Publication: REACH Europe, 2008  | £100.00 | | Smithers Conference Proceedings, 2008 |  | |
All papers presented at this Confernce feature in these Conference Proceedings and are now available for general release.
Taking place 15 months after the adoption of the controversial REACH policy and coinciding with the pre-registration pha... more >>> |
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| Publication: Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2008 | £100.00 | | Smithers Rapra, Conference Proceedings 2008 | | | | Now in its tenth year this conference has become firmly established in the plastics community as the meeting place for processors, material suppliers, academics and end users to exchange ideas and keep up to date with developments in this fast growin... more >>> |
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| Publication: REACH USA, 2008 | £100.00 | | Conference Proceedings, Smithers Rapra, 2008 | | | | Nearly one year on from the adoption of the controversial EU REACH legislation Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd and sister company, Springborn Smithers Laboratories, recently held REACH 2008. REACH has not only affected Europe – REACH affects US firms ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Silicone Elastomers 2008 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2008 | | | | Silicone Elastomers 2008 brought together major material manufacturers, such as Dow Corning, Wacker Chemie,Momentive Performance Materials and Bluestar Silicones,looking at market trends and new developments in materials such as LSR and liquid fluoro... more >>> |
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| Publication: Leachables and Extractables 2008 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2008 | | | | This conference brought together the pharmaceutical supply chain to discuss the latest research and development in minimising the risk posed by Leachables and Extractables. Parenterals, implantables, inhalers or solid dose packaging…this conference c... more >>> |
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| Publication: Biocides in Plastics - From Preservation to Hygiene Control, 2008 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2008 | | | | Current consumer demand for bacterial-resistant products, global concern over hospital acquired infections such as MRSA, and conditions such as the so-called “sick building syndrome” have done much to promote the rise in biocides in plastics in rece... more >>> |
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| Publication: Latex and Synthetic Polymer Dispersions 2008 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2008 | | | | Drawing authorities from industry and academia, this conference offered the ideal platform to hear original technical papers and meet and exchange ideas with like-minded peers from across the world. Now in its fifth year the conference provided cruci... more >>> |
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| Publication: High Performance and Speciality Elastomers 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | Demand for high performance elastomers continues to grow, driven by higher technical, specification and legislative requirements in end use sectors such as the automotive, defence and petrochemical industries. In fact the Freedonia Group forecasts US... more >>> |
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| Publication: TPE 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | Now in its tenth year, this international two day conference is firmly established as Europe’s premier event for the thermoplastic elastomers industry.
Thermoplastic elastomers usage continues to grow at a faster rate (‘…6.2 % annually through 2009... more >>> |
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| Publication: Polymers in Defence and Aerospace Applications | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | Polymers play a vital role in many defence and aerospace applications and there is huge amount of activity underway globally to produce new polymers and polymeric materials that can enhance these applications. Composites are one such example where ma... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | The additives market is poised for further growth as a result of an increase in plastics demand, growth in new geographical markets, and a rise in the electrical, electronics, automotive and packaging sectors. Such growth inevitably creates opportuni... more >>> |
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| Publication: Pharmaceutical Polymers 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | Polymer suppliers are continuously striving to produce cleaner materials with more precise specifications and increased functionality. The key, it seems, is to develop a product with a significant processing advantage to satisfy pharmaceutical formul... more >>> |
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| Publication: Nanopolymers 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | The use of nanopolymer compounds in commercial applications is gaining momentum. In fact global demand for nanomaterials is predicted to reach US$3.7 billion by 2008.
Behind much of the hype surrounding nanopolymers is a real opportunity for com... more >>> |
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| Publication: Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | This ninth international conference has seen contributions over the years from academia, processors, materials suppliers and end users. Addressing the key issues for this ever expanding and highly competitive market, which has grown this conference i... more >>> |
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| Publication: REACH 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | REACH is coming and it’s here to stay. Hailed as the most intrusive piece of legislation to hit the European chemicals supply chain, its impact will be widespread and is likely to catalyse changes in chemicals policies in many other countries.
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| Publication: High Performance Fillers 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | Fillers are playing an increasingly important role in polymer applications, a trend that will increase with the rise in the cost of oil and hence polymer feedstocks. Increasingly though, fillers are seen as high performance additives, not just cost l... more >>> |
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| Publication: Food Contact Polymers 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | Plastics and rubbers are used extensively in food processing applications and in packaging. All food contact materials are subject to developing European Directives and/or national regulations, for example, the American FDA CFR and the German BfR leg... more >>> |
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| Publication: Polymers in Electronics 2007 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2007 | | | | This conference saw presentations from all parts of the electronics industry’s materials supply chain, from raw materials to finished products and offered an opportunity to learn more about both traditional and new polymer materials, their markets, m... more >>> |
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| Publication: RubberChem 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | This fifth international conference on rubber chemicals, mixing and compounding brought together leading researchers, manufacturers and technologists from across the world to discuss the latest research and development in rubber chemicals as well as ... more >>> |
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| Publication: TPE 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | Thermoplastic elastomers are growing in importance. The Freedonia Group forecasts that demand for TPEs will expand 6.4% a year to 2.15 million tons in 2006. This important fast-growing area offers significant business opportunities, ready for commerc... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | Now in its 12th year, this leading additives, modifiers and compounding conference saw papers presented on the latest additives, including stabilisers and research on the stability of plastics, antistatic and antifogging agents, nanocomposites, flame... more >>> |
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| Publication: Silicone Elastomers 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | Silicone elastomers are important materials for many application areas such as automotive, electric and electronics, gaskets, domestic appliances, fabric coatings (e.g. airbags), baby bottle teats, and medical devices. They are increasingly being use... more >>> |
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| Publication: Medical Polymers 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | The use of polymers in medical technology continues to grow and provides high value business opportunities. Applications vary from high-tech miniature components to bone cement, degradable implants and bulk quantity items such as catheters and drip b... more >>> |
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| Publication: Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | This 8th international conference was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber. Foamed materials are being enhanced to replace dense solid polymers, reducing weight and costs. Chemical & environmental legislation... more >>> |
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| Publication: Joining Plastics 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | Manufacturing with plastics often involves a bonding step from packaging, electronic and medical devices to large scale automotive, aerospace and construction projects. This is a continually developing field and experts at this second international c... more >>> |
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| Publication: Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | This fifth international MERL conference, organised jointly with Rapra Technology, provided a unique forum to discuss the latest developments in the selection, qualification and performance of polymeric materials. It brought together operators, contr... more >>> |
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| Publication: High Performance Fillers 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | The Second International Conference
Fillers are used in polymers for a variety of reasons: cost reduction, improved processing, density control, optical effects, thermal conductivity, control of thermal expansion, electrical properties, magn... more >>> |
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| Publication: Rubber Bonding 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | This fifth international conference started with a session on rubber to metal bonding with an overview by R Del Vecchio on comparisons between eight different types of rubber.
Automotive applications of rubber bonding were a key feature of the conf... more >>> |
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| Publication: Latex 2006 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2006 | | | | This fourth international conference on latex brought together manufacturers, technologists and researchers with a common interest in latex applications and technology.
Latex materials are currently undergoing extensive research and development, an... more >>> |
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| Publication: Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | This second International Conference on Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment generated a lot of discussion and questions amongst delegates.
Automotive fuel containment is a critical factor in vehicle safety. Changes in fuel formulation and regul... more >>> |
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| Publication: Multilayer Films 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | Multilayer technology allows several materials to be combined to give a wide range of properties. This is particularly useful in packaging applications, where wrappings must not affect contents and at the same time protect from damage and exposure to... more >>> |
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| Publication: Art of Plastics Design 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | How do you make products that appeal to the senses? Consumers are demanding aesthetic appeal as well as functional attributes. How do you turn a utility product into a desirable item?
Plastics are tremendously versatile materials, replacing traditi... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | This leading additives, modifiers and compounding conference is now in its 11th year. This year’s conference provided an opportunity to network with researchers and manufacturers from across the plastics industry. There was info... more >>> |
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| Publication: TPE 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | TPEs continue to show healthy growth compared with most other polymeric materials, due to their unique combination of elastomeric properties with thermoplastic processibility. This 8th international conference on thermoplastic elastomers featured 25 ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Doing Plastics Business in Poland 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | Poland is the third biggest country in Central & Eastern Europe in terms of population (around 40 million) and the second largest in terms of GDP (US $189.3 billion at the end of 2002). Key plastic markets are expanding: around 360,000 new cars were ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | This 7th international conference was dedicated to blowing agents and process technology for foamed plastics and rubber. These proceedings provide excellent coverage of the key topics of interest to the industry. There are a good variety of papers on... more >>> |
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| Publication: High Performance and Speciality Elastomers 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | There are many different types of high performance elastomers. Their unique properties are essential in hostile environments and application areas include the petrochemical and refining industries, automotive, aerospace, defence, wire and cable, cons... more >>> |
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| Publication: High Performance Plastics 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | High performance plastics are replacing traditional materials in hostile environments. They possess characteristics such as exceptional strength, lightweight, temperature resistance (usually in excess of 160°C), chemical resistance and dimensional st... more >>> |
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| Publication: High Performance Fillers 2005 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2005 | | | | The international conference on fillers for polymers.
Fillers are playing an increasingly important role in polymer applications, a trend that will increase with the rise in the cost of oil and hence polymer feedstocks. Increasingly though, fillers... more >>> |
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| Publication: Medical Polymers 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | The fourth international conference focusing on polymers used in the medical industry.
The use of polymers in medical technology continues to grow and provides major business opportunities for companies who service the medical industry. Medical Po... more >>> |
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| Publication: RubberChem 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | This two-day international rubber chemicals, compounding and mixing conference is the fourth in the successful series which began in 1999. RubberChem 2004 was devoted to the science and technology of fillers and other associated materials for elasto... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | Addcon World is the leading Additives, Modifiers and Compounding Conference. It has run for the last nine years. The conference focused on the technical advances and issues facing the plastics additives and modifiers industry. Papers at this year’s e... more >>> |
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| Publication: TPE 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | Now in its seventh year, this international two-day conference is firmly established as Europe’s premier event for the thermoplastic elastomers industry.
The use of thermoplastic elastomers is developing rapidly into a major success story, both... more >>> |
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| Publication: Polymers in Aggressive and Corrosive Environments (PACE), 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | This new two-day conference focused on the use of polymers (including thermoplastics, thermosets, rubbers, reinforced plastics and coatings) in aggressive and/or corrosive environments.
Aggressive chemical environments are surprisingly common, ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Polymer Bonding 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | Rapra Technology launched its first conference focusing on the bonding of both rubber and plastics to various substrates.
The conference aimed to widen the area of discussion from a purely rubber or purely plastic based topic to include those add... more >>> |
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| Publication: Latex 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | Latex 2004 provided a valuable update on the latest trends and developments in synthetic emulsions, natural latex and latex based products.
The conference covered both synthetic and natural rubber latex materials, additives as well as developm... more >>> |
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| Publication: Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2004 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2004 | | | | This sixth international conference dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber aimed to present an insight into the latest industrial progress and research for foam generation.
The conference offered a comprehe... more >>> |
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| Publication: High Performance Elastomers | £90.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2000 | | | | This new conference for 2000 was organised by Rapra Technology and European Rubber Journal. It aimed to discuss the many different types of high peformance elastomer which all share the properties of flexibility combined with the ability to resist th... more >>> |
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| Publication: Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2003 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003 | | | | This series of conferences, occurring regularly since 1996, is becoming recognised as the leading forum for open discussion on the behaviour of non-metallic materials when used in upstream oilfield service. Offshore oil & gas production is frequentl... more >>> |
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| Publication: Engineering Elastomers 2003 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003 | | | | Engineering or specialty elastomers are the stalwart materials of the rubber industry. They are high volume and medium priced elastomers, often employed in demanding applications, such as the automotive, industrial, medical and electrical industries... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2003 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003 | | | | Addcon World 2003 was our 9th international conference on additives for plastics. The two-day conference focused on the technical advances and issues facing the plastics additives and modifiers industry. Papers consider value creation in the additive... more >>> |
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| Publication: TPE 2003 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003 | | | | The TPE 2003 conference programme featured expert presentations on key market trends, new application developments and the very latest material innovations.
The use of thermoplastic elastomers is developing rapidly into a major success story, bo... more >>> |
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| Publication: Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2003 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003 | | | | The fifth Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes Conference was held in Munich, Germany and was dedicated to the critical role of blowing agents in foamed plastics and rubber.
The two day international conference brought together major blowing agen... more >>> |
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| Publication: Medical Polymers 2003 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2003 | | | | Medical Polymers 2003, the third international conference devoted to the use of polymers in the medical industry was held in Dublin, Ireland.
The use of polymers in medical technology continues to grow and provides major business opportunities fo... more >>> |
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| Publication: Special Effects in Plastics 2002 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2002 | | | | In recent years there has been a explosion in finishing effects for plastics. Differentiation through product design as well as packaging design has become a paramount arm in the fight for market share in consumer products markets and elsewhere.
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| Publication: Latex 2002 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2002 | | | | Both synthetic and natural latices were covered in this conference, including natural rubber latex, high volume synthetic emulsions, such as SBR, as well as specialty products, such as acrylics.
Application markets addressed included adhesives a... more >>> |
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| Publication: HPE 2002 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2002 | | | | This second conference focusing on high peformance elastomers covered the elastomers being used in high demand environmental applications and brings together a number of papers dealing with new fluoro and silicone elastomers in the field. Studies of ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 99 | £50.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 1999 | | | | Suppliers of speciality chemicals, including additives for the plastics industry, have had an eventful year of mergers, unsuccessful mergers, and acquisitions in 1998/99. A number of groups have been re-defining their main business focus. PVC, the nu... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon Asia 97 | £30.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 1997 | | | | Following two successful meetings in Europe, Rapra Technology took Addcon - the international additives and modifiers meeting - to Asia. The use of additives for the enhancement and/or maintenance of mechanical, optical and electrical properties of p... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon 96 | £30.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 1996 | | | | The second international conference for additives and polymer modifiers took place on May 21st and 22nd in Brussels. AddCon ‘96 was jointly organised by Rapra Technology and Modern Plastics International. Speakers and delegates from across Europe and... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon 95 | £30.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 1995 | | | | AddCon ‘95, the first international conference for additives and polymer modifiers organised jointly by Rapra Technology and Catalyst Consultants Inc. was held in Switzerland over two days. This official publication from the conference includes 22 pa... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2002 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2002 | | | | Addcon World is the established additives, modifiers and compounding conference. Running for the last seven years the two day conference focused on the technical advances and issues facing the plastic additives and modifiers industry. This year’s con... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2000 | £90.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2000 | | | | This 6th successful Addcon World conference discussed the threats, opportunities and trends in the additives business today. New products and processes were also revealed along with discussion of legislation and its impact on the additives business. ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Addcon World 2001 | £90.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2001 | | | | Addcon World conferences are specifically targeted to the plastics additive industry, to your own type of business. The people who attend may be suppliers of additives, or compounders, or end-users or they may be people who want to know how to use a... more >>> |
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| Publication: Rapid Tooling 2002 | £55.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2002 | | | | Rapid Tooling offers the potential to develop better quality products and to slash product development times from months to weeks or days. It also provides real opportunities to cut the overall costs of a product launch and considerably increase the ... more >>> |
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| Publication: Injection Moulding 2002 | £100.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2002 | | | | Injection Moulding 2002, organised jointly by Rapra Technology and ASCAMM TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, discussed the latest advances in the most important areas of the plastic injection moulding industry.
The comprehensive technical programme provided pr... more >>> |
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| Publication: Latex 2001 | £90.00 | | Rapra Conference Proceedings, 2001 | | | | The latex industry is in dynamic state at the present time. The supply side has undergone major restructuring. Inter-materials competition has intensified as new materials become available to challenge the existing materials. New challenges face t... more >>> |
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