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