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New white opacifying pigments for thermo-plastic concentrates Mr. Neil Macdonald, Technical Director, Plastics And Coatings, FP PIGMENTS OY, United Kingdom
SESSION 3 – EQUIPMENT/TECHNOLOGY 2:40
Viscosity of color masterbatch and its influence on WPC production Dipl.-Ing. Sven Wolf, Managing Director, LEISTRITZ EXTRUSIONSTECHNIK GmbH, Germany
3:10 - 3:40 Coffee Break 3:40
Compounding thermoplastic concentrates: Techniques and options for solid vs. liquid additives Dr. Paul Andersen, Director, Process Technology, COPERION CORPORATION, United States
4:10 4:40
Theory vs. practice in pelletizer design Dr. Philip S. Shoemaker, General Manager, MAAG AUTOMATIK, INC., United States
Afternoon wrap up and questions Thursday, January 30, 2014
8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00
Opening announcements
SESSION 4 – BUSINESS FORUM 9:10
The return of instability and uncertainty: Observations on raw material supply Mr. Mark Bruner, President, O’NEIL COLOR & COMPOUNDING CORP., United States
9:40 10:10
Strategies for growth in a maturing market Mr. Ryan Howley, President, TECHMER PM, United States
Five mistakes to avoid if you want your plastics business to grow Mr. Douglas Borgsdorf, President, PLASTICS COLOR CORPORATION, United States
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break 11:10
The changing nature of the Asian masterbatch/concentrates market – experience in Vietnam Mr. Jacob Scherf, President and CEO, POLYMER ASIA VIETNAM, Vietnam
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
11:40 Changing markets in packaging Mr. Kent Boyd, Director, Strategic Materials REYNOLDS LEVERAGED SERVICES, United States
12:10 How the NAFTA concentrate market will grow in the next ten years Mr. Andrew Reynolds, Research Director, Applied Market Information LLC, United States
12:40 Afternoon wrap up and questions 1:00 - 2:30 Lunch 2:30
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AMI reserves the right to alter the program without notice. The latest program including any new speakers or changes to schedules can be viewed on our website
www.amiplastics-na.com
KEYNOTE SPEAKER KENT BOYD
Kent Boyd has over twenty five years of experience in the plastics and packaging industry performing a wide variety of manufacturing and senior management roles. Currently he is
responsible for
the purchase of over $125 million in thermoplastic concentrates for the Rank Group which includes, Reynolds Consumer products, Pactiv, Closure Systems International (CSI), Graham Packaging, Evergreen and UCI-Fram. Much of the focus of the work of Kent is directed at developing creative solutions to drive growth and revenue in these companies as well as bridging the gaps between the technical and non-technical issues in the operating companies of the Rank Group.
These topics will be covered in the presentation from Kent which will also give an insight into the way in which changing customer needs will drive new service requirements in the Concentrate Industry.
Organized by: APPLIED MARKET INFORMATION LLC
Applied Market Information LLC is the leading supplier of plastics consultancy and information services to the global plastics industry.
Based in Reading, PA, Applied Market Information LLC can supply all of AMI’s European directories and CDs and is developing a whole new range of products for the North American market. Its range of specialized services cover individual consulting services, multi-client reports, conferences and publishing.
To find out more about AMI’s conference program or any of our other services and products visit our web site at:
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER VINCE VORON
Vince Voron is Vice President of Dolby Labs. He leads a Marketing team which includes Design, Brand Management, Digital/Experiential Marketing, Content, Production and the Dolby Theater.
Vince has an Engineering degree from Pennsylvania State, an MBA from San Jose State and a Human Ecology Degree from the University of Paris -- plus more than 20 years of design experience from two of the world's most iconic brands: Apple and Coca-Cola. While at Apple he in lived in California, Singapore, Ireland, France and was the senior industrial design manager up until
2006. He was then Head of Design for Coca-Cola through 2013.
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