The two-day training course Understanding Thermoplastic Elastomers will be held twice this year by iSmithers in Shawbury, Shropshire, UK. Available course dates are 12 – 13 April 2011 and 20 – 21 September 2011. The course will detail the main types of TPEs available and will give a comparison of chemical structure, manufacturers, grades, properties, compounding, processing, and applications between each type.