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Free conference programme for Essen compounding expo
Full speaker line-ups have been unveiled for the two free-to-attend conference theatres at the Compound- ing World Expo 2021. The event, which is being organised by AMI and Compounding World magazine, takes place at Messe Essen in Germany on 29-30 September 2021. Its two theatres will host a series of training seminars, business debates and technical presentations throughout the two days. The opening keynote
address on the first day of the exhibition will be given by Andrew Reynolds, a founder of AMI and director of Advance Bidco, the owner of AMI. He will set the scene with a paper analysing global trends in plastics compounding markets. On the following day, the opening keynote will be delivered by Chris Smith, editor of Compounding World, who will highlight some emerging compound- ing innovations. Across the two days of the conference, there will be three business debates addressing the future of technical compounds, masterbatch and cable compounds. These will feature influential business leaders, including senior representatives from Acome, Avient, Colourtone Masterbatch, Delta Tecnic, Eurotec, Lifocolor Farben,
Above: The free conferences proved popular at the first Compounding World Expo in Essen in 2018
Mocom Compounds, Prysmian, Sirmax, Washing- ton Penn and Wells Plastics. There will also be six
practical training seminars covering topics such as: trouble-shooting twin-screw extruder problems; ensur- ing compliance with REACH 2021; reactive extrusion; solving vent problems; selecting the right extruder for your compounding task; and predicting the impact of fillers on processability. Talks on developments in polymers, additives and compounds will encompass a wide range of topics, including: stabilisers; coupling agents; functional fillers; sustainable additives; lubricants, biobased compounds, flame retard- ants; graphene-based nanocomposites; thermally- conductive and electrically- conductive compounds; and compatibilisers for recycled mixed plastics. These additives and materials technologies
sessions will include technical experts from companies such as Bekaert, Benvic, Clariant, Colloids, Europiren, Evonik, Falcone, Georg H Luh, GreenMantra Technologies, HPF The Mineral Engineers – Quar- zwerke, IMS Polymers, Interface Polymers, Kärntner Montanindustrie, Polymer Institute Brno, and Solvay. Process optimisation for compounders will be addressed with presenta- tions on the latest technolo- gies and techniques for: recycling and upcycling plastics; enhancing pelleti- sation; overcoming the challenges of compounding different polymers; improv- ing cable compounds; boosting quality control; measuring and understand- ing extruder wear; using planetary roller extruders; and processing elastomers. These topics will be covered by speakers from Coperion, Entex, Extruder Experts, KraussMaffei, Leistritz,
Lehmann&Voss&Co, Nordson, OCS Optical Control Systems, Sesotec and Sikora. In addition, an insightful
look at market trends and the outlook for China’s compounding industry will be delivered by Jan Kreibaum, the European director at Unitechem, one of China’s largest specialty chemicals companies. Register for your free
ticket to the conferences here. This ticket provides free admission to the Compounding World Expo plus the Plastics Recycling World, Plastics Extrusion World and Polymer Testing World Expos, which are running in the same location on the same days. The four shows will feature more than 200 exhibitors, five free conference theatres, and more than 100 speakers across the two days. Down- load the brochure with the full programme for all five conference theatres here.
For more information on the Compounding World Expo, including the current list of exhibitors, please visit:
https://ami.ltd/ami-plastics-expos-eu
14 COMPOUNDING WORLD | August 2021
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: AMI
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