Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)

The 15th-annual SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference, the world’s leading automotive engineered-polyolefins forum, will feature five keynote speakers, interspersed throughout the two-and-a-half-day conference, who will highlight important trends facing the automotive-plastics market, including mass and cost reduction, increased functionality, and consumer appeal.
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Thomas Wagner, global OEM manager at Borealis AG will give a keynote on Innovations in TPOs for the Automotive Industry at this year’s SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference. Wagner has held his current position at Borealis since 2007.
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At the 2013 SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference, Mr. Seiji Oshima, president and CEO, Advanced Composites, Inc. will be a keynote speaker on the subject of Global Challenges: Supporting OEM PP and TPO Strategies.
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Dr. Rose Ann Ryntz, senior director - Advanced Engineering / Material Development, International Automotive Components Group (IAC) will give a keynote on Olefinic Material Opportunities in Interior Automotive Applications at the 2013 SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference. Ryntz holds a Ph.D.
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Klaus Busse, head of Interior Design at Chrysler Group LLC will give a keynote on Chrysler Group's Journey to World Class Interiors at this year's SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference.
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Jeff Schuster, senior vice-president-Forecasting at LMC Automotive will deliver the opening keynote address entitled Global Automotive Outlook - What is in Store Beyond Uncertainty? at this year’s SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference.
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Solvay Specialty Polymers, a global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics for the automotive industry, will deliver two technical presentations on the use of its high-performance polyamides for engine cooling components at the 8th annual SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) April 30 at Michigan State University’s Management Education Center in Troy, Mich.
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The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2013 opens here today at the Duke Energy Convention Center amidst renewed growth for the plastics industry and SPE itself.
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Plastics Engineering welcomes Michael Tolinski as the new Managing Editor for the Society of Plastics Engineers member magazine. SPE's Gail Bristol will remain as an advisor and consultant for the magazine.  We'd like to thank Gail for her continued dedication and work on the magazine over these past few months.
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Three New Technology Forums at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2013 conference will provide insights on bringing innovations to market, explore unique polymers with built-in capabilities for responding to their environment, and present new developments in medical materials, SPE announced today.
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