Wood-Plastic Composites 2010 - Conference proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's Wood-Plastic Composites conference, held over 2 days in April 2010, including printed copy and CD.

This unique business event was entirely dedicated to the Wood-Plastic Composites industry and the programme covered all the latest material and technology developments as well as providing a stimulating business forum.

The conference provided a global picture of the industry and offered an opportunity to gain knowledge of new developments and future trends influencing the industry.

If your company has an interest in Wood-Plastic Composites then do not miss this opportunity to acquire these presentations provided by the industry's leading players.

SESSION 1 – MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Market outlook for WPC - Mr. Jon Nash, Head of Strategic Research, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom

Advancements in the WPC decking & railing market in North America - Mr. Ronald Kaplan, President & CEO, TREX COMPANY Inc., United States

New forming technology of WPC and its development and application - Mr. Takeyasu Kikuchi, CEO, WPC CORPORATION, Japan

SESSION 2 – MATERIALS DEVELOPMENTS - Improving Stability and Aesthetics of Wood Polymer Composites – how masterbatches can help to improve physical properties and appearance of WPC-profiles - Dr. Reiner Hess, Head of Application Technology, Lifocolor Farb

Ready to use WPC compounds to create new applications - Mr. Marc Thometschek, Managing Director, BEOLOGIC N.V., Belgium

Hemp/PVC composites, an alternative to vinyl WPC in building profiles? - Mrs. Claudine Bloyaert, Technical Marketing & Development, SOLVIN, Belgium

Investigating the adhesion of decorative coatings onto wood plastic composite substrates - Mr. Paul Swan, Technical Services Representative, EASTMAN COMPANY (UK) Ltd., United Kingdom

Natural fibers for profiles production-Pineapple, banana and curaua at macro and nano scales - Prof. Alcides Leao, Head of the Residuall- Laboratory of Solid Residues and Composites, SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY, Brazil

New filler dispersion and coupling agent technology for WPC - Mr. Damien Deheunynck, Research Engineer, DOW CORNING SA. Belgium

Wood fibres with improved processability and performance - Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kampf, Product Manager, RETTENMAIER & SÖHNE, Germany

The road to mould-free wood plastic composite (WPC) decking - Mr. Peter Dylingowski, Manager, Plastics Biocides Lab / Dow microbial control, DOW CHEMICAL Co., United States

The effect of silica on the properties of PP based WPC - Dr. Gerd Schmaucks, Consultant, ELKEM SILICON MATERIALS, Norway

SESSION 3 – MACHINERY DEVELOPMENTS

Extruding wood-like appearances utilizing co-extrusion technology in WPCs to meet consumer needs - co-extrusion technology in WPCs to meet consumer needs STRANDEX CORPORATION, United States

Processing developments and achievements in WPC production-A European case study - Mr. Steve Jones, European Business Manager, MILACRON, United Kingdom

Processing of NFC (WPC) by conical co-rotating NCT - extruder - Dipl-Ing. Günther Klammer, General Manager, M-A-S MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU SCHULZ GmbH, Austria

Ideas for new WPC products - Mr. Harald Schicklgruber, Head of WPC Unit, GREINER EXTRUSION GmbH, Austria

Specific energy consumption in wood plastic composites processing - Mr. Mathias Daniel, Product Manager, CINCINNATI EXTRUSION GmbH, Austria