Masterbatch 2009 - Conference Proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's Masterbatch 2009 conference, held in July 2009, including printed copy and CD.

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

The conference provided a global picture of the Masterbatch 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 Masterbatch Industry then do not miss this opportunity to acquire the presentations provided by so many of the industry's leading players.

MARKET OVERVIEW

The global polymer market-Market growth and implications for masterbatch producers - Mr. Andrew Reynolds, Research Director, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom

PIGMENTS

Color-Recess or excess? - Mrs. Montaha Hidefi, Global Trend Researcher, MERCK B.V., Netherlands

Color trends for the packaging industry with effect pigments - Ms. Gabriela Seefeldt, Head of Regional Marketing Effect Pigments Europe, BASF SE, Germany

Optimizing the use of titanium dioxide for film applications - Dr. Bert Vanhaecht, Technical Service Specialist, DUPONT DE NEMOURS, Belgium

A new breakthrough in handling hard to feed materials - Dr. Jaime A. Gόmez, Global Business Development Manager, K-TRON INTERNATIONAL Inc., Switzerland

MACHINERY

"Black is beautiful" Innovations in the technology of Masterbatch production - Mr. Matthias Weinmann, Business Segment Manager Masterbatch, COPERION GmbH, Germany

The shear rate effects in pigment dispersion - Mr. Luciano Gallino, Sales Manager, F.LLI MARIS S.p.A, Italy

Efficient color changes during compounding by using an online color spectrophotometer to control quality - Mr. Martin Mack, VP of R&D Extrusion Division, KRAUSS-MAFFEI - BERSTORFF CORPORATION, United States

Producing effect pigment masterbatches to the optimum on state of the art twin screws - Mr. Michael Thummert, Marketing Manager, and Mr. Alexander Koschmieder, Head of Lab. Department LEISTRITZ EXTRUSIONSTECHNIK GmbH, Germany

The new compounder RHC MB - tailor-made for the compounding of masterbatches - Dipl.-Ing. Markus Brunkau, Head of Compounding Division, REIMELT HENSCHEL MISCHSYSTEME GmbH, Germany

The impact of EU laws on plastic converters - Ing. Leopold Katzmayer, Chairman, ETHIC (EuPC), Belgium

ADDITIVES AND CARRIERS

Porous carriers for additives - Dr. Hartmut Stenzel, Business Manager Accurel Systems, MEMBRANA GmbH, Germany

Liquid colour systems for in-house colouring, a challenge to masterbatch - Dr. Frank Huynen, Marketing Manager Polytrend, EVONIK COLORTREND B.V., Netherlands

Improved pigment dispersion with micronized wax - Mr. Christian Lechner, Technical Manager, CLARIANT PRODUKTE (DEUTSCHLAND) GmbH, Germany

Optimisation of the anti-fog performance in co-extruded and laminated multilayer films - Mr. Bjarne Nielsen, Senior Application Manager, DANISCO A/S, Denmark

MASTERBATCH 2009 BUSINESS FORUM

New opportunities in barrier rigid plastic - Mr. Roland Schultz, Sales Manager RPC Barrier Containers, RPC BARRIER CONTAINERS, France

Views on constraints in the masterbatch industry: an updated perspective - Mr. Antonio Sedan, General Manager, COMAI, Colombia

Customer perceptions on the future of masterbatch-an exclusive AMI investigation - Mr. Andrew Reynolds, Research Director, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom