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in Asia & Pacific at ICL Investment in China, will detail some sustainable flame retardant solutions for new energy vehicles and other applications. The first day will close with an hour-long panel discussion exploring the future of the masterbatch industry. Participants include Amit Puri, Director Marketing at Alok in India, and Devang Sheth, CEO at Polycromax, also based in India.
Speakers sharing their expertise at Compounding and Master- batch Asia later this month include (clockwise from left): AMI Business Unit Manager Dr Hanne Jones; Xmold Polymers Managing Director Shanmugam Srinivasan; Leistritz Director Processing & Applications Sebastian Fraas; ICL Invesment Technical Marketing Manager Flame Retardants Asia & Pacific Dr Daisy Li; Mahidol University Associate Professor, Polymer Science and Technology Department of Chemistry Dr Kalyanee Sirisinha; Dr Knoell Consult Thai Asia-Pacific Business Development & Regulatory Policy Lead Dr Piyatida (Tung) Pukclai; Aquent Advance Material Technologies Managing Director Visha Mehta; and Teknor Apex Asia Pacific Technical Manager Dr Ng Yean Thye.
compounding sector within India’s growing economy. The second session features a presentation from Sebastian Fraas, Director Processing & Applica- tions at Leistritz in Germany, who will discuss some of the top tips and tricks for optimised masterbatch production on twin screw extruders. Then Rudi Scheman, Managing Director & Consultant at DeDo Engineering in Thailand, will speak about configuration and design of twin screw extruders to reduce abrasive wear and overcome feeding limitations. The session concludes with a perspec- tive from John Ellis, R&D Manager at Labtech Engineering in Thailand, who will provide some deep insight into the standard filter test require- ments for masterbatch quality control. The day continues with Dr Klaus Keck, Senior
Global Application Technology Manager at Rianlon in Germany, discussing systematic approaches to improving durability of high performance polymer compounds in exterior and interior automotive applications. Then Dr Daisy Li, Technical Marketing Manager for Flame Retardants
Compounding technologies The second day of the conference opens with a presentation by Chris Smith, Editor of Compounding World magazine at AMI in the UK, who will discuss five global market innovations that are opening up new opportunities for compounders. This will be followed by an assessment of the use of real-time UV-visible spectroscopy for in-line control of compounding operations from Rattayaporn Jidtarahang, Product Manager, LMS Instruments/ Equitech in Thailand. The session will be rounded off by Dr Kalyanee Sirisinha, Associate Professor, Polymer Science and Technology Department of Chemistry at Mahidol University in Thailand, who will speak about transforming polylactic acid waste into high performance product via reactive com- pounding. The penultimate session of the conference includes a special extended presentation from Dr Piyatida (Tung) Pukclai, Asia-Pacific Business Development & Regulatory Policy Lead at Dr Knoell Consult Thai in Thailand, who will take attendees through the chemical regulatory developments across Southeast Asia. The conference continues with a presentation on
the role of functional polymers in compounding and sustainability from Vishal Mehta, Managing Director at Aquent Advance Material Technolo- gies in India. That will be followed by Dr Ng Yean Thye, Technical Manager from Teknor Apex Asia Pacific in Singapore, who will share some sustain- able solutions for thermoplastic elastomers.
Looking to the future The event will close with a second panel discussion. Participants include Shanmugam Srinivasan, Managing Director at Xmold Polymers in India, Vishal Mehta, Managing Director at Aquent Advance Material Technologies in India, and Dr Ng Yean Thye, Technical Manager, Teknor Apex Asia Pacific in Singapore.
About Compounding and Masterbatch Asia 2023 The Compounding and Masterbatch Asia conference takes place at the Banyan Tree Hotel, Bangkok, on 28 February – 1 March 2023. The event is supported by Equitech, ICL, Rianlon, Leistritz and Labtech Engineering, which enables attendees from compounders and masterbatch makers to attend at a discounted rate of $195. To find out more visit the website.
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