EVENT PREVIEW | PERFORMANCE PP 2018
Speakers at the first AMI Performance Polypropylene conference include (from left) Repsol Chemicals’ Senior Automotive Specialist Roberto Lopez, Polykemi Plastic Application & Material Specialist Dr Annette Munch Elmér, Asahi Kasei Business Development Manager James Dutchik, and Sabic Europe Research Engineer Ginger de la Croix
technical compounder Luxus, who will examine how new methodologies are making it possible to produce recyclable PP compounds that can meet the highest performance demands in automotive interior applications. Then Roberto Lopez, Senior Automotive Specialist at Repsol Chemicals in Spain, will detail the company’s progress in tailoring PP properties to meet changing automo- tive interior requirements.
New opportunities The next session will look at opportunities that PP is presenting in new applications. It will be opened by Luca Gazzola, R&D Polyolefins Manager at Italian compounder Sirmax, who will detail the company’s approach to developing solutions for home appliance and other demanding applica- tions. Piergiovanni Ercoli Malacari, Product and Application Development Specialist at Italian talc producer IMI FABI, will follow with an explanation of the role of talc in advanced appliance applica- tions. Then Dr Annette Munch Elmér, Plastic Application & Material Specialist at Polykemi in Sweden, will provide an insight on how the compounder goes about connecting PP innova- tions with OEM requirements.
The conference will then move on to examine techniques for boosting the strength and tough- ness of PP. The first presentation will be given by James Dutchik, Business Development Manager at Asahi Kasei in Germany, who will detail how the company achieves higher strength while simultane- ously improving environmental performance in automotive applications. Derek Bristol, Research Associate at Johns Manville in the US, will explain how chopped-strand glass fibres can maximise performance of PP compounds. And the session will conclude with a presentation by Prem Patel, Global Strategy & Business Development Manager Plastic Additives for Milliken in Belgium, who will explain how the company’s additives are being used to enhance the stiffness, impact and melt flow of PP compounds. Day one of the conference will be brought to a close with a panel discussion. This will bring together a number of automotive OEM specialists – including Paul Vickers, Senior Project Engineer at Honda R&D Europe in the UK, and Markus Franzen, Research Engineer Advanced Engineer- ing at FordWerke in Germany – to discuss the future requirements of the automotive industry.
Adapting to change Day two of Performance Polypropylene 2018 will be opened with presentations explaining how changing automotive requirements are influencing upstream innovation. Ginger de la Croix, Research Engineer at Sabic Europe in the Netherlands, will detail the company’s strategy for meeting these global requirements through development of compounds with low-density, enhanced aesthetics and improved safety. Dr Abdullah Al Mamun, Advanced Development for Corporate R&D in Material Development at Adler Pelzer Group in Germany, will discuss how the company is optimis- ing properties of mineral-filled PP for complex
About Performance Polypropylene 2018
Taking place in Cologne in Germany on 11-12 April 2018, Performance Polypropylene is a new conference from AMI focused on the development of high performance PP compounds for demanding markets such as automotive, appliances and construction. It will bring together expert speakers from resin producers, additive makers and end-users to hear about the latest market requirements and technology trends. Aside from the formal conference sessions, Performance Polypropylene 2018 will also offer extensive networking opportunities during the break-out and refreshment sessions as well as the informal cocktail reception at the end of the first day. To find out more about attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at Performance Polypropylene 2018, contact Conference Organiser Jasmine Coles. Tel: +44 (0) 117 314 8111; Email:
jasmine.coles@
ami.international. Or visit the conference website.
https://www.ami.international/events/event?Code=C903 60 COMPOUNDING WORLD | February 2018
https://www.ami.international/Events/Resources/Programme/Performance_Polypropylene_EU_18.pdf
Developing new formulations and applications for high-performance polypropylene compounds
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