Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon D

Sunday PM

Mark Denmark Memorial Tutorial Session, Pal Arjunan (Eureka - Globchem)

1:00-2:00 PM 3D Printing in Polyolefins - An Update, Roberto (Gobet) Avincula - Case Western University

2:00-3:00 PM PP Sustainability, John M. Layman – P&G

3:00-4:00 PM PO Sustainability Measures, Jill Martin – Dow Chemical

4:00-4:30 PM Coffee Break

4:30-5:30 PM ASTM Testing - An Update, Paul O’Connel – Dow Chemical

Monday AM

Plenary, Clifford Lee (Townsend) & Luyi Sun (U. Conn) – Moderators

8:15-9:00 Polyolefins: A Love Story - Bill Shireman, Future 500 CEO, San Fransisco, CA

9:00-9:30 Borealis Technology Solutions for a Circular Economy – Daniel Rondelez, Borealis (UK)

9:30-10:30 Break & Exhibits

10:30-11:00 SASOL Polyolefins in USA (tentative) - Louis Snyders, SASOL

PE and PP Challenges ahead for Global Producers - Joel Morales Jr., IHS Markit 11:00-11:30

Quantitative Determination of Interfacial Strength inl Coatings and Laminates - Hung-Jue Sue, Texas A&M 11:30-12:00 University

Monday PM Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon D Advances In Catalysis Polymer Modifiers and Additives Films & Packaging Design for Sustainability (Alma Dzudza and Amaia Montoya – W.R. (Hayder Zahalka, SI Group) (Judy Webb, Sasol) (Mridula (Babli) Kapur, Dow Chemical) Grace) A 30 Year Retrospective of BASF Antioxidants LyondellBasell Advancing Catalyst Technology Commercializing Recyclable Plastic Packaging – 1:30 PM for Polyolefins; 1990-2020 and Sustainability – Stephen Davis, Packaging that Sells – Emily Curry, Michelman A Journey of Discovery – Larry Effler, Dow Rick King, BASF LyondellBasell Chemical Processing-Property relationships for Improving Physical Properties in Sustainable Effects of Molecular Weight of Thermoplastic Spherical MgE Support for Ziegler Natta polyethylene blown films using six factor TPE’s through Incorporation of a Transient 2:00 PM Fluorinated PPA on Various Melt Index LLDPE Catalysts – Bodo Richter, Evonik Resource statistical modeling - Mubashir Qamar Ansari, Network – Megan Robertson, University of Polymers – David Seiler Sr., Arkema Efficiency GmbH Dow Chemical Houston The Next Generation of Non-Alkylphenyl Polypropylene Catalyst and Process Celanese EVA& LDPE Resins for Flexible Polymeric Phosphites: Increased Phosphorus The Role of Mechanical Recycling in the Circular 2:30 PM Technology- Advancing Sustainability – Amaia Packaging Applications – Nagarjuna Palyam, and Performance – Michael Jakupca, Dover Economy for Polyolefins - Brian Riise, REMADE Montoya, W.R. Grace Celanese Chemical

3:00 PM 30 min Break & Exhibits

Plastic Additives, Fit for Use in Sensitive 2-PHENYL INDOLE.TiCl3. A modifier and a Are We Ready for EPP’s Expanding Market Biomass-based Renewable Polymers -“ A 3:30 PM Applications, Safe Pure Transparent – Tracey propylene polymerization catalyst – Gregory Based on Rapidly Decreasing EPP Price? - Chul Pathway to a Sustainable Future” - Joshua Malone, BASF Arzoumanidis, Oakwood Consulting, Inc Park, U. of Toronto Yuan, Texas A&M University

Creating High-Value Added Glass Fiber Automated high throughput in silico reaction SKGC, Solution Provider for Sustainable and Reinforced Polypropylene via Polymer Additives Renewables Marketing Claims associated wtih 4:00 PM screening for design of enhanced reactivity – Functional Flexible Multilayer Packaging - Doh- Technology - Yota Tsuneizumi, Adeka using Green PE - Joseph Jankowski, Braskem Thomas Mustard, Schrodinger Yeon Park, SK Innovation Corporation

Interactions Between Sorbitol Nucleator and Recent Advancements in incorporating post- Ionic liquids: Next generation polyolefin 4:30 PM other Common Additives in Polypropylene – consumer recycled PE for packaging catalysts – Peter Hanik, Pretium Innovation Olivier Nguon, Sulis Polymers applications – Yongchao Zeng, Dow Chemical

Toughness, Stiffness and Transparency Control 5:00 PM of PO Containing Nanofibrils - Jinchuan Zhao, University of Toronto

Tuesday AM Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon D

Enhancement of properties for polyolefin Polymer Modifiers and Additives Advances in Process Technology Plastics Recycling applications (Rick King – BASF) (Wen Li – ExxonMobil) (Donna Davis – ExxonMobil) (Rajen Patel – Dow Chemical) Beyond Antioxidants: Using Microcompounding Polymerization Reaction Engineering: A Tool to Surface Characterization of Polyolefins Modified to Evaluate Stabilizer – Systems in Overview of the Current Plastic Recycling 8:00 AM Keep Polyolefins Relevant in the 21st Century – by Surface Initiated Radical Polymerization – Polypropylene - Niall Marshall, Everspring Landscape - Manuel Prieto, McKinsey Joao Soares, U. of Alberta Atsushi Takahara, Kyushu University Middle East Talc as Antiblocking in LLDPE: Evaluation of Study of the impact of Induced Condensing Stochastic Estimation of the Lifetime of Performance in LLDPE Films of Talc versus Chemical Recycling: Upcycling of End-of-Life 8:30 AM Agents on ethylene polymerization in gas phase Polyethylene Pipe with Arbitrarily located other Minerals - Ercoli Malacari Piergiovanni, Imi Plastics – Carlos Monreal, Plastic Energy reactors - Amel Ben Mrad, C2P2 Laboratory Defects – Byong-Ho Choi, Korea University Fabi Spa Polyolefin Molecular Simulation for Critical Enhanced Stabilization System for Polyolefin From Plastics Waste to Certified Circular Leverage Materials Science to Frozen Food 9:00 AM Physical Characteristics – Andrea Browning, Water Pipes - Jungdu Kim, SONGWON Polymers - Matt Morrison, SABIC Packaging – Jong-Young Lee, Dow Chemical Schrödinger 9:30 AM

10:00 AM 60 min Break & Exhibits

Analytical Technology to Meet the Challenges of Predicting Molecular Weight and Composition Scratch Behavior of Polymer Coatings - 10:30 AM a Sustainable Plastics Economy - Robert Bruell, Distribution for Gas-Phase Polyethylene TBD – Adrian Griffiths, Recycling Technologies Mohammad Hossain, Texas A&M University- Fraunhofer LBF Products – Yan Jiang, ExxonMobil Kingsville

Advancements in Stabilization for Polyethylene Application of Sulzer Technologies in the Hydrothermal Liquefaction for the Chemical On characterization of dart impact resistance of 11:00 AM in Rotational Molding - John Sigler, BASF Polyolefins Production – Simone Ferrero, Sulzer Recycling of Polyolefin Polymers – Bill thin plastic films - Bikramjit Mukherjee, Dow Corporation ChemTech Rowlands, Lucilla Chemical China’s Plastic Waste Import Ban : Global & New styrenic block-copolymer impact modifiers Evaluation of High Performance Phosphite in PP New Nano-layer Blown Film Die & "Dry" Water 11:30 AM Regional implications – Jim Rounick, He-Ro for TPO compounds – Amit Desai, Kraton and HDPE – Hayder Zahalka, SI Group Quench System – Henry Schirmer, BBS Chemical Polymers LLC

TBD – Adrian Griffiths, Recycling Technologies

Tuesday PM Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon D

Interfacial Properties of Polyolefin Polymer Modifiers and Additives 3D Printing Plastics Recycling Multiphase Systems (Hayder Zahalka – SI Group) (Dave Hansen – SBC Polymers) (Donna Davis- ExxonMobil) (Pavan Valavala – Dow Chemical) 3D Printing of High Performance Polymers and Unlock LDPE Architectural Secrets by SEC- Bio-Based Antimicrobial Additive – Safety with Recycled Material Standard (RMS) - Laura 1:30 PM Nanocomposites – Rigoberto MALS Combined with Rheology – Youlu Yu, Sustainability - Amrita Poyekar, Fine Organics Thompson, GreenBlue / 4 Minutes,LLC Advincula, Case Western Reserve University Chevron Phillips Chemical

Heating, Curing, and Welding of 3D Printed Agilyx's Role in Commercial Recovery of Bioadditives: Renaissance and the latest scope - Curling in Bi-component Fiber Applications – 2:00 PM Polymer Systems by Locally Induced RF Chemical Value in Post-Use Plastics – Barry Rudolf Pfaendner, Fraunhofer LBF Akanksha Garg , Dow Chemical Heating – Micah Green, TAMU Cavinaw, Agilyx

HP Multi Jet Fusion Additive Manufacturing - the Determination of Interfacial Strength in semi New Advances in Polyolefin Modifiers - Charles Technology for Ultra-Pure Recycled PP – John 2:30 PM Technology and Fit into Production rigid laminates - Glendimar Molero, Texas A&M Olsen, Savanture LLC Layman, P&G Manufacturing – Barbara Arnold-Feret, HP Inc. University

3:00 PM 30 min Break & Exhibits

Developments in End-of-Life Technologies for Building Sustainability into Additive R&D and Advancements in Large Format 3D Printing - Tie layer adhesion chemistry for multilayer 3:30 PM Multilayer and Barrier Flexible Packaging – Product Portfolios – Zach Adams, Milliken Jason Miller, Cosine Additive, packaging – Mou Paul, Dow Chemical Terry Cooper, Argo Recycling Technology for Plastics Including Glass Filled Polypropylene with Improved Heat Polyolefin recyclates need novel stabilizer 4:00 PM TBD, Cary Baur, EOS PVC, PS, Polyolefins, and "Others" – Bob and Chemical Stability – Lili Liu, Geon systems - Rudolf Pfaendner, Fraunhofer LBF Powell, Brightmark Energy Performance Solutions Mechanical recycling: Rethinking the additive MRFF: Feeding the Recycling Processes with Fundamentals of Twin-screw Compounding - 4:30 PM systems for enhanced recyclability - Yvonne Flexibles via Curbside Collection – JP Mascaro, Effective Mixing, the Key to Product Quality – Hed, Norner AS Total Recycling Justyn Pyz, Coperion

Influence of additive type and mixing protocol 5:00 PM on the properties of LDPE-PA6-blends for films - Christoph Burgstaller, TCKT GmbH

Wed. AM Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon D

Polyolefin pipe applications Recycling / Packaging / Building & Polymer Modifiers and Additives (Tom Walsh – Plastic Pipeline Integrity and Advances in Polyolefin Characterization Construction / Reactive Extrusion (Hayder Zahalka – SI Group) John Kurdziel – Advanced Drainage (Willem DeGroot – Ret.) (Donna Davis- ExxonMobil) Systems) Characterization of the Field Failure of Compatibilizers to Improve Regrind Utilization Stabilization of Polymers for a more Circular Resilient stormwater management – Daniel Polyethylene Pipe Using Slow Crack Growth 8:00 AM and Recycling of Multilayer Barrier Rigid Economy - Robert Sherman, Baerlocher Figola, Advanced Drainage Systems Tests - Byoung-Ho Packaging - Hyunwoo Kim, Dow Chemical Choi, Korea University

The importance of chemical stabilization of Recycling and Sustainability : Plastic industry Quantification of LMWO in Polyolefin Products Antioxidant solutions for plastics recycling - 8:30 AM recycled material for corrugated and conduit challenges and how to face them - Jungdu Kim, for Food Packaging and Hygiene Application – Hartmut Siebert, Clariant polyolefin - Ian Query, Baerlocher USA Songwon Shuhui Kang, ExxonMobil

Characterization of Solids Flow Behavior in New Color Removal Technology For Recycled The Value of Sustainable Drainage Pipe Material Options for TPO Waterproofing 9:00 AM Degassers and Purge Columns – Jay Polyolefins- Martin Pavlik, SI Group Solutions - Daniel Currence Membranes – Yushan Hu, Dow Chemical Khambekar, Jenike & Johanson

10:00 AM 30 min Coffee Break

Improved polypropylene stabilization with new Utilization of HDPE Recycled Materials in Bag-in-Box Liquid Packaging Solutions - Patrick Modern Analytics: Making Polyolefins Perform – 10:30 AM catalyst neutralizers - Donald Beuke, Mitsui Various Pipe Applications – John Kurdziel Thomas, PR Thomas Technologies, LLC Robert Bruell, Fraunhofer LBF Plastics Inc.

Deformulation & Failure Analysis of Apparently Separating effective high density polyethylene Impact of Pipe Stiffness in Structural Create sustainable flexible packaging solutions, 11:00 AM Similar Polymers Using Multiple Modes of segments from olefin block copolymers – Performance – James Goddard together – Mosah Zhao, ExxonMobil Pyrolysis-GC - Rojin Belganeh, Frontier Lab Yongfu Li, Dow Chemical

Novel Methylated and N-Alkoxy Hindered Amine Production of controlled-rheology poly(1- Thermodynamic Interactions in Blends of ISO and ASTM - Sister Organizations or Warring 11:30 AM Stabilizers For Polyolefins,- Rob Lorenzini, butene) resins through reactive processing – Poly(ethylene-co-ethyl ethylene) and 1,4- Brothers – Tom Walsh & John Kurdziel Maroon Group Costas Tzoganakis, U. of Waterloo Polyisoprene - Xuejian Chen, U. of Houston

Using polymer stabilizers to accelerate plastics Universal Calibration for Polyolefins, Resolution 12:00 PM into a sustainable and circular economy – vs Reproducibility, optimizing the balance – Danielle Neu, Solvay David Gillespie, Tosoh USA