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| UTECH Europe is set for success UTECH Europe 2009 – which takes place for the second time in MECC Maastricht, The Netherlands on March 31, April 1 and 2, 2009 – is the largest dedicated polyurethane exhibition and conference in the world. The current exhibitors list for the ninth UTECH Europe features companies, such as Huntsman, BASF/Elastogran, Bayer Material Science, Air Products, Repsol, Arkema, Cannon, Baulé, Solvay Fluor, Evonik, Invista, Tosoh, Momentive, Shell, Yantai, Dow Chemicals and many other leading players. The conference programme addresses a range of issues vital to companies wishing to contribute to the development of PU. This major three-day event opens on 31 March 2009, with a Keynote presentation from Patrick Thomas, chief executive officer of Bayer MaterialScience, leading into a Plenary Session focussed on the concept of sustainability. This first morning ends with a trio of presentations looking at the situation of and prospects for key developing markets of India, eastern Europe and, of course, the People's Republic of China. The main technical conference, opening on the afternoon of the first day, will run through to 2 April, in a series of half-day sessions focussed on the key technical developments in the use of polyurethanes to make automotive products, rigid and flexible foams, and CASE products (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers), with a separate session on the final day discussing new production techniques for automotive applications. In addition, there will be separate sessions presented by ISOPA (the European Diisocyanate and Polyols Producers Association) and the recently formed Polyurea Development Association Europe. The first of these, in the afternoon of the second day of the conference, will address key safety, health and environmental issues including an overview of the latest status of the European Union's REACH legislation (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals), which is now well into implementation. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |