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INVITATION: International Industry Fair (MIS): "Plastic is not the problem, it is the solution!"
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INVITATION: International Industry Fair (MIS): "Plastic is not the problem, it is the solution!"

We kindly invite you to visit us at the International Industrial Fair (MIS), which will take place from 5 to 8 April 2022 in Celje, Slovenia. The last day of the fair, Friday, April 8, 2022, will be dedicated to the plastics industry, where the main event will be organized by the Faculty of Polymer Technology and GIZ Grozd Plasttehnika in cooperation with SRIP MATPRO and SRIP Krožno gospodarstvo. The event will be held under the slogan Plastic is not a problem, it is the solution! and will be divided into four thematic sessions. Within these, the speakers will touch on the topics of trends, EU regulatory measures, trends and the current situation in the field of polymer industry, namely in the field of thermoplastic materials and technologies, composites and elastomers. We will also touch on the areas of recycling, biocomposites and modern characterization methods that can be used to reduce errors and optimize processes.

 

PROGRAMME: Plastic is not a problem, it is the solution! (8. 4. 2022, 9:00 – 13:00), Celjanka Meeting Room  

9.00 - 10.00          EU Plastics Strategy

9.00 - 9.20             Policy and trends in the plastics industry in Europe, Ingemar Bühler, Plastics Europe (in English), TBC

9.20 - 9.40             EU policy and regulatory developments on packaging, Francesca Stevens, The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (in English), TBC

9.40 - 10.00           Discussion and networking

 

10.00 - 11.00        Thermoplastic materials and technologies

10.00 - 10.15       Sustainable and future proof - Solutions from ARBURG for efficient plastic processingMichael Gort, ARBURG GmbH + Co KG , (in English)

10.15 - 10.30        Trends in Poliamides, János Kovács-Gajdács, Grupa Azoty (in English)

10.30 - 10.45        Low temperature direct fiber compounding of PA6, Janez Slapnik, Faculty of Polymer Technology

10.45 - 11.00        Discussion and networking

 

11.00 - 12.00        Composite materials and technologies

11.00 - 11.15        Presentation of the initiative for the development of a composite centre in Slovenia and strategic goals in this field, izr. prof. dr. Irena Pulko, Faculty of Polymer Technology

11.15 - 11.30        Characterization for quality assurance and process optimization in production of composite parts, Silvester Bolka, Faculty of Polymer Technology

11.30 - 11.45        Recycling, Janez Navodnik, GIZ Grozd Plasttehnika

11.45 - 12.00        Discussion and networking

 

12.00 - 13.00        Elastomeric materials and technologies

12.00 - 12.15        Rubber injection molding: New approaches in simulation and processing, dr. Roman Kerchbaumer, Polymer Competence Center Leoben (in English), TBC

12.15 - 12.30        Trends in the processing of elastomeric materials, dr. Rok Prebil, Siliko d.o.o.

12.30 - 12.45        Solving problems in production and optimizing processes with the help of modern characterization methods, Silvester Bolka, Faculty of Polymer Technology

12.45 - 13.00        Discussion and networking

 

 

You will also find us in Hall L1, exhibition stand number 62.

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Its founders are companies from Slovene plastics industry (Adient Slovenj Gradec d.o.o., Grammer Automotive Slovenija d.o.o., Plastika Skaza d.o.o., Kopur d.o.o., BSH Hišni aparati d.o.o. Nazarje), Regional institutions (Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, RRA Koroška d.o.o) and Industry associations/Research organisations (GIZ Grozd Plasttehnika, TECOS - Razvojni center orodjarstva Slovenije).

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