Day 1 – 29th May 2018
MORNING: Euro & Florin Room
OPENING SESSION:
10:30 Introduction to UTECH Europe 2018
Brennan Lafferty, Vice President and Group Publisher, Crain Global Polymer Group
10:35 Chairman's welcome and housekeeping
Simon Robinson, Editor, Urethanes Technology International
10:40 Welcome Address
Mike Fowles, President, ISOPA
10:50 Keynote Address
Patrick Thomas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Covestro
11:15 The News from America: PU opportunities and challenges in the US, Canada and Mexico
Lee Salamone, Senior Director, American Chemistry Council
11:40 Strategic market overview
Robert Outram, Associate Director, IAL
12:00 REFRESHMENTS
PLENARY SESSION:
Chaired by Simon Robinson, Editor, Urethanes Technology International
12:15 MDI/TDI costs of production
James Elliott, Principal Analyst, Inorganics, IHS Markit
12:40 Overview of Recent Market & Pricing Developments in Polyurethanes Chemicals
Robert Peacock, Consultant, ICIS Consulting
13:05 Keynote: Emotion and function - creating value via marketing the innovation
Jon Penrice, VP Polyurethanes, Dow Chemical
13:30 TIME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION
AFTERNOON: Euro Room
FLEXIBLE FOAMS
Chaired by Michel Baumgartner, Secretary General, EUROPUR, European Association of Flexible PU Foam Blocks Manufacturers
14:30 PUR 4.0 – Digital developments for an improved PUR production
Ulrich Liman, Senior Vice President for R&D at Business Unit Polyurethanes, Covestro
14:45 New approach to calculate slabstock foam properties according to formulations and weather conditions
Olivier Lemoine, Expert Technician in Slabstock in the Technical Service Department, Repsol
15:00 Studying of different parameters on resiliency of polyurethane flexible foams
Ahmadreza Gharehbaghi, Research and Development Manager, Caspian Polyurethane Technologies
15:15 New solutions for viscoelastic and high resilience flexible foam
Lutz Brassat, Head Application Development Flexible Foam, Covestro
15:30 REFRESHMENTS
15:45 Effect of selected bio-components on foaming process and selected properties of flexible polyurethane foams
Aleksander Prociak, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Cracow University of Technology
16:00 Combining fire safety and low emissions - an industry challenge or opportunity?
Paul Cookson, Senior R & D Manager, Consumer Comfort, Dow Polyurethanes
16:15 Novel flame retardants developments for the flexible foam markets
Munjal Patel, Manager Global Market Support - Polyurethanes, ICL-IP America
16.30 Novel, low emission, PU catalyst combinations to help meet stringent Certipur and LGA emission requirements
Geert Dries, Application Specialist, Performance Products Division - Polymers & Resins, PU Additives, Huntsman
16:45 Approaches to DBTDL/tin-free catalysis (for foams and elastomers)
Kai Klockemann, R&D Director, Performance Chemicals Group
17:00 Polyurethane spray-gel with cooling effect for bedding applications
Frank Fechner, Group Leader, Technical Development Furniture & Packaging, BASF Polyurethanes
17:15 A novel comprehensive range of low VOC HR and polymer polyol for the flexible foam industry – helping the industry to reduce the indoor airborne chemicals levels
Peter Groome, R&D Director, Jiahua Europe
17:30 SESSION CLOSE
AFTERNOON: Florin Room
RIGID / SPRAY FOAMS
Chaired by Peter Groome, R&D Director, Jiahua Europe
14:30 Step change technology for PIR panel production
Kristof Dedecker, Innovation Manager, Huntsman
14.50 New additive solutions for PIR rigid foams
Martin Glos, Technology Manager Insulation EMEA, Evonik Nutrition & Care
15:10 Advances in new curing additives for high-performance rigid foam panels produced by continuous lamination
Robin Heedfeld, Product Development Scientist, Technology Department, Momentive Performance Materials
15:30 REFRESHMENTS
15:45 Use of CO2 based polyether carbonate polyols to enhance fire resistance in Polyisocyanurate Rigid Foams
Mark Andrews, Senior Scientist, Application Development, Econic Technologies
16:05 Beyond λ – what next for insulation
Alberto Mercati, EMEAI Marketing Associate Director, Dow Polyurethanes
16:25 Novel cardanol-based polyols and their use in rigid polyurethane foams
Pietro Campaner, Innovation Manager, Cardolite Specialty Chemicals Europe
16:45 Novel innovative fast-demolding technology for insulating foams in appliances
Reinhard Albers, Head Application Development Rigid Foam Discontinuous, Covestro
17.05 High functionality polyols obtained from cellulose production waste products
Mikelis Kirpluks, Researcher, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
17:25 Slentite - the high-performance insulation material for renovation and new-build – first case studies
Marc Fricke, Project Manager High-Performance Insulation Materials, BASF Polyurethanes
17:45 SESSION CLOSE
Day 2 – 30th May 2018
MORNING: Euro Room
ENVIRONMENT
Chaired by Peter Groome, R&D Director, Jiahua Europe
10:30 Innovation for sustainable growth
Hermann-Josef Doerholt, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Europe, Middle East, Africa, Polyurethanes Business Unit, Covestro
11.00 Addressing the challenges and opportunities of the circular economy
Marcel Moeller, Marketing Director EMEAI, Dow Polyurethanes
11:30 Recycling foam from post-consumer waste: challenges and opportunities for sustainable development
Ronny Hanich, Research Associate, Fraunhofer ICT Ana Crespo Soler, Senior Researcher Composites, AIMPLAS
11:45 Aminoglycolysis of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) with diethanolamine and evaluation of the products as rigid polyisocyanurate foams
Ilhan Kurt, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University
12:00 REFRESHMENTS
12:15 The BASF Biomass Balance Approach – a groundbreaking way of deriving products from renewable raw materials
Christian Krueger, Corporate Sustainability Expert, BASF SE Roel Gunnink, Marketing Construction, BASF Polyurethanes
12:30 The end-of-life of flexible and rigid polyurethane foam: EU regulatory update and way forward for the industry?
Michel Baumgartner, Secretary General, EUROPUR, European Association of Flexible PU Foam Blocks Manufacturers Arnaud Duvielguerbigny, Managing Director, PU Europe, European Association of PUR/PIR Insulation Products Manufacturers
12:45 Recycling of end-of-life PU mattresses into polyol for rigid PU foam applications
Mila Skokova, Sales Manager, H & S Anlagentechnik
13:00 A transition from synthetic to biodegradable polyurethanes
Zsanett Boros, Development Engineer, Process Technology Support Department, Wanhua-BorsodChem Phd Student, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Miskolc
13:15 TIME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION
MORNING: Florin Room
ISOPA SESSIONS
Chaired by Simon Robinson, Editor, Urethanes Technology International
10:30 ISOPA Presentation: Introduction
Joerg Palmersheim, Secretary General, ISOPA
10:45 Restriction Dossier on Diisocyanates
Gudrun Luecke-Brunk, Covestro
11:30 The sustainable and safe use of construction solutions with polyurethanes
Diane Daems, Strategic Issue Management, Huntsman
12:00 REFRESHMENTS
12:15 ISOPA Product Stewardship Programmes
Ronald van den Bosch, Dow
12:45 Circular Economy / Plastics Strategy
Achim Ilzhoefer, Global Circular Economy Manager, Covestro
13:15 Roundup discussion
Joerg Palmersheim, Secretary General, ISOPA and all presenters
13:30 TIME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION
AFTERNOON: Euro Room
ENVIRONMENT CONTINUED
Chaired by Joerg Palmersheim, ISOPA
14:30 Environmental innovative water-based release agents for PU flexible foams
Claire Gauthier, R&D department, Orrion Chemical Orgaform
14:45 Recycling of rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foam waste
Grazyna Mitchener, Director and Principal Consultant, Polychemtech
15:00 Krasol F 3000 novel bio-based diol for polyurethanes
Virginie Chabrol, Technical Manager Specialities, Total Cray Valley
15:15 Biosuccinium - enabling high-performance bio-based polyurethanes
Lawrence Theunissen, Global Director Application Development, Reverdia
15:30 REFRESHMENTS
15.45 Broadening the raw material base of polyurethanes: new developments with CO2 & pFA
Christoph Guertler, Head of Catalysis & Technology Incubation, Covestro
16.00 Open cell polyurethane foams modified with bio-polyols
Maria Kuranska, Project Coordinator, Cracow University of Technology
BLOWING AGENTS
Chaired by Joerg Palmersheim, ISOPA
16.15 FORANE FBA 1233zd, performance and formulation in foam systems
Caroline Font, Market Intelligence Specialist EMEA, Arkema Inc.
16:30 Elastopor H 2070 HE – The New HFO based high-efficiency rigid foam for commercial refrigeration
Hendrik Wagner, Product Development PU Rigid Foams Europe, BASF Polyurethanes
16:45 New generation multi-component EasyFroth and MHs with direct injection for HFO’s
Marco Callari, Chemical Process Engineer, Cannon Afros
17:00 Opteon foam blowing agents for cold chain applications
Ernest B. Wysong, Global Technology Leader, Opteon Foam Blowing, Chemours Company
17:15 Next generation blowing agents in rigid spray foam- A 3 stream equipment solution to processing
Murphy Mahaffey, Director of International Sales, Polyurethane Machinery Corporation (PMC)
17.30 Opteon foam blowing agents for spray foam and construction applications
Jeffrey Sowder, Technical Service Consultant, Opteon Foam, Chemours Company
17:45 SESSION CLOSE
AFTERNOON: Florin Room
CASE SESSION: COATINGS, ADHESIVES, SEALANTS AND ELASTOMERS
Chaired by Simon Robinson, Editor, Urethanes Technology International
14:30 Enabling the sustainable production of PU based artificial leather with new polyurethane additive
Michael Klostermann, Regional Technical Manager EMEA – High Density PU, Evonik
14:50 Autonomous self-healing polyurethane elastomers
Angela Smits, Technology Development Manager – Adhesives, Plastics & Elastomers, Croda Coatings and Polymers
15:10 Self-healing behaviour in polycaprolactone-based polyurethanes
Angel Marcos-Fernandez, Researcher, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Polimeros (CSIC)
15:30 REFRESHMENTS
15:45 Polycarbonate diol-based polyurethane sealants with improved weathering and chemical resistance intended for building and construction
Manuel Colera, Atlantic Business Development and Marketing Manager, Fine Chemicals Business Unit, UBE
16.10 Natural, bio-based lactide polyester polyols as useful reactive intermediates for urethane adhesives and coatings
Bill Coggio, Application and Technology Manager, NatureWorks
16:35 Nuvolve engineered polysaccharides as sustainable isocyanate-reactive components in water-based polyurethane dispersions
Christian Lenges, Business Development – BioMaterials, DuPont Industrial BioSciences
COMPOSITES
16:45 CANCELLED New polyurethane systems for the production of pultruded composite profiles
Bert Neuhaus, Product Development Pultrusion, BASF Polyurethanes Julia Liese, Research Composites and Adhesives, BASF Polyurethanes
17:05 Raw materials for pultruded composites with extreme UV, chemical and weathering resistance
Stamo Mentizi, Business Opportunity Manager for Composites, Covestro
17:25 Composites – the next frontier for PU
Alberto Fangareggi, Senior R&D Director, Dow Polyurethanes
17:45 SESSION CLOSE
Day 3 – 31st May 2018
MORNING: Euro Room
POLYUREAS SESSION
Chaired by Simon Robinson, Editor, Urethanes Technology International
10:30 The 4 ½ polyurea generations: RIM / automotive; spray elastomers; cast applications; polyurea foam; recycling
Kai Klockemann, Managing Director, Nitroil Polyurea
11.00 Spray and moulded polyurea elastomers for high thermal resistance (in automotive and industrial applications)
Stefan Haubenreisser, R&D Manager, INPUT – Institute for Polyurethane Technology
11:15 Study on the effect of water, residual primary amine and humidity on the properties of polyaspartic polyurea
Eric Liu, Wanhua
11:30 REFRESHMENTS
11:45 Application technology: Spanning the gap from pour applications to very thin coatings in pipes and complex structures
Christian Bremer, Director Sales & Marketing, WIWA Wilhelm Wagner
12:00 From post-consumer mattresses to virgin roof coatings and sealants
Eckhart Kornejew, R&D Manager Recycling, Performance Chemicals
ADDITIVES
Chaired by Simon Robinson, Editor, Urethanes Technology International
12:15 Broadening applicability of organotin catalysts
Peter Frenkel, Vice President of Technology, Galata Chemicals
12:30 Selection of carbon-based additives for thermal management in PU applications
Klaus Rathberger, Managing Director, Georg H. Luh
12:45 New oligomeric flame retardants for flexible PU foams
Heiko Tebbe, Senior Manager Application Technology Plastic Additives Business, Lanxess Deutschland
13:00 New silicone surfactant with a broad processing latitude for the manufacture of flame retarded foams
Michael Krebs, Regional Technology Manager EMEA Flexible Foam, Evonik Industries Ruediger Landers, Global Technology Director, Evonik Industries
13:15 PU tin catalysts. Non-toxic, latent, tenable
Joop Koster, PU Chemistry & Chemicals, JBK Research & Consulting
13:30 CONFERENCE CLOSE & TIME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION
MORNING: Florin Room
AUTOMOTIVE
Chaired by Mark Listemann, Senior R&D Scientist Urethane, Elé Corporation
10:30 Vitrox snap cure resins enabling advanced automotive part design and process engineering
Bart Vangrimde, Technical Manager Composites, Huntsman
10:45 Novel bio-based technology for toughening adhesives and composites for automotive applications
Philippe Michaud, Managing Director, Allrim
11:00 JetPreg, the innovative Cannon spray-on-honeycomb solution for lightweight automotive components
Alessandro Colella, Sales Engineer, Cannon Afros
11:15 Innovative manufacturing methods using polyurethane
Johan Van Dyck, CEO, Exypnos
11:30 REFRESHMENTS
11:45 Innovative automation solutions for producing parts in polyurethane
Josef Berger, Project Engineering & Sales, Fill
12:00 The new Colourline with multi-connect technology - Fast and uncomplicated colour change for surface finishing of decorative elements and functional elements
Berthold Schimmelpfennig, Regional Sales Manager for northern Germany, Benelux and Denmark, Hennecke
12:15 Reactive polymer-bound antioxidants for polyol and polyurethane foam improving emission profiles and long-term quality of foam
Sven De Vis, TS & D Engineer, Milliken Europe
12:30 New stabilizer solutions enabling polyurethanes to fulfill automotive requirements
Cinzia Tartarini, CC Automotive & Head of Weathering Center Europe, BASF
12:45 Generation mechanisms of amine and aldehyde emissions from flexible polyurethane foams and reduction methods by amine catalysts.
Hiroshi Fujiwara, Technical Manager, Urethane and Amine Group, Organic Materials Research Laboratory, Tosoh
13:00 Driving the automotive industry forward with new low emission polyurethane additives f
rom Evonik Eva Emmrich-Smolczyk, Senior Technical Manager Automotive EMEA, Evonik
13:15 Acoustiflex HFI, a new chapter in acoustic comfort enhancement in automobiles
Johan Peters, Account Manager Acoustics and NVH Global, Huntsman
13:30 CONFERENCE CLOSE & TIME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION
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