SPE Vinyltec® 2025

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Monday, October 20

Start Date	End Date	Topic	Presenter	Company
		TUTORIAL	AM Moderator: Amanda Peak	Peak Analytics
8:15	8:20	Introduction/Keynote	Andy Bourgeois	Shintech, Inc
8:20	8:50	PVC Resin	Andy Doll	Oxy Chemicals
8:50	9:15	Introduction to CPVC	Greg Zientek	Kaneka North America
9:15	9:55	Stabilization	Stan Walzak	Patcham
9:55	10:20	Lubricants	Steve Torchia & Justyn Miller	Sasol
10:20	10:40	Break
10:40	11:25	Process Aids and Impact Modifiers	Amy Lefebvre	Arkema
11:25	11:55	General Purpose Plasticizers	Jennifer Rapp	Exxon Mobil
11:55	12:25	Specialty and Green Plasticizers	Bill Arendt	Arendt Consulting, Inc
12:25	1:25	Lunch
			PM Moderator: TBD
1:30	2:00	Titanium Dioxide and Weatherable Applications	Jeffrey Drusda	The Chemours Company
2:00	2:45	Introduction to Brabender: Rheological Characterization of PVC	Christoph Pielen	Anton Paar USA
2:45	3:15	Introduction to Industrial Specifications and Testing Requirements	Alan Kupfer	Retired, Consultant
3:15	3:35	Break
3:35	4:00	Introduction to Mixing and Dryblending: Compounding Part 1	Chris Neusetzer	Westlake
4:00	5:00	Extrusion and Machine Tooling: Compounding Part 2	Lauryn Burdette & Ryan Pearce	Krauss Maffei Corp
5:00	5:30	Introduction to Foamed PVC	Josh Allor	Avient Corp

Tuesday, October 21

Start Date	End Date	Topic	Presenter	Company
		Resin & Additives	AM Moderator: Raechel Sincavage
8:00	8:10	Introduction
8:10	8:40	Comparison of various plasticizers diffusion in PVC: mass loss method	Jacyr Quadros Jr.	Innoleics USA Corp.
8:40	9:10	Ca based Stabilizers – The versatile solution for Flexible and Rigid PVC	Dr. Timo Seibel	IKAvin Additives, Inc.
9:10	9:40	High efficiency additive combinations for bio-based cable compounds	Pat Evans	Galata Chemicals, LLC
9:40	10:00	Break
10:00	10:30	Fischer-Tropsch Lubricants for Lowering PVC Carbon Footprint with Application Example	Justyn Miller	Sasol
10:30	11:00	Emerging trends in protecting PVC from microbial degradation	Dr. Mai Ha	Microban
11:00	11:30	Formulating with zinc stannate chemistry to replace ATO as a flame retardant in PVC	Cameron Day	William Blythe Limited
11:30	12:00	New Developments in PVC Window Profile and Capstock Stabilization	Bob Smith	PMC Organometallix
12:00	1:15	Lunch + Keynote (CHEMICAL MARKET ANALYTICS)	Ana Lopez	Chemical Market Analytics
		Sustainability and Recycling	PM Moderator: Peggy Schipper
1:15	1:45	Circular Vinyl Technologies (CVT) – Challenges in PVC Reprocessing and Recent Advances	Dr. Li Xi	McMaster University
1:45	2:15	Sustainable Polymer Solutions	Jonathan Ferenc	Aurora Material Solutions
2:15	2:45	"Solvent-based recycling of flexible PVC for DEHP removal: Extraction optimization and material characterization"	Muhammad Haris	University of Padova - Italy
2:45	3:00	Break
3:00	3:30	"Method Selection and Optimization for Quality Control and Formulation Development of Recycled PVC Pipe"	Shane Harton	Thermo Fisher Scientific
3:30	4:00	Alternatives to Petroleum Derived Additives in PVC	Dr. Ehsan Moghbelli	Emery Oleochemicals, LLC
4:00	4:30	Using Calcium Carbonate to create a range of more sustainable PVC Compounds	Parashar Davé, David Hartter & Josh Winkel	Huber Specialty Minerals
4:30	5:00	Compounding Knowledge	Amanda Peak	Peak Analytics
5:30	7:30	Reception

Wednesday, October 22

Start	End	Topic	Presenter	Company
		PVC Market Landscape / Megatrends	AM Moderator: Mark Lavach
8:00	8:30	Transforming Leather Alternatives: Sustainable, Scalable, and Performance-Driven Innovations	Ahmad Ibrahim	CTT Group
8:30	9:00	Replacement of Antimony Trioxide in PVC and ABS	Gary Rex	JLS Chemicals
9:00	9:30	Enhancing Recycled PVC Performance through Bio-Based Innovation: Multifunctional Benefits of Amorphous PHA (aPHA) as an Additive	Kushal Panchal	CJ Biomaterials
9:30	9:45	Break
9:45	10:15	“Navigating through the challenges of innovation with PVC; an overview of recent innovations across the PVC industry”	Jillian Charon	INEOS
10:15	10:45	Flexible PVC - Made to Last	Andres Vargas	Exxon Mobil
10:45	11:15	Reducing TiO2 Dependence in PVC Compound	Joshua Lensbouer	US Silica
11:15	11:45	Everything Else that you can Learn from a Torque Rheometer	Randy Brown	IPPI - Independent Consultant
11:45	1:00	Lunch - Vinyl Division Business Meeting - Awards
		Regulatory & Vinyl Association	PM Moderator: Randy Brown
1:00	1:30	Global Chemical Legislation Updates: Key Impacts for the Vinyl Industry	Shannon Gainey	Huber Advanced Material
1:30	2:00	Buildout of an Extraction and HPLC Quantification Method for Plasticizers: Enhancing Quality Control and Predicting Adhesion Between Finishing Layers in Vinyl Coated Fabrics	G. Peláez, M. Acelas, V. H. Orozco, L. F. Giraldo, E. Ruiz, A. Muñoz, J. Lasprilla-Botero & Mauricio Acelas Mantilla	Proquinal - (Sprading Group)
2:00	2:15	Break
2:15	2:45	Vacuum mixing in PVC - A Revolutionary Approach?	Ed Ford	Mixaco USA LLC
2:45	3:15	Development of a commercially viable process for upcycling waste PVC via tandem dechlorination/catalytic hydrogenation	Scott Svadlenak	Renewcat
3:15	3:30	Closing Remarks

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