Compounding World Asia 2016 | conference preview Looking ahead to
Singapore will defi nitely be the place to be next month. Just days after it hosts the iconic adrenalin-fuelled night-time Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 race, large numbers of leading compounding industry experts will descend on the city for two days of productive network- ing and insightful presentations on the latest business and technology developments. AMI and Compounding World magazine are once
Compounding World Asia 2016 The Compounding World Asia
conference returns to Singapore next month. We preview the packed
programme of high-level presentations
again teaming up to hold the second edition of their Compounding World Asia conference on 22 to 23 September 2016 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore. Last year’s edition attracted 130 participants from 22
different countries and with the 2016 program contain- ing an international line-up of expert speakers we look forward to hosting another lively and productive event. Covering a diverse range of topics from market opportunities to production effi ciency, the conference will be benefi cial to all involved in the compounding supply chain. Over the following pages we preview this year’s line-up of speakers and the hot topics that they will be covering.
Exploring business opportunities Opening the conference will be John Nash, head of strate- gic research at AMI Consulting. With over 30 years experience in the global plastics industry covering sales, marketing, strategy appraisal, due diligence and business management, he is well placed to analyse the key trends in the global plastics market and the growing importance of Asia’s compounding industry. He will provide his
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overview of the current market, setting the scene for the rest of the conference and the discussions that will follow. The opening paper will be followed by a panel of
industry leaders discussing opportunities and strate- gies for growing a profi table compounding business in Asia. The panel discussion will cover developing new markets, maximising margins and improving sustain- ability in the context of the Asian market. The selection of experts on the panel will include
Derek Bristow, who is senior vice president and general manager, Asia Pacifi c at A. Schulman, the global supplier of high-performance compounds and resins with over 30 manufacturing sites worldwide. Bristow has over 25 years experience in the global polymer industry and has been with A. Schulman since 2010, responsible for business development in the Asia Pacifi c region.
Adding value to thermoplastics The second session of the conference will focus on adding functionality and value to thermoplastics, and the fi rst two papers will cover the hot topics of increas- ing the electrical and thermal conductivity of plastics.
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