PVC | NEWS The converters’ programme is free-to-attend for the f irst 100 delegates to sign up
Dedicated converters’ day is latest addition to stellar PVC event line-up A dedicated conference session tailored to the interests of PVC converters has been unveiled as the latest addition to the upcoming PVC 2020 event in Edinburgh. The session, scheduled to take place on the first afternoon of the conference (April 21), has been specifically designed to allow converters to access materials and information important to their specific interests, including recycling, new product developments and process efficiency. It will be free-to-attend for the first 100 delegates to sign up, with registration including access to the morning keynote sessions, refreshments and the accompanying table top exhibition, giving attendees the chance to network, meet new contacts and learn with the industry. Confirmed speakers include energy saving expert, Robin Kent, who will be discussing the best ways to make efficiency gains when processing PVC, and Recovinyl’s Regional Representative for the UK, Richard McKinlay, who will be discussing how delegates can become involved in PVC recycling schemes.
The converters’ programme is being jointly run by PVC 2020 and the organisers of Interplas UK, where there will be a follow-up programme when that event takes place in September this year. More information about the conference at Interplas will be published in the upcoming issues of BP&R magazine. The complete PVC 2020 event, taking place from 21-23 April, is expecting over 500 attendees over the three-day event, with preregistered delegates representing 29 countries across six continents. It is the first time that the triennial conference is taking place in Edinburgh, as it moves from its traditional base in Brighton. Along with the new location and the converters’ day, other new additions this year include an exciting panel discussion on innovation with PVC on the first
day, featuring a a range of wellrespected panellists in the field. There will also be two keynote speakers, Iain Gulland, Zero Waste Scotland’s Chief Executive, and Mark Miodownik, a Materials Engineer and Professor of Materials and Society at University College London, UK, who will be discussing the circular economy and innovation respectively.
Dugdale starts decade with momentum after high demand in 2019
team to prove the new materials, before shipping samples to customers for in-house trials prior to progressing the new grades on to full production. This focus on customer service has led to sustained growth and the doubling of Dugdale company turnover from 2008-2018. Now, with fresh investment behind the business, Dugdale says it is in an “ideal place” to further exploit its exclusive PVC laboratory know-how for the benefit of the customer. The company will be exhibiting at the upcoming PVC 2020 event in April, more information about which can be read in the article above.
PVC compounder, Dugdale, says it anticipates renewed energy, investment and market outreach in 2020, with momentum for its products at a high following a successful year. The West Yorkshire-based firm, which was acquired by new investors and owners Benvic in September, says 2019 saw its laboratories and pilot plant in high demand for new compounds and applications. The onsite facilities are used by Dugdale’s product development
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If you are a processor interested in taking a free delegate place at the converters’ day at the PVC 2020 conference in Edinburgh, places are available on a first-come-first basis by contacting Melanie.Boyce@iom3.org and quoting ‘BP&R mag’
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