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Speakers are announced for the Compounding World Forum 2015
AMI and Compounding World magazine have announced the programme for their third Compounding World Forum, which takes place on 8-9 December in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The speaker line-up includes influential leaders and technical experts from across the industry. The conference will be
chaired by Andy Beevers, the publisher/editor of Compound- ing World, who will also give an introductory overview of global market trends. This will be followed by a panel discussion on strategies for growing a profitable compounding business. The panel will include: l Bernard Rzepka, president and CEO of A. Schulman l Glenn Rasberry, vice president of Ametek Westch- ester Plastics l Carlos Carreno, president of Infinity LTL Engineered Compounds l Suresh Swaminathan, senior vice president of Teknor Apex The panel discussion will be
Last year’s Compounding World Forum attracted more than 300 attendees and over 50 exhibitors
followed by a session on the outlook for manufacturing in the Americas, including a talk by Sirmax vice president Dr Lorenzo Ferro about the Italian compounder’s investments in plants in Brazil and the USA. He will be followed by Dr Kirk Hanawalt, president of Entek, and by Jacob Goodwin of DMDII, who will discuss what the digital revolution means for US manufacturing. The main focus of the
conference is on innovative materials, additives and applications, with an emphasis
on adding value to plastics. The first paper in these sessions will be delivered by Dr Alexis Baltazar, who is product and process develop- ment manager at the automo- tive Tier One supplier Magna International. He’ll discuss the development of natural fibre reinforced thermoplastics for automotive applications. Other hot topics being
covered in the materials and additives sessions include: 3D printing; thermally conductive compounds; the return of polyketones; antimicrobials;
carbon nanotubes; anti-coun- terfeiting technologies; impact modification; and additives for improving recycled plastics. As in previous years, the
conference will conclude with its popular and practical session on getting the most from compounding lines. This year’s Compounding
World Forum is being spon- sored by Steer, Omya, CPM Century Extrusion and NFM. Last year’s event attracted more than 300 attendees and featured over 50 exhibitors in its lively networking arena. More than half of the available exhibition spaces for the 2015 event have already been booked For information on participating in the Compound- ing World Forum as a delegate, exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the event’s coordinator Kelly Cressman: kc@amiplas-
tics.com, tel: +1 610 478 0800. To download the complete conference programme and booking details, go to:
http://bit.ly/CWF15P
Chemours launched as independent firm
Chemours, the former Performance Chemicals segment of DuPont, completed its spin-off from DuPont on 1 July and was launched as an independent, publicly traded corporation on the New York Stock Exchange. In honour of the occasion, the company president and CEO Mark Vergnano rang the NYSE opening bell on 29 June. Chemours combines the Titanium Technologies, Fluoroproducts and
Chemical Solutions businesses, respectively headed by E. Bryan Snell, Thierry Vanlancker and Chris Siemer. Titanium Technologies is the world’s largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide. “We think of Chemours as a 200-hundred-year-old start-up,” said Verg-
Chemours president and CEO Mark Vergnano rang the NYSE opening bell on 29 June
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nano. “We bring to the market a rich heritage based on our DuPont legacy.” ❙
www.chemours.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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