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European rubber conpunders sourcebook
Additives for Polymers
September 1999
ered as a follow-up to the measurement methodology developed previously by the Consensus Group in The Netherlands. This group was under the chairmanship of the National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection, RIVN, and is an advisory institute sponsored by the Ministries of the Environment and Public Health. Also in the Group were the Consumer League, the Public Health Ministry and the industries concerned. The Dutch decision puts into place another piece of the elaborate ‘jig-saw’ of global regulation of plasticizers which, a year ago, was moving towards a total ban on phthalates as PVC plasticizers (which many have viewed as a disguised continuation of a long-running attack on PVC itself). Other pieces of the jig-saw are: A decision by a top-level US Committee that phthalates were more beneficial than harmful. in applications such as medical products (Additives,for Polymers, August 1999); The development of a potentially reliable test method by the UK Laboratory of the Government Chemist, which has now been validated (see page 12). European Council,for Plasticizers and Intermediates - ECPI, Av E van Nieuwenhuyse 4, hte 2, B-11 60 Brussels, Belgium; tel: +32-2 676 7260; -fax: +32-2 676 7216
LITERATURE European Rubber Compounders Sourcebook A second edition of the European Rubber Compounders Sourcebook has been published by Rapra Technology. Listing companies by country and providing details on their compoundingfor-sale activities, including production, capacity, compounded materials, lot size, supply form, compounding lines and machinery, it is designed in a ‘user friendly’ format, enabling quick location of listed companies. The Sourcebook retails at g95.00 or US$160.00. Contact: Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; tel: t 43-1939 250383;,fax: -i-44-1939 251118
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EVENTS - 1999-2000 October 3-7, Birmingham, UK Interplas ‘99 - International Plastics Exhibition: Reed Exhibition Companies; tel: +44- 18 1 910 7853 October 12- 13, Baden-Baden, Germany AVK-TV - Annual Conference: AVK-German Reinforced Plastics Association, tel: +49-762 1 98 33 33 October 13-14, Shawbury, UK Polymer Rheology: a practical approach to quality control - Conference: Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939 250383; fax: +44-1939 251118 October 27-28, Prague, Czech Republic Addcon World ‘99 - Conference: Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939 50383; fax: +44-1939 251118 November 8-10, San Diego, USA Outlook for Carbon Fibres - Conference: Intertech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland MA 04105, USA; tel: +1-207 781 9800; fax: +1-207 781 2150
Year2000 February 8-9, London, UK Flame Retardants 2000 - Conference: British Plastics Federation, British Plastics Federation, 6 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JE, UK; tel: +44-171 457 5000; fax: +44-171457 5045 March 2X-30, Barcelona. Spain Silicones in Coatings - III - Conference: Paint Research Association. 8 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TWll 8LD, UK; tel: +44181 614 4811; fax: +44-181 614 4812 April 18-20, Loughborough. UK 6th International Conference on Adhesion and Surface Analysis: Dr G W Critchlow. Loughborough University, tel: +44- 1509 223387
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September 1999
ered as a follow-up to the measurement methodology developed previously by the Consensus Group in The Netherlands. This group was under the chairmanship of the National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Protection, RIVN, and is an advisory institute sponsored by the Ministries of the Environment and Public Health. Also in the Group were the Consumer League, the Public Health Ministry and the industries concerned. The Dutch decision puts into place another piece of the elaborate ‘jig-saw’ of global regulation of plasticizers which, a year ago, was moving towards a total ban on phthalates as PVC plasticizers (which many have viewed as a disguised continuation of a long-running attack on PVC itself). Other pieces of the jig-saw are: A decision by a top-level US Committee that phthalates were more beneficial than harmful. in applications such as medical products (Additives,for Polymers, August 1999); The development of a potentially reliable test method by the UK Laboratory of the Government Chemist, which has now been validated (see page 12). European Council,for Plasticizers and Intermediates - ECPI, Av E van Nieuwenhuyse 4, hte 2, B-11 60 Brussels, Belgium; tel: +32-2 676 7260; -fax: +32-2 676 7216
LITERATURE European Rubber Compounders Sourcebook A second edition of the European Rubber Compounders Sourcebook has been published by Rapra Technology. Listing companies by country and providing details on their compoundingfor-sale activities, including production, capacity, compounded materials, lot size, supply form, compounding lines and machinery, it is designed in a ‘user friendly’ format, enabling quick location of listed companies. The Sourcebook retails at g95.00 or US$160.00. Contact: Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; tel: t 43-1939 250383;,fax: -i-44-1939 251118
0 1999 Elsevier Science
EVENTS - 1999-2000 October 3-7, Birmingham, UK Interplas ‘99 - International Plastics Exhibition: Reed Exhibition Companies; tel: +44- 18 1 910 7853 October 12- 13, Baden-Baden, Germany AVK-TV - Annual Conference: AVK-German Reinforced Plastics Association, tel: +49-762 1 98 33 33 October 13-14, Shawbury, UK Polymer Rheology: a practical approach to quality control - Conference: Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939 250383; fax: +44-1939 251118 October 27-28, Prague, Czech Republic Addcon World ‘99 - Conference: Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939 50383; fax: +44-1939 251118 November 8-10, San Diego, USA Outlook for Carbon Fibres - Conference: Intertech Conferences, 411 US Route One, Portland MA 04105, USA; tel: +1-207 781 9800; fax: +1-207 781 2150
Year2000 February 8-9, London, UK Flame Retardants 2000 - Conference: British Plastics Federation, British Plastics Federation, 6 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3JE, UK; tel: +44-171 457 5000; fax: +44-171457 5045 March 2X-30, Barcelona. Spain Silicones in Coatings - III - Conference: Paint Research Association. 8 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TWll 8LD, UK; tel: +44181 614 4811; fax: +44-181 614 4812 April 18-20, Loughborough. UK 6th International Conference on Adhesion and Surface Analysis: Dr G W Critchlow. Loughborough University, tel: +44- 1509 223387
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