 Addcon
World 2005
The Eleventh International Plastics Additives and Modifiers
Conference
21-22 September 2005, Hamburg, Germany
Rapra Technology Limited is pleased to announce the 11th
International Plastics Additives and Modifiers Conference,
Addcon World 2005, to be held in Hamburg, Germany 21-22 September
2005. This is the leading additives, modifiers and compounding
conference. It provides an opportunity to network with researchers
and manufacturers from across the plastics industry. There
will be information on new developments and a chance to meet
and discuss the issues for the industry in 2005.
The additives industry is rapidly growing. This conference
will enable suppliers and compounders, together with plastics
users and market researchers, to keep up to date with the
latest technology and market changes.
At Addcon 2005 there are overview papers from experts on
markets and market forces (particularly European legislation)
and technical sessions on processing aids, stabilizers, flame
retardants, compatabilisers (coupling agents) antimicrobials,
compounding, and additives that affect surface properties.
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the Dorint Novotel Hamburg
Alster in Hamburg, Germany. Telephone +49 403 919 00 for further
information or click to download
hotel information sheet.
 Hotel
Reservations
Please send reservation enquiries to Sharon Garrington, Conference
Organiser. Email: conferences@rapra.net.
View the hotel information
details and direct booking
form.
Programme
Wednesday 21st September
9.40 Welcome and Introduction to Addcon 2005
Rapra Technology Ltd, UK
SESSION 1. THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT - MARKETS AND
LEGISLATION
9.50 A global overview of the Plastic Additives Industry -
"Adding value has never been tougher"
Ronald G Babinsky, Townsend Polymer Services & Information,
USA
10.15 The plastics industry and REACH
Dr Rüdiger Baunemann, PlasticsEurope Deutschland, Germany
10.40 EU REACH chemicals scheme and alternatives to testing
Dr Derek Knight, SafePharm Laboratories Ltd, UK
11.05 COFFEE
SESSION 2. PROCESS AIDS AND NUCLEATING AGENTS
11.35 Faster, better, cheaper - the use of non-polar processing
aids to improve efficiencies
Dr Niall Marshall, Sasol Wax: Polymer Additives, South Africa
12.00 The mounting support for large particles in fluoropolymer
process aids
Steven Oriani, DuPont Performance Elastomers L.L.C., USA
12.25 A versatile family of nucleating and clarifying agents
for isotactic polypropylene
Prof Hans-Werner Schmidt, Markus Blomenhofer, Bayreuth University,
Germany; Magnus Kristiansen and Paul Smith, ETH Zürich,
Polymer Technology, Switzerland; Klaus Stoll, Dietmar Mäder
and Kurt Hoffmann, CIBA Specialty Chemicals, Switzerland
12.50 LUNCH
SESSION 3. STABILIZATION 1
14.20 High heat and UV stabilization of polyolefins used under
demanding conditions
Dr Vincenzo Malatesta, Dr Leonard Davis & Dr John Zenner,
Cytec Industries Inc, USA
14.45 UV stabilisation with innovative blends
Cindy Doumen , Klaus Keck-Antoine, Michael Kearns & Herwig
Perck, Great Lakes Technology, Belgium
15.10 Advanced nanoparticle stabilisation systems for polyethylene,
polystyrene and poly(vinyl chloride)
Dr Robin McIntyre & Dr Gareth Wakefield, Oxonica Ltd,
UK
15.45 COFFEE
SESSION 4. FLAME RETARDANTS 1
16.10 Technology advances in polycarbonate flame retardants
James Innes & Ann Innes, Flame Retardants Associates,
Inc., USA
16.35 Progress with nanostructured flame retardants
Dr. Günter Beyer, Kabelwerk Eupen AG, Belgium
SESSION 5 ANTIMICROBIALS
17.00 Antimicrobials in food contact applications in the EU
– a regulatory puzzle
Dr Anna Gergely, Keller & Heckman LLP, Belgium
17.25 Impact of silver glass ceramic antimicrobial active
ingredient in refrigerator inner surfaces on cold-tolerating
germs
Heinz Studer, Sanitized AG, Switzerland.
17.50 Close of Day One
19.30 Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
There is a conference dinner on the evening of the 21st September
at the Brazilian-style Panthera Rodizio Restaurant. For registered
attendees the cost of the meal is included in the delegate
fee. It is possible to take a partner, or colleague, for
the cost of 70 Euro per guest. Please let Sharon
Garrington know if you would like to attend the conference
dinner by completing and returning the dinner invitation form.
Contact Sharon if you need any further assistance Email: sgarrington@rapra.net
Tel: 01939-250383.
Thursday 22nd September
SESSION 6. COMPATIBILISERS (COUPLING AGENTS)
9.00 Comparison of non polar filler and surface treatment
agents
Manfred Gloeggler, Dow Corning GmbH, Germany
9.25. Recent advances in maleic anhydride grafted coupling
agents for filled polypropylene compounds
Dr Mark Moody, William Sigworth, Leigh Allen & Abuzar
Syed, Crompton Europe Ltd, UK
SESSION 7. COMPOUNDING
9.50 Additive dosing: What are the requirements for an additive
feeding system in today’s compounding process?
Alfred Häuptli, K-Tron (Schweiz) AG, Switzerland
10.15 How to manufacture additive masterbatches on a twin-screw
compounder
Reinhard Herrmann, Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer GmbH &
Co KG, Germany
10.40 COFFEE
SESSION 8. STABILISATION 2
11.05 High performance phosphite stabilizer for polyolefins
and engineering plastics
Dr Don Stevenson & Dr MichaelJakupca, Dover Chemical Corp,
USA.
11.30 Influence of environmental stress on efficiency trials
of plastics stabilizers
Dr Jan Pospisil, Dr Jan Pilar, Professor Stanislav Nespurek,
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Republic.
11.55 Unexpected reactions / interactions of phosphites within
polyolefin stabilisation
Svein Jamtvedt & Dr Harry Øysæd, Borealis
AS, Norway
SESSION 9. FLAME RETARDANTS 2
12.20 A new halogen free flame retardant technology for plastics
- under development in Russia
Peter Flanagan, Firestop Chemicals Ltd, UK
12.45 LUNCH
14.00 New phosphorus based flame retardants for E&E applications:
a case study on their environmental profile in view of European
legislation on chemicals and end-of-life (REACH, WEEE, RoHS)
Dr. Adrian Beard, Clariant GmbH, and Dr. Thomas Marzi, Fraunhofer
UMSICHT Institute, Germany
14.25 More effective flame retardant systems for extruded
polystyrene foams.
Rudi Borms, Y. Bar-Yaakov, I. Finberg, J. Scheinert and P.
Georlette, ICL-IP /Eurobrom, The Netherlands
SESSION 10. SURFACE AND IMPACT PROPERTY MODIFIERS
14.50 New perfluoropolyether-based polyamide as surface properties
modifier for thermoplastic materials
Mr. Alberto Zompatori & Mrs. Grazia Meroni, Solvay Solexis
S.p.A., Italy
15.15 Novel compounds for engineering polymers' impact modification
Karlheinz Hausmann, DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers,
Switzerland
15.40 Study of scratch resistance in homo- and co-polypropylene
filled with nanometric calcium carbonate
Saeid Zokaei, R Lesan Khosh M., S Zebarjad, V Serpooshan &
R Bagheri, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
16.05 Closing Remarks and Conference Close
How
to register
Registration can be carried out in any of the following
ways:
- Download
the conference programme
(pdf) and fax the completed registration details featured
on the back page to +44(0)1939 251118 or post to Rapra
Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire,
SY4 4NR, UK.
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Registration Costs
Companies sending one or two delegates
€1050 per delegate
Companies sending three or more delegates
€950 per delegate
Registration includes a copy of the proceedings, meals and
refreshments during the day. There is also a traditional dinner
on the first evening – a chance to enjoy our hospitality
and to network with other delegates.
Exhibition & Sponsorship
A limited number of high profile cost effective sponsorship
opportunities are available to maximise your corporate profile
at this important event. There will also be a small tabletop
exhibition organised to run alongside the conference. To receive
further information please contact conferences@rapra.net.
- €750 Wallet service (Insertion of one pen or brochure,
up to 6 A4 pages, in every delegate conference bag)
- €2000 Tabletop exhibition (includes one delegate
place)
- Sponsor a social event or customise your sponsorship
Rapra Technology Limited
Rapra Technology Limited is Europe’s leading independent
plastics and rubber consultancy. Rapra provides comprehensive
consultancy, technology and information services for the polymer
industry using plastics and rubber in any component, product
or production process. We have been organising meetings for
the polymer related industries for over 25 years. These regularly
bring together technical presentations from world experts
in their given subjects and provide you with the latest developments
and advancements in the industry.
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