event preview | Compounding World Congress 2016
Speakers lined up for the fi rst day of conference sessions at the Compounding World Congress 2016 include (from left to right): Michael Heinzlreiter; Thilo Stier; Quentin Huck; Andy Doelen; Michael Sommer; and Juan Bravo
Stier, who is sales director and innovation manager at the German compounder Akro-Plastic, will discuss how his company has developed new compounds and applications for polyketone, including long-fi bre grades and tribological components. The next talk will cover the use of reactive extrusion
to produce polyamides. Quentin Huck, commercial manager of Setup Performance of France, will discuss how this technology can enable compounders to become polymer manufacturers, opening up new business opportunities.
Boosting polymer performance The fi nal two presentations on Tuesday 19 April will focus on new additive developments for improving the performance and processability of polymers. The fi rst of these will look at the use of styrene
maleic anhydride copolymers for the compatibilisation of styrene-based engineering plastics. The talk will be delivered by Andy Doelen, sales and business develop- ment manager at Polyscope Polymers, and by Michael Sommer, business development manager for plastics at Gustav Grolman. Juan Bravo, international technical manager for
plastics at Struktol, will conclude the day’s presenta- tion with a talk on new developments in processing additives for polyolefi ns and engineering plastics.
In next month’s Compounding World we will preview
the fi nal day of the conference. This will boast sessions on the optimisation of fi lled and reinforced compounds, new developments in conductive plastics, and how to get the most from your compounding lines.
More information The Compounding World Congress 2016 is sponsored by HPF Minerals – Quarzwerke, Azo, Steer Engineering, Dreyplas, Penta, ICMA San Giorgio, Leistritz Extrusion- technik, KraussMaffei Berstorff, Sikora, Farrel Pomini, Imerys Graphite & Carbon, Imerys Talc, JSW – The Japan Steel Works, Buss and Coperion. In addition to the high-level conference sessions, the
event will feature an exhibition area that will host displays from more than 30 exhibitors and will be used for networking during the refreshment breaks, lunches and the evening cocktail reception (please note that the exhibition will only be open to conference delegates and speakers). For more information about participating in the Compounding World Congress as a delegate, exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the conference organiser Kat Langner at
kl@amiplastics.com, tel: +44 (0)117 314 8111. You can view the complete conference programme along with booking details in this downloadable pdf:
http://bit.ly/CWC16B
Pre-event site visit to HPF / Quarzwerke
Conference attendees will have the opportunity to visit HPF The Mineral Engineers, a division of Quarzwerke, on the afternoon of Monday 18 April, before the welcome cocktail reception and registration session that take place that evening. Coaches will take participants from Cologne to the HPF
facility in nearby Frechen. Attendees will view the impressive mineral extraction and processing operations at the site, tour the extensive R&D laboratories, and enjoy a networking break. HPF produces a range of high-performance mineral fi llers including cristobalite, kaolin, wollastonite and mica. One of its latest launches is Silatherm, a mineral additive for thermally- conductive compounds.
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Attendees visiting HPF / Quarzwerke will see the mineral extraction and processing facilities
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