Editorial / Exhibitions calendar 2008

Issue

Features

Key events

January/February

Latest developments in biocides and antimicrobials
Modifying your compound
What’s new in pelletizing technology?
Additives for electrical and electronic applications
Issues of health and safety

Plastec West, 29-31 January, Anaheim, CA
Interplastica, 29 January-1 February, Moscow, Russia
Flame Retardants, 12-13 February, London, UK
Thermoplastic concentrates, 25-27February, Phoenix, USA

March /April

What’s new in stabilizers?
Adding colour to plastics
Latest developments in twin screw extruders
Additive advances in automotive
Germany in focus

ANTEC, 4-8 May, Wisconsin, USA
Chinaplas, 17-20 April, Shanghai, China
JEC, 1-3 April, Paris, France
PVC 2008, 22-24 April, Brighton, UK

May/June

Fillers and coupling agents
Flame retardants – what you need to know
New developments in dosing and blending
Screen changers – choosing the right one
The role of additives in packaging

Aseanplas, 26-29 May, Singapore
Plastec East, 3-5 June, New York, USA

July/August

Reinforcement – what are the options?
Wood-plastic composites
Materials handling: what’s new for compounders?
Wire and cable compounding
China in focus

September/October

Anti-static and conductive additives
Choosing lubricants and processing aids
Compounding TPEs
Laboratory issues: testing and quality control
Construction: the role of additives

Fakuma, 14-18 October, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Interplas, 23-25 September, Birmingham, UK
Addcon, 15-16 October, tbc

November/December

Compounding for special effect
PVC compounding
Extrusion and mixing update
Additives at work in agriculture
USA in focus

Equiplast, 14-18 November, Barcelona, Spain

World Buyers' Guide

Distribution at key events during 2009