POLYMERS IN FLOORING USA | EVENT PREVIEW
AMI’s third North American Polymers in Flooring conference takes place in Atlanta in September. We take a look at the speaker and topic line-up
Flooring innovation in focus in Atlanta
The US city of Atlanta will host the third North American edition of AMI’s Polymers in Flooring conference on 17-18 September. The event will again provide an unmatched forum for the region’s polymer flooring industry to discuss technical and market trends and will bring together an interna- tional line-up of expert speakers to explore new developments in product design, materials and additives and to learn about the demanding requirements of architects and interior designers. Resilient flooring is used across multiple
applications in North America, extending from residential, through commercial and industrial, to healthcare and sports & leisure. Market demand is robust and market shows no signs of slowing for innovative products.
Novel high-quality flooring products are being enabled by material developments, design innovations and processing advances, which together are changing customer perception and winning market share from other flooring types. At the same time, the industry is introducing new standards, facing regulatory changes and continu-
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ously looking to improve materials, design and sustainability to appeal to consumers. Polymers in Flooring 2019 will be opened by
Bruce Zwicker, CEO at Zwicker Advisory in the US, who will present an overview of market trends, product demand and key issues facing the global flooring industry. His opening presentation will be followed by a panel discussion focusing on key industry issues, including shifting product demand and global market trends. Zwicker will take part in that panel, along with David Altman, Director of Research & Development at HTMX Industries, and Herb Upton, VP Hard Surfaces at Shaw.
Stabilisation trends The conference will then move on to explore some technical issues, with a full session addressing stabilisation. This will be opened by Dr Timo Seibel, Head of Group Product Development at Chemson Group in Germany, who will highlight the performance, processability and sustainability of solid CaZn and CaOrg stabilisers in flooring applications. Next up will be Kimberly Kern,
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Main image: The North American resilient polymer
flooring market will be examined in detail at AMI’s Polymers in Flooring conference in September
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