SESSION 3 - PROCESSING

Choose the right lubricants - improve the performance of PVC processing by sensible selection of combinations - Mrs. Beate Treffert, Technical Manager Waxes, CLARIANT PRODUKTE (DEUTSCHLAND) GmbH, Germany

Computed aided rheological adjustments for window profile extrusion - Dr. Michael Schiller, Managing Director, AKDENIZ KIMYA AUSTRIA, Austria

Compounding of high filled PVC on the oscillating screw kneader - Dipl. Ing. Joel Stampfli, Process Engineer, BUSS AG, Switzerland

SESSION 4 – SUSTAINABILITY

Innovation and sustainability in vinyl compounding - Dr. Trupti Dave, Managing Director, CATENA ADDITIVES GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Newest developments in modified mineral hydrates under the aspect of PVC stabilisation, fire retardancy and smoke suppression - Dr. Reiner Sauerwein, General Manager BU Additives, NABELTEC AG, Germany

Conversion from lead to calcium based stabilisers in window profiles - success stories - Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Harald Mitschka, Head of Technical Service PVC Additives, BAERLOCHER GmbH, Germany

High efficiency and sustainability of mono octyl tin stabiliser in rigid PVC Formulations - Mrs. Isabelle Tartarin, Technical Development Manager in PVC Additives, ARKEMA, France

Influence of impurities of calcium carbonate - Dr. Bernhard Pelzl, Head of Group R&D, CHEMSON POLYMER-ADDITIVE AG, Austria

SESSION 5 - COLOUR

The effect of TiO2 on the colour of PVC formulations - Dr. Bert Vanhaecht, Technical Service Specialist, DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Belgium

Cool IR reflective pigments: how to reduce heat build up on darker colours - Mr. Mark Ryan, Marketing Manager, THE SHEPHERD COLOR CO., United States

New process technologies for cost efficient production of colour compounds - Dipl.-Ing. Eckhard Siegmann, Head of Engineering, ROC RAPID OPTICAL CONTROL GmbH, Germany