Day 1: Tuesday, 12th November
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| 08:15-09:30 |
Registration, Tea and Fellowship |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Welcome Address – Dilip Raghavan, Convenor, ICMBA 2019 |
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Session 1: 09:45-12:15
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| 09:45-10:15 |
Recycling and Sustainability with Plastics – Catherine Malchaire, Songwon, Belgium |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Additives for Biodegradable Plastics – Umesh Anand, HPL Additives, India |
| 10:45-11:15 |
Dispersing Additives for Polyolefin Masterbatches – Sameer Ghaisas, Fine Organics, India |
| 11:15-11:45 |
Nucleating Agents for Glass and Talc Filled PP Composites – Ryo Yokoyama, Adeka, Japan |
| 11:45-12:15 |
Anti-Oxidants for Thermoplastics – Chandrashekhar Joshi, Veeral Additives, India |
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Session 2: 13:30-16:30 (Post Lunch Break and Networking Session)
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| 13:30-14:00 |
Intelligent Solutions for Compounding – Sanjay Shah, Steer Engineering, India |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Mixers for Masterbatch and Compound Manufacturing – Yash Parikh, Neoplast, India |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Innovative Extrusion Technologies for Masterbatches – Carsten Meyer, Theysohn, Austria |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Underwater Pelletising Technology for Masterbatches and Compounds – Pawan Kumar, MAAG, USA |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Automation in Masterbatch Manufacturing – Dhruv Shah, Prasad Group, India |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Testing and QA for Masterbatches and Compounds – Gunter Mullerferli, Dr Collin, Germany |
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Session 3: 17:00-19:45 (Post Tea Break and Networking Session)
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| 17:00-17:30 |
Thermal Management in Plastics Applications – Mario Neunhaus, Huber Martinswerke, Germany |
| 17:30-18:00 |
HFFR Technology and Specialty Additives for Thermoplastics – Souvik Sengupta, Clariant, India |
| 18:00-18:30 |
Brominated Flame Retardants for Thermoplastics – Daisy Weihua Li, ICL, Israel |
| 18:30-19:00 |
Specialty Repellent Additives for Thermoplastics – Karan Shah, Lifeline Technologies, India |
| 19:00-19:30 |
Anti-Microbials for Thermoplastics – Indumathi Ramakrishnan, N9 World Technologies, India |
| 19:30-19:45 |
Introduction to CMMAI – Hemant Minocha, CMMAI, India |
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Networking Dinner: 19:45-22:00
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Day 2: Wednesday, 13th November
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Session 4: 08:45-12:00 (Post-Fellowship, Morning Tea Break and Networking)
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| 08:45-09:00 |
Innovations in Colorants & Additives for Packaging Applications – Dr. R. Rangaprasad, Packaging 360, India |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Novel Solutions for Polymer Stabilisation and Modification – Dr. John Yun, SI Group, USA |
| 09:30-10:00 |
IR Reflectance Pigments for Thermoplastics – Russel Pemberton, Shepherd Color, Australia |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Pigment Innovations for brilliant, safe and durable plastics – Marc Dumont, BASF Pigments, Switzerland |
| 10:30-11:00 |
High Performance Pigments for Thermoplastics – Hitendra Kumar Tewari, HiFiChem Co. Ltd., China |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Specialty Fillers for Thermoplastics and their Waxes & Dispersing Aids – Ashish Kothavade, 20 Microns, India |
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Session 5: 12:00-14:30 (Post Tea Break and Networking Session)
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| 12:00-12:30 |
Optimisation of TiO2 Loading for White and Colour Masterbatches – Andy White, FP-Pigments, Finland |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Extrusion Technologies for Blacks and Metallics – Thomas Unger, Leistritz, Germany |
| 13:00-13:30 |
Innovative Pelletising Solutions for Higher Efficiency – Wolfgang Schaner, ECON, Austria |
| 13:30-14:00 |
Manufacturing of Highly-Filled Masterbatches – Rajesh Sonar, Kabra Extrusiontechnik, India |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Processing of PLA – Fraser Bruce, Farrel, UK |
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| 14:30-15:30 |
Lunch Break, Networking Session and End of Conference |
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* Programme subject to minor changes |
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