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Two Future of Surfactants Summits will be held in the US and Spain in the coming months. First up, the North American Summit will be held in Chicago, Sept. 19 & 20, 2018. The schedule includes a site visit to the Method Soap Factory on Sept. 18.
The European event will take place in Madrid, Feb. 6 & 7, 2019. Over the two days, the participants will discuss the industry's most pressing matters, such as: regulation updates, moving towards circular economy & achieving sustainability targets, matching consumers' expectations and how to keep innovating in a mature industry. Topics to be presented include:
Availability & Capacity of Feedstocks & Surfactants: Current & Mid to Long Term Outlook
Gaining Insights on regulation framing the Industry & its Potential Consequences
How the Industry is Becoming More Sustainable: Best Practices & Future Action Plan
Surfactants New Developments: What Innovations to Expect?
Bio-Based Surfactants vs. Fossil Fuel Derived: Assessing Alternative Feedstocks to Petrochemicals
The Role of Enzymes in the Surfactants Industry
Enhancing Biodegradability across all Surfactants
Downgrading: Challenges & Opportunities
Surfactants Applications: Focus on End-Markets & Product
Meeting Consumers' Expectations by Integrating them into the Development Process
Bridging the Gap between Surfactants Producers & End-Products Manufacturers to Enhance Innovation
This new edition will bring together senior executives from the entire value chain: feedstocks suppliers, surfactants producers, end-product manufacturers, along with technology providers and industry associations.
The conference committee includes: Ulf Shröder, R&D manager, global R&D, EMEIA, AkzoNobel; Jef Wittouck, managing director, Christeyns; Dirk Leinweber, director of competence center surfactants & functional chemicals, Clariant; Chris Sayner, BP customer alliances corporate sustainability, Croda and Helen Herd, head of R&D formulations, McBride.
The European event will take place in Madrid, Feb. 6 & 7, 2019. Over the two days, the participants will discuss the industry's most pressing matters, such as: regulation updates, moving towards circular economy & achieving sustainability targets, matching consumers' expectations and how to keep innovating in a mature industry. Topics to be presented include:
This new edition will bring together senior executives from the entire value chain: feedstocks suppliers, surfactants producers, end-product manufacturers, along with technology providers and industry associations.
The conference committee includes: Ulf Shröder, R&D manager, global R&D, EMEIA, AkzoNobel; Jef Wittouck, managing director, Christeyns; Dirk Leinweber, director of competence center surfactants & functional chemicals, Clariant; Chris Sayner, BP customer alliances corporate sustainability, Croda and Helen Herd, head of R&D formulations, McBride.
