Wednesday, October 11, 2023
8:10 a.m. Keynote - Dawn Emerson, Cargill : Role of Agriculture in Creating More Sustainable Biomaterial Solutions
8:50 a.m. Jacyr Quadros, Jr., Innoleics : Improved Exudation Test Method
9:20 a.m. Steve Hargrave, CMI : Sustainability of Vinyl Sheet Piling
10:20 a.m. Michael Batton, ENTEX Rust & Mitschke GmbH, Bochum : De-Chlorination of PVC in Mixed Plastics on the Planetary Roller Extruder (PRE) prior to the Pyrolysis Recycling Process
10:50 a.m. Jeffrey S. Ross, The AZEK Co., Inc. : The Secrets to Using Recycled PVC in Exterior Building Products
11:20 a.m. Ehsan Moghbelli, Emery Oleochemicals : Controlling Gloss Levels in Filled PVC Compounds with Ester Technology
12:00 p.m. Keynote - Matthew Harthcock, SPE Foundation Board Chair and John Fellenstein, PlastiVan® : Changing the Perception of Plastics – from the Classroom to the Community
1:30 p.m. Patrick Harmon, BASF Corp. : Regulatory Update for Plasticizers and Other Additives
2:00 p.m. Aine Curran, Vinyl Institute of Canada : Advancing Sustainability in Canada While… Surviving Regulatory Headwinds… (bans)
3:00 p.m. Mark Holt, Valtris Specialty Chemicals : Plasticizers Update
3:30 p.m. Ed Hudson, Home Innovation Research Labs : Trends and Opportunities for Vinyl Products in Home Construction & Remodeling
4:00 p.m. Richard Krock, VyChlor Advisors, CFFA: Increasing Sustainability in the Low-Slope Roofing Market Through PVC (Vinyl) Membrane Recycling
4:30 p.m. Kristen Ondesko, Arkema : A Roadmap to Sustainable Acrylic Modifiers for PVC
Thursday, October 12, 2023
8:10 a.m. Randy Brown (Innovative Plastic Processing, LLC), C.W. Brabender Instruments : Torque Rheometry: Evaluations Across Mixer Designs of PVC and CPVC Extrusion Formulations
8:50 a.m. Bill Blackstock, Resilient Floor Covering Institute : Resilient Floor Covering – An Overview of the Fastest Growing Category of Flooring
9:20 a.m. Bob Smith, PMC Organometallix : Tin Stabilizers: Effect of Stabilizer Chemistry on Rheology
10:20 a.m. Juliana Lasprilla, Spradling Group : A Dual Multi-Layered Organic-Inorganic Additive System for an Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity in PVC-based Synthetic Leather Products
10:50 a.m. Li Xi, McMaster University : Building a Circular Economy of PVC
11:20 a.m. Rahul Jha, McNeil : Plasticizer-mediated Electro(de)chlorination of Poly(vinyl chloride) to Chlorinate Arenes
1:30 p.m. John Cornetta and Manoj Nerkar, The Dow Chemical Company : Acrylic Chemistry in Capstock Applications
2:00 p.m. Eric Ernst, Imerys : Introduction to ImerBuild
2:30 p.m. Ned Monroe, Vinyl Institute : The Intersection of Policy and Strategy for the US Vinyl Industry
