European Additives and Colors Conference will be held in Spain.
Press Release Summary:
Barcelona will host 9th European Additives & Colors conference, organized by SPE, from February 23–25, 2015. Technical and business-oriented program will feature ~30 speakers who will explain innovations, projects, and needs regarding support from upstream suppliers. Upstream polymers, additives, colors, masterbatches, equipment, and instrumentation suppliers as well as Research Institutes will present novelties, review fundamentals, and revisit technical ideas with new approaches.
Original Press Release:
9th European Additives and Colors Conference, 23-25 February 2015, Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona will be holding the 9th European Additives & Colors conference organized by SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers, www.4spe.org) next 23-25 February 2015. This biannual conference has become the “place-to-be” to learn about the latest on additives, pigments, dyes and masterbatches and their key role in shaping plastics’ aesthetics and performance.
A highly technical but also business oriented program has already been confirmed, with almost 30 top-notch speakers from around the world:
• leading global brands as Danone, Fiat, Tupperware and Mondelez/Kraft Foods, who will explain the latest innovation projects they are carrying out and the needs they have to get support from upstream suppliers;
• leading upstream polymers, additives, colors, masterbatches, equipment and instrumentation suppliers as well as Research Institutes who will present latest novelties, review fundamentals of key technical topics, revisit technical ideas with new approaches, etc. Some of them are: LyondellBasell, BASF, Evonik, Merck, Eckart, Sabo, DuPont, Nubiola, Clariant Masterbatches, Colormatrix/PolyOne, Leistritz, Q-Lab, Fraunhofer Institut.
For full program details see http://members.4spe.org/iweb/upload/conferences/ACE15/ACE15-Brochure.pdf
"SPE conferences bring a perfect mix of technical innovations and networking. Since great ideas are often generated at the converging point of knowledge and encounters, this conference is 'a must' for everyone who has an interest in additives and colours for plastics.” states Wim De Vos, SPE’s global CEO.
Alex Capuz, Chairman of the SPE’s Additives&Color Europe Division, adds: “The presence of key industry leaders from different positions in the Plastics value chain will make the Barcelona conference become a connecting place for delegates and speakers to create new value for the entire industry.”
The event will take place in Meliá Sky Hotel, in Barcelona’s innovative “Distrito 22@”. It will start on Monday 23th February, 2 pm and will end up on Wednesday 25th February, 2 pm.
A pre-conference seminar on “Fundamentals on Additives & Color Technology for Plastics” will be organized on Monday morning (9 am-1 pm) too. This separate seminar can be attended as a stand-alone basic training and is available for conference attendees at a discounted rate. “We do believe the seminar is a great fit in the SPE’s objective to spread knowledge on key technical topics. We expect local industry people to attend it, since it is a very valuable review on the basics of additives and color in plastics” states Alex Capuz.
For more information about the conference: www.4spe.org/ace15
SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers, www.4spe.org) is the largest global association of plastics professionals, with more than 16,000 members. It aims at facilitating networking for professionals throughout the entire value chain of the plastics industry and spreading the scientific and technological plastics know-how around the world. Every year SPE organizes more than 40 conferences worldwide.
