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1 DortmundEmdenCologne/BonnD sseldorfAmsterdam/RotterdamCologneM nsterBrusselsBremen/HamburgDuisburgHanno ver/BerlinKasselGelsenkirchenM nchengladbachRhineRuhrESSENF rankfurt ESSENM adridBarcelonaSevilleLisbonBordeauxMarse illeParisBrusselsZurichMilanNaplesRomeLo ndonLiverpoolAmsterdamHamburgBerlinFrank furtMunichPragueGdanskWarsawCopenhagenZa grebBelgradBucharestSofiaBudapestViennaA thensRigaHelsinkiStockholmOsloDublin Bringing the compounding and masterbatch industry together.@Contact_AMI #AMICWExpoConference Programme27 - 28 June 2018 Messe Essen, GermanyMedia supporters:Guarantee your free visitor ticket todayclick here 27 - 28 June 2018, Messe Essen, GermanyFREE TO ATTEND!@Contact_AMI # world Expo 2018 is an exciting new event from AMI that will run alongside the Plastics Recycling world Exhibition 2018.

2 Each focused exhibition will take place at the same time in separate but adjacent halls at Messe Essen. The exhibition will feature an international array of more than 130 suppliers of polymer additives and compounding machinery and equipment, as well as providers of related services. The target audience encompasses compounders from all sectors of the polymer industry including polyolefins, PVC, engineering plastics, TPEs, masterbatch, and ticket to this free-to-attend-event will provide free access to a series of business debates, training seminars, and industry presentations, organised by the experts at AMI. These will be held in two dedicated Conference theatres on the exhibition 1 Business Debates & Industry PresentationsTheatre 2 Training Seminars & Industry PresentationsBusiness Debates Business debates will run for 45 minutes and feature influential industry leaders discussing strategic issues facing the global compounding industry.

3 They will be focused on specific sectors of the compounding market including engineering plastics, masterbatch, PVC, and polyolefins. Training Seminars A series of six practical training seminars will be delivered by experts on a range of topics, such as the optimisation of compounding lines, REACH legislation and the importance of colour in buying decisions. Industry Presentations There will also be more than 20 presentations covering the latest technology developments and industry trends. Topics being covered include market analysis, regulatory issues, process optimisation, reactive extrusion, quality control, carrier resins, nanotechnology, conductive compounds, and advances in a wide range of additives including carbon black, flame retardants, functional fillers and - 28 June 2018, Messe Essen, GermanyCompanies speaking include:27 - 28 June 2018, Messe Essen, 9m2170 9m2171 9m2172 9m2173 9m2174 9m2175 9m2176 9m227 - 28 June 2018, Messe Essen, Germany27 - 28 June 2018, Messe Essen, Germanywww.

4 Theatre Number 1 Business Debates & Industry PresentationsWednesday 27th June 201810:30 - 11:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Analysing global trends in plastics compounding markets Andrew Reynolds, Director, Advance Bidco, (owners of AMI), United Kingdom11:15 - BUSINESS DEBATE: Discussing the future for technical compounding Heinrich Lingnau, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, A. SCHULMAN EUROPE, Germany Bernd Sparenberg, Vice President BU Technical Compounds, ALBIS PLASTIC, Germany Dr. Oliver Frey, Head of Compounding Department, ENSINGER, Germany Dr. Christof Krogmann, General Manager, KINGFA SCI & TECH. EUROPE, Germany12:15-12:35 Exploring progress in the optimisation of engineering plastics blends Ardy Doelen, Sales and Business Development Manager, POLYSCOPE POLYMERS, Netherlands12:45 -13:05 Opening up new possibilities with functional fillers, including thermal conductivity, lightweighting and flame retardance P ter Seb , Head of Marketing and Business Development, HPF THE MINERAL ENGINEERS QUARZWERKE, Germany13:15-13:35 Optimising the production of highly-filled compounds and masterbatches using twin-screw extruders Dr.

5 Alessandro Gallo, R&D Team Member, MARIS, Italy13:45-14:05 Selecting graphite additives for tailoring polymer properties - flame retardance,conductivity and lubrication Klaus Rathberger, General Manager, GEORG H LUH, Germany14:30 - 15:15 BUSINESS DEBATE: Discussing the future for PVC compounding Yves Heroes, Director Marketing & Sales, KEM ONE, France Fernando Amaral, General Manager, ACI AUTOMOTIVE COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY & PERPLASTIC GROUP, Portugal More panellists TBC15:30 15:50 Rethinking screw element designs to deliver improved materials throughputs and quality Daniel Nagl, Director Sales, Engineering Plastics & Special Applications, COPERION, Germany16:00-18:00 Thursday 28th June 2018 10:30-11:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Five compounding innovations to watch Chris Smith, Editor, Compounding world Magazine, AMI, United Kingdom11:15-12:00 BUSINESS DEBATE: Discussing the future for the masterbatch industry Yves Carette, President & CEO, AMPACET CORPORATION, United States Marco Cenisio, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Business Unit Masterbatches, CLARIANT PLASTICS & COATINGS USA, United States Dr.

6 Martin Fabian, Managing Director, LIFOCOLOR FARBEN, Germany Gary Fielding, Global Marketing Director - Color, Additives and Inks, POLYONE CORPORATION, United Kingdom12:15 12:35 Exploiting nanotechnology to produce plastics with a chrome-effect finish combined with a cool touch Maria Jo o Braz Lopes, Researcher, CeNTI CENTRE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND SMART MATERIALS, Portugal12:45 13:05 Reactive extrusion as an enabling technology for the circular economy Luis Roca Blay, Head of Compounding, AIMPLAS, Spain13:15 13:35 How to select the right pelletising system for your application Harald Zang, Managing Director, MAAG AUTOMATIK, Germany13:45 14:05 Taking advantage of innovations in masterbatch carrier resins Johan Defoer, Application Development Engineer, BOREALIS, Austria14:30 15:15 BUSINESS DEBATE: Discussing the future for polyolefin compounding Peter Torma, Managing Director, INNO-COMP, Hungary Massimo Veronelli, Director of Strategy & Marketing, SIRMAX, Italy Dr.

7 Adam Galambos, Director of Technology Europe, WASHINGTON PENN PLASTIC COMPANY, Slovakia15:30 15:50 Understanding the importance and impact of the continuous monitoring of rheological parameters of in- process compounds Johannes Lorenz, Key Account Manager, DYNISCO EUROPE, GermanyRegister now to guarantee your free ticket click here@Contact_AMI # world CUPG ermany vs South KoreaShowing on the big screen27 - 28 June 2018, Messe Essen, Germanywww. Number 2 Training Seminars & Industry Presentations@Contact_AMI # 27th June 201810:30-11:15 TRAINING SEMINAR: Specification of twin-screw extruders for polymer compounding applications Adam Dreiblatt, Director of Process Technology, CPM EXTRUSION GROUP, United States11:30-11:50 Tailoring the electrical conductivity of thermoplastics using novel carbon black additives and masterbatches Ji P c, Head of PIB branch, UNIPETROL, POLYMER INSTITUTE BRNO, Czech Republic 12:00-12:20 Optimising natural fillers to deliver flame retardant properties for demanding applications Alexander Kulichenko, Project Manager, EUROPIREN, Netherlands12:30 -12.

8 50 Maximising the filler loadings in PVC compounds using the latest developments in continuous kneader technology Frank Knittel, Sales Director, X-COMPOUND, Switzerland13:00-13:45 TRAINING SEMINAR: REACH 2018 - is your company compliant? Dr. Anna Gergely, Director, EHS Regulatory, STEPTOE & JOHNSON, Belgium14:00-14:20 Introducing new additive technologies for overcoming polyolefin compatibility problems and improving surface functionality Simon Waddington, Business Development Director, INTERFACE POLYMERS, United States14:30-14:50 Improving compound quality through innovations in online and offline systems for inspecting and sorting pellets Michael Galla, Area Sales Manager, SIKORA, Germany15:00-15:45 TRAINING SEMINAR: What s happening inside your twin-screw extruder?

9 Using computer modelling to optimise compounding operations Laurent Ratte, Sales Manager, SCIENCES COMPUTER CONSULTANTS, France16:00-16:20 Investigating innovations in functional fillers Lily Lin, Sales Manager, JUNMEI MATERIALS, China Thursday 28th June 2018 10:30-11:15 TRAINING SEMINAR: Top tips for optimising screw configurations in co-rotating twin-screw extruders Luis Roca Blay, Head of Compounding, AIMPLAS, Spain11:30-11:50 Analysing trends in the Russian polymer compounding market and its growth prospects Mikhail Katsevman, Head of Research and Development, R&P POLYPLASTIC, Russia12:00-12:20 Innovations in silane-vulcanized thermoplastics elastomers for improved performance and processability Dr.

10 Roman Widmer, Managing Partner, FALCONE SPECIALITIES, Switzerland12:30-12:50 REACH horizon scanning: assessing regulatory threats to raw material availability Patrick De Kort, Regulatory Affairs Officer, EuMBC, THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF MASTERBATCHERS AND COMPOUNDERS, Belgium13:00-13:45 TRAINING SEMINAR: The psychology of colour and its importance in buying decisions Denis Keller, Head of Color Marketing, Europe, POLYONE CORPORATION, Luxembourg14:00-14:20 Investigating opportunities and innovations in cable compounds Luis Morgado, Head of the Silicone Production Line, ACI - AUTOMOTIVE COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY, Portugal14:30-14:50 How to enhance the mechanical and thermal properties of polyamides with mica Dr. Andreas Goetz, Managing Director, ZIEGLER, Germany15:00-15:45 TRAINING SEMINAR.