The Centre for Management Technology (CMT) will host the 6^th Specialty Elastomers/TPEs conference in Shanghai, 2 - 3 December 2010. Focus of this year's event will be on "New paradigms & TPE opportunities" and will explore issues such as:

• insight, trends, and projections of TPV, SBC, TPO, TPU and biopolymer TPEs
• macro-economic and new technology impacts on TPE pricing
• driving forces for material and process substitution
• latest innovation and development on bio-based and biodegradable TPEs
• end user's perspective on TPE in automotive, mobile electronics, solar modules, medical, industrial application, consumer disposables
• TPE compounds and additives
• Mergers & acquisitions

The programme includes the following technical lectures:

Day 1 - 02 December, 2010 - Thursday

• Macro Economic Outlook in Asia
  Chi Lo, CEO, HFT Investment Management (HK) Ltd
• Global Developments in TPEs: Directions and Strategies for the Future
  - Changing structure, increased Intra-TPE competition
  - Green and bio-sustainable technologies and its impact to TPEs
  - Development of the end user industries after crisis
  - New trend in applications and opportunities for players
  Roger Young, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Robert Eller Associates Inc (REA Pacific Office)
• Outlook of TPE Compounding Industry in China
  Martin Lu, Vice President of Operation, Nantong Polymax Elastomer Technology
• Latest Applications and New Innovations of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
  - Market growth of TPU
  - Trends in emerging performance based applications
  Georg Fuchte, Project Development Manager TPU / Asia Pacific, Bayer MaterialScience Limited
• Panel Discussion: Sourcing Strategies and Expectations towards Suppliers
  Panellists:
  - Roger Young, VP Asia Pacific, Robert Eller Associations Inc
  - Gunadi Sindhuwinata, Group CEO, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk
  - Alan Zeng, General Manager, Chrysler NEA Purchasing
• TPSiV Application in Electronics Industry
  Hammer Li, Global Marketing Manager, Multibase , A Dow Corning Company
• Applications of Specialty Elastomers in Electronics Industry
• Styrenic Elastomers and Latest Application
  Satej Nabar, Manager Asia Pacific, BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd
• Innovative Bio-Renewable Thermoplastic Elastomers
  Alex Zhu, Market Development Manager, PolyOne-GLS TPEs
• Applications of Specialty Elastomers in Sports/Casual Footwear
• Innovative Bio-Renewable Thermoplastic Elastomers
  Alex Zhu, Market Development Manager, PolyOne-GLS TPEs

 

Day 2 - 03 December, 2010 - Friday

• Kraton Polymers Innovation for the Automotive Industry
  Xavier Muyldermans, Technical Project Manager, Kraton Polymers Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
• End User’s Perspectives: Automotive Market Recovery and Demand for Specialty Elastomers
  - Market outlook on the trends and growth of automotive
  - New requirements of materials and current applications of specialty elastomers
  - Future needs and opportunities for players
  Gunadi Sindhuwinata, Group CEO, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk
• LyondellBasell’s Advanced Polyolefins Solutions and Their Applications
  Mr. Wladimir Moraes, Industry Manager, Technical Compounding, Sheets & Profiles, LyondellBasell
• Latest Evonik Innovations on High Performance Polyamide Elastomers and Their Applications
  Dr. Shengjun Tian, Director, Lifestyle Business Asia Pacific, High Performance Polymers, Evonik Degussa (China) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Branch)
• The Growth of TPE’s in Window Seales
  - TPE consumption growth in the window sealing market
  - Latest innovation and TPE materials in window seals
  - Future prospect
  Mr. Tolga Sarikahya, Marketing Manager, Elastron Kimya A.S.
• End User’s Perspectives of TPE Usage in Wire & Cable