Barcelona hosts masterbatch 2009.Masterbatch 2009, the international meeting for the masterbatch industry, organized by Applied Market Information Ltd., will be held June 30 to July 2 at the Hesperia Tower Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. This year's program is focusing on the trends and developments in the packaging sector which will help drive the masterbatch industry going forward. Leading pigment pigment, substance that imparts color to other materials. In paint, the pigment is a powdered substance which, when mixed in the liquid vehicle, imparts color to a painted surface. producers will look at how companies can be ready to take advantage of new color trends and effects for brand packaging, while equipment suppliers will consider how companies can optimize performance and cut costs. End users will inform participants of their needs and how they can be met. This year's conference will present the results of a survey on customer perceptions of the masterbatch industry, which will provide insights into how a business can stay ahead of the game. Key papers will examine the latest developments in pigments and additives, developments in technology to improve productivity and flexibility, and market trends and developments. On Wednesday, July l, a market overview on, "The global polymer market market growth and implications for masterbatch producers," will be presented by Andrew Reynolds Andrew Reynolds(born June 6, 1978 in Lakeland, Florida, U.S.), is a professional skateboarder who has been riding since the age of nine. He emerged onto the skateboarding scene in the early 1990s and won Thrasher magazine's Skater of the Year award in 1998. of AMI Consulting, U.K. Session 1 on pigments will include the following presentations: "Color-recess or excess?" Montaha Hidefi, Merck B.V., the Netherlands; "Color trends for the packaging industry with effect pigments," Gabriela Seefeldt, BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida SE, Germany; "Optimizing the use of titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. dioxide for film applications," Bert Vanhaecht, DuPont, Belgium; and "A new breakthrough in handling hard to feed materials," Jaime A. Gomez, KTron International, Switzerland. Session 2 on machinery will include the following presentations: "Black is beautiful - innovations in the technology of masterbatch production," Matthias Weinmann, Coperion GmbH, Germany; "The shear rate Shear rate is a measure of the rate of shear deformation:  For the simple shear case, it is just a gradient of velocity in a flowing material. effects in pigment dispersion," Luciano Gallino, Elli Maris S.p.A., Italy; "Efficient color changes during compounding by using an online color spectrophotometer spectrophotometer, instrument for measuring and comparing the intensities of common spectral lines in the spectra of two different sources of light. See photometry; spectroscope; spectrum. to control quality," Martin Mack, Krauss-Maffei-Berstorff; "Producing effect pigment masterbatches to the optimum on state-of-the-art twin screws," Michael Thummert and Alexander Koschmieder, Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH, Germany; "The new compounder RHC RHC Rural Health Clinic RHC Radio Habana Cuba RHC Rio Hondo College RHC Rural Health Centers RHC Residence Hall Council RHC Receding Horizon Control RHC Right-Hand Circular RHC Regional Holding Company RHC Robinson Helicopter Company MB - tailor-made for the compounding of masterbatches," Markus Brunkau, Reimelt Henschel Mischsysteme GmbH, Germany; and "The impact of EU laws on plastic converters," Leopold Katzmayer, Ethic (EuPC), Belgium Session 3 on additives and carriers will include the following presentations: "Porous porous /por·ous/ (por´us) penetrated by pores and open spaces. po·rous adj. 1. Full of or having pores. 2. Admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores. carriers for additives," Hartmus Stenzel, Membrana GmbH, Germany; "Liquid color systems for in-house coloring--a challenge to masterbatch," Frank Huynen, Evonik Colortrend B.V., the Netherlands; "Improved pigment dispersion with micronized wax," Christian Lechner, Clariant Produkte GmbH, Germany; and "Optimization of the anti-fog performance in co-extruded and laminated laminated /lam·i·nat·ed/ (-nat?ed) having, composed of, or arranged in layers or laminae. laminated made up of laminae or thin layers. multilayer films," Bjarne Nielsen, Danisco A/S, Denmark. Session 4, the Masterbatch 2009 Business Forum, will include he following presentations: "New opportunities in barrier rigid plastic," Roland Schultz, RPC (Remote Procedure Call) A programming interface that allows one program to use the services of another program in a remote machine. The calling program sends a message and data to the remote program, which is executed, and results are passed back to the calling Barrier Containers, France; "Views on constraints in the masterbatch industry--an updated perspective," Antonio Sedan, Comai, Colombia; and "Customer perceptions on the future of masterbatch an exclusive AMI investigation," Andrew Reynolds, AMI Consulting, U.K. Further information on Masterbatch 2009 is available from AMI, tel.: +44 (0) 117 924 9442; fax: +44 (0) 117 311 1534; www.amiplastics.com. |
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