UTECH Europe 2012 Conference Programme 17 April 2012, Morning Opening Session, Euro/Florin Room 10:00 10:05
Welcome and housekeeping messages David Reed, UTECH Europe 2012, UK ISOPA President Welcome Message Steven English, ISOPA, Belgium
Keynote Presentation 10:15
The Development of China’s PU Industry and its Global Impact Ding Jiansheng, Chairman of Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co. Ltd, People's Republic of China
Plenary Session, Euro/Florin Room 10:40 11:05 11:30 11:55 12:20
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TDI: Where it all began Thorsten Dreier, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany Expanding the Possibilities: MDI adds New Dimensions to the PU Industry Nick Webster, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Belgium Progress in Propylene Oxide and Polyols: Key Building Blocks of the PU Industry Alberto Fangareggi, David Babb and William Koonce, Dow Thermosets, Italy Developments in Processing Equipment and Techniques Marco Volpato and Carlo Fiorentini, Cannon, Italy Additives in Polyurethane Formulations - Powerful Chemicals for Process and Product Optimisation Georg Burkhart, Evonik Industries AG, Germany 75 Years of Market Innovation and Development with PU Systems Uwe Hartwig, BASF Polyurethanes GmbH, Germany
13:00 LUNCH
17 April 2012 Afternoon Session, Euro Room TECHNICAL PROGRAMME Green Chemistry Session 14:00 14:15 14:30
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From dream reaction to dream production: CO2-based Polyols Christoph Gürtler, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany CO2-based Polyols: A Future New Product Class for the Flexible Foam Market? Hans-Georg Pirkl, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany Properties and Performance of Biosuccinium™ SustainableSuccinic acid in Polyester Polyols for Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Lawrence Theunissen, Reverdia™, powered by DSM + Roquette, The Netherlands Products Based on Renewable Materials with a Minimum Impact on CO2-Emission Erwin Honcoop, Purac, The Netherlands
15:00 REFRESHMENTS
15:30
Bio-based Priplast Polyols for High-Performance Polyurethane Elastomers Angela Smits, Croda, The Netherlands 15:45 Expanding the Use of Natural Oil Polyols in Urethane Foam Formulations Jeff Rowlands, Green Urethanes Ltd, UK 16:00 Bio-succinate Polyesters for Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs); Enabling Sustainable New Products with Performance Inspired by Nature Patrick Piot, BioAmber Inc., USA 16:15 Polyurethane Foams and Composites Based on Renewable Raw Materials Aleksander Prociak, Cracow University of Technology, Poland 16:30 Innovative Bio-Based Aromatic Polyols: Polycard XFNTM Pietro Campaner, Cimteclab SpA, Italy 16:45 EU 7th FP project Forbioplast: Developing Bio-based polyurethane Foams Ugis Cabulis, Institute Of Wood Chemistry, Latvia 17:00 From Aminolysis Product of PET Waste to Novel Biodegradable Polyurethanes Gity Mir Mohamad Sadeghi, Ramin Shamsi, Mahsa Sayaf, Amirkabir University of Technology, Dep. Polymer Engineering, Tehran, Iran 17:15 Susterra® Propanediol – Evaluating the Structure-Property Relationship in CASE Applications Robert Miller, Joseph W. DeSalvo, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, USA 17:30 SESSION CLOSE
17 April 2012, Afternoon, Florin Room Market Session 14:00 14:30
Polyurethane Market Dynamics – The Current Situation and Industry Growth Areas Robert Outram, IAL Consultants, UK Polyether Polyols and Isocyanates in Asia and the Middle East: Market Review & Outlook for 2012 Sheau Ling Ong, ICIS, Singapore
15:00 REFRESHMENTS
Innovation Session 15:30
Innovative Method for the Production of Decorative Elements for the Construction Industry Stefano Andreolli, Cannon SpA, Italy 15:45 Growth of Polyurethane Bridge-deck Waterproofing in Japan Kazuo Okuda, Mitsubishi Plastic Inc., Japan 16:00 Cross-linkable Aliphatic Thermoplastic Polyurethanes for Film and Sheet Applications Chris Lindsay, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Belgium 16:15 New Elastoline: Flexible Machine Processing of Massive and Cellular Polyurethane Elastomers Matthias Klahr, Hennecke GmbH, Germany 16:30 From Cold Cure Scrap to Reactive Nano-Scaled Compounds H. D. Hunger, Performance Chemicals H. GmbH, Germany 16:45 Novel Polyurethane Composites for Selected Application Fields Andreas Hoffmann, Bayer MaterialScience, Germany 17:00 Latest Innovations in Post-Treatment Foam Stabilisers with Improved Environmental Characteristics Andrea Landuzzi, Satoshi Nakagawa, Irfaan Foster and Thomas Schmutz, Chemtura Europe GmbH, Switzerland 17:15 Innovative approach to conversion of flexible PU foam residues into polyol on an industrial scale Lyudmila Skokova and Stanislav Fulev, H & S Anlagentechnik GmbH, Germany 17:30 SESSION CLOSE
18 April 2012, Morning, Euro Room Flexible Foams Session 10:00 10:15
10:30 10:45
CosyPUR: The Ultimate Foaming Concept for Flexible Moulded Applications Marc Martin and Jens Müller, BASF Polyurethanes GmbH, Germany New Additives to Improve the Performance of Low Emissions Flexible Polyurethane Foam Torsten Panitzsch, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Germany Novel Strong Gelling Catalyst for Emission-Free Flexible Polyurethane Foam Takao Suzuki, Tosoh Corp, Japan Sustainable Flame Retardant Developments for Low Emissions in the Flexible Polyurethane Foam Market Joop Wuestenenk, ICL-IP Europe BV, The Netherlands
11:00 REFRESHMENTS 11:30 11:45 12:00 12:15 12:30 12:45
Halogen-free Combustion-Modified Flexible Foam Bert Klesczewski, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany Emerald NH-1: A Non-Halogen Flame Retardant for Flexible PU Foams Patrick Jacobs, Chemtura Technology NV, Belgium Additives to Enhance Hydrophilicity of PU Foam Ruediger Landers, Evonik Industries AG, Germany The Future in Foam Bonding, Adhesive Technology and Systems Michael Rözer and Ruud de Block, SABA Dinxperlo BV, The Netherlands Kosmos 27 -A new Tin Catalyst Free of 2-Ethyl-Hexanoic Acid Annegret Terheiden and Sarah Schmitz, Evonik Industries AG, Germany Advancement of the Looper: the Long-Splitting System for Converting Foam Blocks, Harald Kullmann and Nina Patisson, Albrecht Bäumer GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
13:00 LUNCH
18 April 2012, Morning, Florin Room Rigid Foams, Appliance Session 10:00
10:15 10:30
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Assessment of FEA-1100 Blowing Agent in Rigid Polyurethane Insulating Foams for the Cold Chain Industry Giuseppe Vairo, Dow Italia Srl, Italy Household Refrigerator: Low GWP Blowing Agent Performance Update David Williams, Honeywell, USA A New Generation of Surfactants for Hydrocarbon-Blown Domestic Appliance Formulations Pierre Chaffanjon, Momentive Performance Materials, Germany Sustainable Polyurethane System Solutions for Energy Efficient Appliances Reinhard Albers, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany
11:00 REFRESHMENTS 11:30 11:45 12:00
Vacuum-Assisted Injection Technology for Refrigerator Production Francesco Abbà and Max Taverna, Cannon SpA, Italy Pascal Technology to Insulate Refrigerators and Freezers Hans Kramer, Vanni Parenti, Dow Global Appliance Technology Leader, Italy Advancements in Zero ODP and Low GWP Foam Expansion Agent Gary Loh, DuPont, USA
12:15 12:30 12:45
Update on the Development of LGWP Blowing Agents for the Construction Industry David Williams, Honeywell, USA Blowing Agent Blends -The New Norm John Murphy, Foam Supplies, Inc, USA Safety Considerations in the Use of Blowing Agents Eckhard Gowin, Linde AG, Gas Division, Germany
13:00 LUNCH
18 April 2012, Afternoon, Florin Room Rigid Foams, Building & Construction Session 14:00
14:15 14:30 14:45
New Formulations with Methylal as Ecological Blowing Agent Michel Beaujean, Lambiotte & Cie SA, Belgium, with Henrique Bavoso, Felipe Bertini Janunci (Arinos Quimica Ltda. (a Univar Company), Brazil An Investigation of a New Low GWP Blowing Agent for Spray Foam Joseph Costa, Arkema, USA Polyurethane Insulation - the Insulant of Choice for Low-energy Buildings Diane Daems, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Belgium PIR technology: Developments and Solutions for a Demanding Industry Grazyna Mitchener, Polychemtech Ltd., UK
15:00 REFRESHMENTS 15:30
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16:15 16:30 16:45
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The Octopus Method: A Novel Lay-Down Technology for the Production of PUR And PIR Sandwich Elements for the Construction Industry Catherine Lövenich, T. Hagen, H.-U. Jung, I. Kellerhof, R. Köster, U. Künzel, R. Roers, T. Rüb, W. Schindler, Jürgen Winkler, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany Aesthetics and Adhesion Behaviour of PU Foam-based Composites with Rigid Facer Materials Carsten Schiller, Evonik Industries AG, Germany Novel Fire-Rated Solutions for the European Insulated Metal Panels Construction Market Giuseppe Vairo, Dow Italia Srl, Italy Static Poker - an optimised lay-down technology for sandwich panels Lars Schoen, BASF Polyurethanes GmbH, Germany Sustainable Flame Retardant Developments for the Rigid Polyurethane Foam Market, Joop Wuestenenk, ICL-IP Europe BV, The Netherlands A New Method for Prediction of Hydrolysis Rates of Glass Syntactic Polyurethane in Deep-Sea Applications Karl Gurt, Christof Grieser-Schmitz, Ian Lynam, Jeff Dodge, and Anping Wang, BASF Polyurethanes GmbH, Germany Maintaining Energy Efficiency and Extending the Service Life of Pre-Insulated Pipes WITH Eval™ EVOH Cynthia Teniers and Kristof Dedecker (Huntsman Polyurethanes), Kuraray - EVAL Europe, Belgium Low Monomeric MDI in One-Component PU foams in Aerosol Cans or Pressure Vessels Aster De Schrijver, Greenseal Chemicals NV, Belgium
17:30 SESSION CLOSE
April 18 2012, Afternoon, Euro Room ISOPA SESSION Safety, Health and Environmental Sustainability Issues 14:00 14:20 14:40
25 year’s ISOPA: past, present and future perspectives Wolfram Frank, ISOPA, Belgium Three years of ISOPA's Communication Campaign: Achievements and Prospects Jens Fey, BASF Polyurethanes, Belgium European Life Cycle Inventory data and Environmental Product Declaration for Polyurethane Precursors – 2012 Update Shpresa Kotaji, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Belgium
15:00 REFRESHMENTS 15:20
Sustainable Buildings: Polyurethane as a Substantial Contribution Oliver Loebel, PU Europe (formerly BING), Belgium 15:40 US EPA Chemical Action Plans on MDI and TDI: Possible Impact and Industry Approach Lee Salamone, Center for the Polyurethanes Industry, USA 16:00 Humid Heat-aging of Polyurethane Foams in Car Seats Antoine Fluhr, Johnson Controls Inc., and Axel Kamprath, Europur & Euro-Moulders, Belgium 16:20 Walk the Talk: 2nd generation Ronald van den Bosch, Dow Polyurethanes, the Netherlands 16:40 REACH: Status and outlook, REACH 2012 Eckehard Weigand, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany 17:00 Prepolymer Sensitisation Alan Poole, Dow Hyperlast, UK SESSION CLOSE
April 19 2012, Morning, Euro Room Polyureas Session 10:00 10:20 10:40 11:00
How can PDA Europe help to make your Polyurea Business More SuccessfulMarc Broekaert, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Belgium Polyurea Spray Equipment - Prerequisite to make your Polyurea job Successful, Carles Royo, Gama, Spain Waterproofing with polyurea – from consulting to completion Erhard Nestle, Sika Deutschland GmbH, Germany Colour-stable, Fast-setting Sprayed Polyurea Karl H. Wuehrer, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany
11:20 REFRESHMENTS 11:40
New UV/Colour-stable Aliphatic Polyurea Coating Technology Paul Wiggins, Thalan Burris and Sam Lane, Albemarle Corp, USA 12:00 The ColorForm Process: A World’s First to Realise High Gloss and Scratch-resistant Surfaces with Aliphatic Polyurea Thomas Moch, Panadur GmbH, Germany 12:20 Parking Deck Protected with Polyurea Cees Moorman, BASF Polyurethanes Benelux BV, The Netherlands 12:40 SynSolve Polyurea – Functionalised Polyurea Coatings Kai Klockemann, Nitroil Polyurea GmbH, Germany 13:00 SESSION CLOSE
13:00 LUNCH
April 19 2012. Morning, Florin Room CASE Session (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants and Elastomers) 10:00 10:15 10:30
10:45
Specialty Polyester Diols for Optically Clear Cast Elastomers John Florio, King Industries, Inc., USA Polyurethane Elastomers in Armour Applications Erik Carton, TNO, The Netherlands Influence of Polycarbonatediol Content on Properties of Polyurethane Elastomers Andres Nohales and Victor Costa with Paula Felix and Clara Gomez (Universitat of Valencia), UBE Chemical Europe, Spain Preparation and Characterisation of New Flame Retardant Polyurethane Composite and Nanocomposite Gity Mir Mohamad Sadeghi, Mohammad M. Aslzadeh and Majid Abdouss Amirkabir, University of Technology, Dep. Polymer Engineering, Tehran, Iran
11:00 REFRESHMENTS
Science Session Florin Room 11:30 11:45 12:00
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12:45 13:00
Adding Value to Polyurethanes through Innovative Stabilisation Packages Cinzia Tartarini, BASF Switzerland, Switzerland Low-Field NMR Applied to the Study of Polyurethanes in Bulk Angel Marcos Fernandez, Instituto de Polimeros (CSIC), Spain Modelling the Influence of Microstructure on Sound-absorbing Properties of Polyurethane Foam Mark Brennan and Jan Vandenbroeck, Huntsman Polyurethanes, Belgium Numerical Simulation of Reaction Injection Moulding with Polyurethane Integral Skin Foam Ahmadreza Gharehbaghi, Iran Polyurethane Mfg Co., Iran Synthesis of Hydroxyl-terminated Polylactic Acid (PLA-OH) via Polycondensation: An Equation to Predict Molecular Weight Based on Reaction Parameters Gity Mir Mohamad Sadeghi with Hossein Izadi-Vasafi, Saeed Saeedzadeh, Hamid Garmabi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Dep. Polymer Engineering, Tehran, Iran OSV Technologiya: New Manufacturer of Mixing and Metering Machines from Ukraine Yuriy Shafran, OSV Technologiya, Ukraine Substitution of toxic polar solvents by DMSO Evol™ in polyurethane formulations and processes Xavier Drujon*, Paul Guillaume Schmitt*, Bernard Monguillon*, Antoni NoguÊs**, * Arkema France and ** Arkema Coating Resins, Spain
13:15 CONFERENCE CLOSE 13:15 LUNCH