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Day one of Fire Retardants in Plastics is off to a roaring start! 🔥 It’s been fantastic to see so many new and familiar faces here in Pittsburgh. 📣 Today’s lineup of speakers included: Owen P. Jappen - American Chemistry Council Dr. Hans Vercammen - Campine recycled Polymers Maggie Baumann - Performance Polymers Additives Jakub Lison - ICL Group Dr. Sharon Ma - Avient Corporation Roger Avakian - Avakian PolyChem Consulting Michael Großhauser - Fraunhofer Institute for Durability and System Reliability LBF Tatsuhito Nakamura - ADEKA CORPORATION Carolyn Pressley - Budenheim Tom Inch - BYK Additives Sanaz (Sani) Abdolmohammadi, Ph.D. - HUBER Want to join us next year? Register your interest today: www.ami.ltd/join-fire-usa Event sponsored by: ICL Group, Budenheim, Tosaf, Albermarle, HUBER, Omya #AMIFireUS #FlameRetardants #FireRetardants #FireSafety #AMIEvents Paige Davey, Ida Frinds, Evie Cleden, Harriet White

💉 Last week, the sixth European edition of Medical Tubing and Catheters took place in Düsseldorf - and what an event it was! Watch our highlights video for a small insight into two days of valuable knowledge sharing and networking. 🥂 Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make the event such a success, including: 📣 Our sponsors: Gimac, Graham Engineering Company, LLC, Asahi Kasei and Evonik 🤝 Our exhibitors: Forefront Medical Technology, Lubrizol Health, Mathias Synergy Solutions (MSS), Nelson Labs, OSYPKA AG, Taymer Europe GmbH and Zeus 🎤 And our expert speakers: Joan Besolí Castellà, Christian Heiner, Andrew Traver, Linus Dahlblom, Philip Engel, Simone Maccagnan, Bryan Mathias, Martin Duffner, Ole Grøndahl Hansen, Chris Pehoviak, Ryohei Akatsuka, Tobias Johnsen, Monika Kriete and Beate Ganter Visit www.ami.ltd/tubing-book to register your interest and be the first to learn details about our next edition! Louella Osano Catherine Nock Sophie Homer #AMITubing #MedicalTubing #Catheters #Biopharma #AMIEvents

🎤 Excited to announce that Erik Schwartz, Staff Scientist at SABIC, will be presenting at our PFAS Workshop on 2-3 June in Belgium! Discover insights into replacing PTFE in lubricated materials, comparing their performance, and the correlation between morphology and wear resistance. Don't miss this informative session! View the agenda and book your place today: www.ami.ltd/join-PFAS #AMIPFAS #PFAS #PFASalternatives #PFASfree #PFASregulations

Explore the increasing divergence between UK and EU regulations at the Polymer Sourcing and Distribution event on 19-21 May 2025 in Málaga, Spain. Hear from Mary Aiken-Wood from the British Plastics Federation as she provides insights on navigating these regulatory challenges! 🌟 View the agenda and book your place: www.ami.ltd/join-PSD #AMIPSD #polymers #distributors #distribution #AMIevents #networking #chemical #supplychain #polymermarket #polymersourcing #polymerdistribution 

The Stretch and Shrink Film Europe event starts in just 4 days, and we would like to thank our sponsors Safe Load Testing Technologies, Dover Chemical Corporation, EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H., SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH, Cloeren Incorporated, COLINES EXTRUSION LINES, and AMUT for their support.   It’s not too late to join this event in Malaga, Spain! The event is packed with expert insights, covering topics from PPWR regulations, advances in materials and technology, load stability, sustainability and more. Hurry, secure your place now: www.ami.ltd/join-stretch #AMIStretch #stretch #shrink #packaging #sustainability #transitoperations #stretchfilm #shrinkfilm 

Join Dr Sumita RANGANATHAN, Director of Sustainability and Innovation at Inteplast Engineered Films (IEF), at the Multilayer Flexible Packaging event on May 21-22, 2025, as she delves into optimizing print and sealant webs for peak performance and cost-effectiveness, focusing on transitioning to all-PE laminations and the benefits of double enhanced sealants. 💡 View the agenda and book your place: www.ami.ltd/join-MFP-USA #AMIMFPUS #flexiblepackaging #packaging #packagingdesign #multilayer #sustainability #recycling

Hear from our very own expert Richard Shepherd at our PFAS Workshop on 2-3 June in Belgium as he discusses the potential impacts, including risks and opportunities, for the plastics industry if a ban on PFAS is implemented. 🌟 View the agenda and book your place today: www.ami.ltd/join-PFAS #AMIPFAS #PFAS #PFASalternatives #PFASfree #PFASregulations

Have you had an opportunity to see the recently released agenda for Polymers in Energy? Taking place at the Marriott Tampa Westshore in Tampa, FL, USA, on May 21-22, 2025, the event will focus on the key trends and challenges in polymer engineering for oil and gas operations, hydrogen and CCUS. Secure your place today: https://lnkd.in/eEatkxh9 Industry experts from across the value chain will provide insights and innovation updates on polymer applications, performance and testing in oil and gas E&P, pipelines and pipeline coatings, hydrogen production, storage and transmission, and CCUS. Expert speakers include: ✔️Devon Vehlow, Product Manager, Baker Hughes ✔️Sandeep Thatathil, Advisor – Non-Metallic Materials, Halliburton ✔️Scott Pisarik, Lead Materials and Corrosion Engineer, Chevron ✔️Nalini Menon, Materials Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories ✔️Glyn Morgan (BSc CEng CSci FIMMM), Technical Manager, Energy, Element Materials Technology Materials ✔️Gustavo Souza, Director Sales Brazil, NOV Fiber Glass Systems, L.P. Download the agenda: https://lnkd.in/eXtUYwt6 Special thank you to our sponsors: Element Materials Technology, NOV Fiber Glass Systems, L.P., and Acuren Golara Mousavian Cristina Fernandez Martin Paige Davey Emily Hawkings Harriet White #AMIEnergyUSA #energy #polymers #plastics #composites #thermoplastics #elastomers #engineering #pipeline #thermosetresins #renewable #Hydrogen #NetZero #CCUS #CarbonCapture #CCUSInfrastructure #PolymersInHydrogen

The latest issue of #AMI’s Pipe and Profile Extrusion magazine has now been published and features: ✔️ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Suppliers of melt filtration systems continue to improve their offerings to help processors ensure efficient removal of contaminants at finer levels – and with increasing automation. 📏 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 The latest systems to measure pipe dimensions during extrusion use a number of methods – including X-rays and ultrasonics – to ensure high accuracy and quality. 🧪 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Polyolefins are still the dominant material for plastic pipes, as shown in recent applications in water transport, cable protection and geothermal heating. Subscribe for free today: https://lnkd.in/esY5A748 #digitalmagazine #thermoplasticpipes #pipeextrusion #profileextrusion #construction Paul Beckley David Eldridge Chris Saunders