EVENT PREVIEW | POLYMERS IN FLOORING 2018
Expert speakers taking part in Polymers in Flooring Atlanta 2018 include, from left to right, Tarkett Director of Product Sustainability Dhruv Raina, Metroflor Corporation Chief Sustainability Officer Rochelle Routman, Baerlocher USA Flooring Market Manager Kimberly Kern, and Inovyn Belgium Technical Marketing & Development Manager Daniel Martinz
future, and adding value, to polymer flooring. Timothy Dean, Vistamaxx Americas Market Developer at ExxonMobil Chemical Company in the US, will start the session with a review of current performance polymers for flooring applications. Then Peter Frenkel, Vice President of Technology at Galata Chemicals in the US, will look at the attributes of PVC stabilisers and plasticisers that are contributing to the sustainability of flooring materials. He will be followed by Kimberly Kern, Flooring Market Manager at Baerlocher USA, who will give a paper focusing on the challenges and opportunities involved in stabilising rigid LVT in today’s evolving and highly competitive landscape. The final session of the day will be opened by Daniel Martinz, Technical Marketing & Develop- ment Manager at Inovyn Belgium SA in Belgium, who will detail a new generation of blending resins for flooring applications and explain how this can lead to performance enhancements. And the formal content of the day will be completed by Kyle Posselt, R&D Chemist at Emerald Kalama Chemical in the US, who will explain how new modifiers can be utilised to optimise durability and hardness in highly-filled LVT formulations.
Renew and recycle The second day will begin with a presentation by Rich Ruhlin, Chief Marketing Officer at Mats in the US, who will explain the new ASTM standard development in flooring (bio-based categorisa- tion). This will be followed by an update on the ReVinylFloor project and how the end of (first) life of vinyl flooring is being recovered for controlled loop applications, given by Bernard Merkx at Polymer Comply Europe. The third talk in the session will be delivered by Ivo Besselsen, CEO at Besstrade PVC Recycling in The Netherlands, who will showcase a number of recycling possibilities for vinyl production scrap including solid, liquid or evaporated plasticiser. The conference will then go on to examine developments in surface finishing and coating technology. Jeffrey Best, Director of Strategic Business Development at Klockner Pentaplast in the US, will present the company’s developments in LVT films with a focus on polymer types and innova- tions for the LVT market. Then Chris Davis, Head of Sales – Web & Industrial Systems at IST America, will present an evaluation of radiation curing options for polymers (UV, LED, Excimer technolo- gies) and explain their role in functional and decorative coatings in vinyl flooring. The conference will then examine how fast changing market demands are influencing produc- tion plant design. This perspective will be present- ed by Pascal Maerevoet, Niche Manager PVC at J-TEC Material Handling in the US. Then Karl Hendrik Schluckebier, Process Engineer at Zeppelin Systems in Germany, will bring the conference to a close with a discussion of the latest mixing and material handling system develop- ments enabling high-quality and high-capacity LVT production.
About Polymers in Flooring Altanta 2018
Exploring new developments and opportunities in polymer flooring September 20-21, 2018
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Polymers in Flooring Atlanta 2018 provides an international forum for all companies involved in the North American polymer flooring sector to learn, network and develop business opportunities. Taking place at The Westin Buckhead in Atlanta, GA, USA, on 20-21 September, the conference will bring together expert speakers and key industry stakeholders from across the entire flooring supply chain. Last year’s launch event drew representatives from 15 international flooring producers and 10 countries. The conference focuses on developments in polymers, additives and compounds aimed specifi-
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cally at flooring products, as well as advances in product design, production technologies and decoration systems. It will cover the full range of polymers used in flooring systems, including vinyl,
polyolefin, polyurethane, acrylic and epoxies, as well as reinforcements, backings and adhesives. Outside of the formal sessions, Polymers in Flooring 2018 provides plenty of opportunities for networking during the informal refreshment breaks and lunches, in the mini-exhibition, and at the complimentary cocktail reception at the end of the first day. For more information about registering, exhibiting, or sponsoring at Polymers in Flooring Atlanta 2018, contact Conference Coordinator Christa Beveridge. Tel: +1 610 478 0800; Email:
christa.beveridge@
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