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Additives.for Polymers
EVENTS
EVENTS - 1997
Africa gets first coatings exhibition and conference
September 3-5, Guildford, UK Polymer additives: performance and applications (Polymer Degradation Discussion Group, MACRO Group UK) Chemistry Laboratory, University of Sussex, Brighton BNl 9QJ, UK; tel: +44-1273 678313; fax: +44-1273 677196
The first-ever Africa International Coatings Show is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 19-20 November 1997. Responding to demand for an event in Africa, geared to regional needs, the exhibition will be preceded by a technical conference and is expected to be attended by senior management and purchasing executives from the paint, printing ink and adhesives coatings industries of Africa. Major exhibitors signed up so far include BYK Chemie, Cristal, Dow Europe, UCB, Buhler, Fluid Management and Tego. Contact: Argus Business Media, Queensway House, 2 Queensway, Redhill RHI + 44-173 7 76861 I; fax: I QS, UK../; tel: +44-1737 760510
Iron oxides in colourants and chemical applications The Fourth International Conference on Iron Oxides for colourant and chemical applications will be held in San Diego, California, USA, on lo-12 December. It aims to bring together suppliers, processors and users of iron oxides, to discuss key issues and opportunities. In the Chair will be MS Darla McCormack, Vice President-Inorganic Pigments of Bayer Corporation, USA. Questions l
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at the Conference
will include:
How can natural iron oxides compete ter with synthetics?
bet-
What forces are stimulating increased mand for iron oxide pigments?
de-
What are the latest developments ment preparation and processing?
Elsevier Science
September 22-24, Boston, USA Developments in adhesion and coupling agent technology 97, conference Intertech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: +l-207 781 9800; fax: +-l-207 781 2150 September 24-26, Lille, France FRPM ‘97 - 6th European Meeting on fire retardancy of polymeric materials LCAPS, ENSCL, BP 108, 59652 Villeneuve d’ascq, France; tel: +33-20 43 4925; fax: +33-20 43 6584 Changed date: October 27-29, Chicago, USA High performance pigments - 3rd International Conference Inter-tech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: t-1-207 781 9800; fax: +1-207 781 2150 October 28-29, Singapore Addcon Asia ‘97 - World Additives and Modifiers Conference and Exhibition Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4% UK; tel: +44-1939 250383; fax: +44-1939 251118
in pig-
Contact: Intertech Ccwferences, 41 I US Route One, Portland, ME 0410.5, USA; tel: + f-207 781 9800; fax: mtI-207 781 2150
01997
September 8-l 1, Manchester, UK Euro-Fillers ‘97, international conference British Plastics Federation, 6 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JE, UK; tel: +44-171 457 5000; fax: +44-171 457 5045
October 28-30, Milan, Italy Resins and Pigments ‘97, exhibition FMJ International Publications Ltd, 2 Queensway, Redhill RI-I1 IQS, UK; tel: t44-1737 768611; fax: +44-1737 761685
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Additives.for Polymers
EVENTS
EVENTS - 1997
Africa gets first coatings exhibition and conference
September 3-5, Guildford, UK Polymer additives: performance and applications (Polymer Degradation Discussion Group, MACRO Group UK) Chemistry Laboratory, University of Sussex, Brighton BNl 9QJ, UK; tel: +44-1273 678313; fax: +44-1273 677196
The first-ever Africa International Coatings Show is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 19-20 November 1997. Responding to demand for an event in Africa, geared to regional needs, the exhibition will be preceded by a technical conference and is expected to be attended by senior management and purchasing executives from the paint, printing ink and adhesives coatings industries of Africa. Major exhibitors signed up so far include BYK Chemie, Cristal, Dow Europe, UCB, Buhler, Fluid Management and Tego. Contact: Argus Business Media, Queensway House, 2 Queensway, Redhill RHI + 44-173 7 76861 I; fax: I QS, UK../; tel: +44-1737 760510
Iron oxides in colourants and chemical applications The Fourth International Conference on Iron Oxides for colourant and chemical applications will be held in San Diego, California, USA, on lo-12 December. It aims to bring together suppliers, processors and users of iron oxides, to discuss key issues and opportunities. In the Chair will be MS Darla McCormack, Vice President-Inorganic Pigments of Bayer Corporation, USA. Questions l
l
l
at the Conference
will include:
How can natural iron oxides compete ter with synthetics?
bet-
What forces are stimulating increased mand for iron oxide pigments?
de-
What are the latest developments ment preparation and processing?
Elsevier Science
September 22-24, Boston, USA Developments in adhesion and coupling agent technology 97, conference Intertech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: +l-207 781 9800; fax: +-l-207 781 2150 September 24-26, Lille, France FRPM ‘97 - 6th European Meeting on fire retardancy of polymeric materials LCAPS, ENSCL, BP 108, 59652 Villeneuve d’ascq, France; tel: +33-20 43 4925; fax: +33-20 43 6584 Changed date: October 27-29, Chicago, USA High performance pigments - 3rd International Conference Inter-tech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: t-1-207 781 9800; fax: +1-207 781 2150 October 28-29, Singapore Addcon Asia ‘97 - World Additives and Modifiers Conference and Exhibition Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4% UK; tel: +44-1939 250383; fax: +44-1939 251118
in pig-
Contact: Intertech Ccwferences, 41 I US Route One, Portland, ME 0410.5, USA; tel: + f-207 781 9800; fax: mtI-207 781 2150
01997
September 8-l 1, Manchester, UK Euro-Fillers ‘97, international conference British Plastics Federation, 6 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JE, UK; tel: +44-171 457 5000; fax: +44-171 457 5045
October 28-30, Milan, Italy Resins and Pigments ‘97, exhibition FMJ International Publications Ltd, 2 Queensway, Redhill RI-I1 IQS, UK; tel: t44-1737 768611; fax: +44-1737 761685
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