PFAS Issues to be Covered at Plastics World Expos

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The implications of future PFAS regulations are to be addressed during the free-to-attend conferences sessions at theAMI Plastics World Expos in Cleveland, OH on November 13-14. Attendees will benefit from an authoritative overview of global PFAS challenges thanks to a presentation by Ruxandra Cana, partner at leading legal firm Steptoe. This keynote talk takes place at 9:30AM on Wednesday, November 13, in the Compounding Theater.

In addition, leading experts on PFAS regulations will come together for a panel discussion on this critically important topic at 3:00PM on Thursday, November 14, in the Extrusion Theater. The line-up of expert panelists includes: Jay West, Senior Director for Chemical Products and Technology at the American Chemistry Council; Kathryn Skaggs, partner at Keller and Heckman; and Tom Lee, PFAS Team Leader at BCLP Law.

The event will also provide opportunities to discover the latest developments in alternatives to PFAS polymer processing aids (PPAs). For example, Frank Neuber, Technical Field Specialist at Clariant, will introduce organic, PFAS-free processing aids in his talk at 11:30AM on Wednesday, November 13, in the Testing and Technology Theater. Later that day, BYK’s latest work on developing and applying PFAS-free PPAs will be presented by Tom Inch, the company’s Market Manager for Thermoplastic Additives. His talk is at 2:10PM in the Compounding Theater.

These presentations are part of a two-day conference program featuring over 100 speakers across the four theaters. In addition, attendees can visit the focused expos featuring more than 370 companies, providing an opportunity to discover and compare new materials and processing technologies.

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