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The executive planning committee for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE, Brookfield, Conn., U.S.) Automotive Composites Conference & Expo (ACCE, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) announces Dan Dowdall, global business development manager – transportation composites at INEOS Composites (formerly Ashland Performance Materials, Dublin, Ohio, U.S.) as ACCE’s first keynote speaker. During the Sept. 8-10, 2021 event, Dowdall will present “Advancements for Cost-Effective Resin Systems and Composite Applications,” which will outline INEOS Composites’ resin systems for value-driven composites and highlight recent and potential product applications.
“As auto/truck OEMs and mobility suppliers move in dramatic new directions, one requirement has remained constant design and material decisions must be cost-effective,” says Dowdall. “Polymer composites are the material of choice for design flexibility, reducing weight and improving performance in autom
Dow continues work on sustainable polyolefins
Society of Plastics Engineers/Antec
Dow Inc. Senior Research Scientist Jian Wang and Fabricio Arteaga Larios, application development leader, provided updates on sustainable polyolefins for new applications in the packaging and automotive markets during Antec.
Dow Inc. is working on sustainable polyolefins for new applications in the packaging and automotive markets.
Senior Research Scientist Jian Wang and Fabricio Arteaga Larios, application development leader, provided updates on the efforts May 6 as part of the online Antec conference hosted by the Society of Plastics Engineers.
Wang said the new materials were focused on driving simplicity, maximizing performance and closing the loop on sustainability. They re aimed at uses in flexible and rigid packaging, mobility and infrastructure.
Kickstart: Virtual Antec returns to your computer screens for a second year
Virtual Antec returns to your computer screens for a second year
Welcome to the second year of virtual Antec, once again coming to you from basement offices, spare bedrooms and dining room tables converted to desks.
The 2020 Antec was one of the first events in the U.S. to take a big hit by the pandemic, and the Society of Plastics Engineers successfully converted a live event in San Antonio to a virtual one within a little more than two weeks. The result was a massive success in terms of content I have no idea how the financial story was within SPE with more than 93 hours of presentations, keynotes and panel discussions made widely available. More than 3,000 people were able to attend this new version of Antec.
Donald Picard starts consultancy to stay involved in polymers
Donald Picard starts consultancy to stay involved in polymers
After 40 years in the rubber industry, Donald Picard formed his own consultancy firm.
SANDOWN, N.H. When Donald Picard found himself on the outside looking in after a restructuring at custom mixer Hexpol Compounding in early 2020, he wasn t ready to call it a career.
Nobody would have blamed him if he decided it was time to ease up a bit after more than four decades in the rubber, plastics and HCR silicone industries, and concentrate on all the things retirees do.
After all, Picard had spent 17 years at Hexpol s North American unit, the largest unit of Sweden s Hexpol A.B., finishing as vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to that was another 17-year stint at PolyOne.
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