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Singapore is the next stop on Compounding World magazine’s 2015 world tour
Programme is announced for Compounding World Asia 2015
Compounding World magazine and AMI have revealed the programme for their first Compounding World Asia conference, which will take place in Singapore on 6-8 October 2015. The event, which is sponsored by Steer and Coperion, follows the success of the Compounding World Forum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and the Compounding World Congress in Cologne, Germany. The first day of the
Compounding World Asia conference will include presentations and a panel discussion covering global market trends and strategies
for growing a profitable compounding business. The line-up of speakers includes Compounding World’s editor Andy Beevers, who will also chair the conference, and a selection of influential business leaders from the Asian and global compounding industry. They include: Rob Bindner, vice president Asia at PolyOne; Achal Thakkar, director of Tipco Industries & Autotech Polymers; Massimo Pavon, CEO of Sirmax; and Derek Bristow, general manager Asia at A. Schulman. In addition, Dr. Anna Gergely of Steptoe & Johnson will cover the implications of chemicals
legislation for Asian com- pounders. Polymer additives and
compounds are the focus of the second day of the Com- pounding World Asia confer- ence programme. Expert speakers from around the world will discuss the latest developments in a wide range of materials technologies and applications including: electrically and thermally conductive compounds; bioplastics; graphene; antimicrobials; anti-counter- feiting systems; long-fibre thermoplastics; natural fibres; fire retardant formulations; intelligent packaging; and
Kehl set to leave Coperion
Hillenbrand, the industrial company that owns Coperion, has announced that Thomas Kehl, president of Coperion and senior vice president at Hillenbrand, will be leaving the companies on 30 June, “in order to pursue other profes- sional interests”. A search has begun for his
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replacement. Hillenbrand senior vice president Kim Ryan is taking charge at Coperion in the interim. Kehl joined Coperion in 2008 and managed both the compounding machine and service business centres. He took up the role of president of Coperion and became part of
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the Hillenbrand executive team in 2013. Since then, Hillen- brand said, “he has driven a clear vision and strategy for each part of the Coperion business, implemented a supporting organisational structure and heightened the focus on profitability”. ❙
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Thomas Kehl will leave Coperion at the end of June
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compounds for 3D printing. The final day of the
conference will deliver practical tips on getting the most from compounding lines, including expert talks on process optimisation, screw configurations, energy efficien- cy and improved pelletizing. For more information on participating in the conference as a delegate, exhibitor or sponsor, please contact the conference organiser, Giulia Esposito:
ge@amiplastics.com, tel: +44 117 314 8111. The full line-up of 20+ speakers and their presentation topics can be found in this brochure: ❙
http://bit.ly/CWAsia15
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