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Wednesday to Friday 
10-12 September 2025

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Kursaal Congress Centre
San Sebastian-Donostia, Spain

FEICA CONFERENCE & EXPO
Must Attend Event
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Why to attend it?

It is the most important event for the adhesive and sealant industry in Europe. Essential insights into the key issues affecting the industry are offered throughout the event.

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Who attends it?

FEICA Conference & EXPO is a great networking opportunity for formulators, customers, suppliers, distributors, service providers and members of the academic community.

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What to expect?

A three-day event that includes a high-level business forum, a master class, more than 40 industry breakout  sessions, an EXPO, and networking social events. 

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EVENTS TIMELINE
Conference Schedule

FEICA Members Dinner (by invitation only)

National Association Members Plenary Forum (by invitation only)
Registration & FEICA General Assembly (by invitation only)
FEICA Seminar (open to FEICA members only)
A Business Perspective on Regulatory Challenges

The Seminar provides an excellent understanding of how the experts in the FEICA Working Groups and Task Forces help your business.

13:30 – 13:35 Opening of the FEICA Seminar and Introduction, Michael Frank, Chair of the FEICA Regulatory & Sustainability Board (RSB), Henkel

13:35 – 14:05 Navigating the REACH Revision: Challenges and Opportunities for Adhesives and Sealants Companies, Arnaud Jourdy, Chair of the FEICA REACH TF, Bostik, and Paula Diaz, FEICA Senior Manager Public & Regulatory Affairs

14:05 – 14:35 Microparticles under REACH: Compliance Strategies and Industry Implications, Martin Gloeckner, Chair of the FEICA Microparticles Restriction TF, Deutsche Bauchemie

15:05 – 15:35 Digital Product Passport (DPP): Where We Stand and Next Steps, Martin Klatt, Member of the FEICA DPP TF, BASF

15:35 – 16:05 Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): Repair, Debonding and Recycling, Dr Annett Linemann, Chair of the FEICA Mobility & Electronics WG, H.B. Fuller

16:05- 16:10 Close of the FEICA Seminar, Michael Frank, Chair of the FEICA RSB, Henkel

Opening of the Table Top Exhibition

(no parallel Conference sessions)

FEICA Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation only)
Welcome Cocktail

(all registered Participants, Accompanying Persons & EXPO ONLY passes)

Table Top Exhibition
Business Forum
Boosting a Competitive Industry - Innovation and Sustainability for a Stronger Europe

The Forum will feature respected keynote speakers and will be followed by a panel discussion.

9:10 – 9:50 A Steady Course in a Turbulent World, Prof. Jonathan Holslag, Professor of international politics, Free University Brussels & Mayor of the City of Tienen, Belgium

9:50 – 10:30 Building the New, Transforming the Old: A Blueprint for Industrial Reinvention, Sonja Jost, CEO DUDE CHEM GmbH

11:10 – 11:50 The Challenge to Develop Truly Sustainable Vehicles, Timo Unger, Senior Manager Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre GmbH

11:50 – 12:20 Business Forum Key Note Speakers Panel Discussion – All Keynote Speakers, moderated by Anne De Baetzelier

Lunch
Parallel Sessions, Breakouts (BO) I to VIII

14:00 – 14:30 The European Adhesives and Sealants Market 2025–2030, Adam Page, VP Reports, Smithers

14:30 – 15:00 Update on the UK Adhesives and Sealants Market, Lorna Williams, CEO of the UK and Irish Trade Association, BASA

15:00 – 15:30 Outlook for the U.S. Adhesives and Sealants Market, Bill Allmond, Secretary of The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC)

14:00 – 14:30 Structural Reversible Adhesives: Towards High Adhesion and Enhanced Circularity, Adrià Roig Gibert, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University in Belgium

14:30 – 15:00 Advances in Vitrimer Technology for Innovative Adhesives Solutions, Andreas Lühring, Co-Head of Department, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM)

15:00 – 15:30 Lightweighting Adhesive and Sealants with Hollow Glass Microspheres: Support Functional Properties while Improving Sustainability, David Gonzalez Amago, Director Global Development Lightweight Fillers, Omya International

14:00 – 14:30 AI Powered Customer Assistants to Select Complex Adhesives Products and Materials, Dr Elisa Bonaldi – Global Account Manager, SpecialChem

14:30 – 15:00 Ingredient innovation in hazard-driven substance registration frameworks, Alessandro Napoli, Innovation & Regulatory Lead, Huntsman Advanced Materials

15:00 – 15:30 Unlocking Innovation With Data: The Future of Sustainable Product Development, Nicolas Velez, Sales Account Exec, Knowde

14:00 – 14:30 Safe Use of Polyurethane Based Adhesives and Sealants – Looking Back and Ahead, Christoph Thiebes, Head of Application Development Adhesives, Covestro 

14:30 – 15:00 Sustainability Translation into Practice, Fabio Abbà, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Vinavil S.p.A.

15:00 – 15:30 How Developments in the Automotive Industry Impact the A&S Industry, Thorsten Leupold, Partner Chemicals, Schlegel und Partner 

16:00 – 16:30 Enhancing Epoxy-Adhesive Performance with Hydrocarbon Resins, Dr. Matthias Steffen, R&D Group Leader Application Labs, Rain Carbon

16:30 – 17:00 Ambient-curable, Crash Toughened Structural Adhesives with Properties Closer to Heat-activated Adhesives, Mike Czaplicki,  CTO,  L&L Products

17:00 – 17:30 Sustainable Hot-melt Adhesives Based on Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomers, Alicia De San Luis González, Product researcher, Dynasol Group

16:00 – 16:30 Advancing Sustainable Packaging: Insights into Home-Compostable Adhesives, Matthias Zorn, Director, R&D Adhesives and Fiber Bonding, BASF

16:30 – 17:00 Evolving Substrates and Functional Polymers: Enhancing Adhesion on Recycled Materials, Franca Arrighi, TS&D Scientist, Dow Europe

17:00 – 17:30 Enhancing Sustainable Packaging: The Role of Barrier Coatings and Adhesives, Carla Soares, Senior Scientist, H.B. Fuller

16:00 – 16:30 Sustainable Elastomers for the Adhesive Industry, Martin Schneider, Global Technical Product Manager CR, ARLANXEO

16:30 – 17:00 The Road Towards EU Green Deal Goals – Recyclability, Recycled Content and Product Safety, Dennis Bankmann, Independent Scientific Consultant,  Emerging Motif

17:00 – 17:30 Strengthening the European Silicone Sector, Sindija Armanovica, Public Affairs Advisor, Silicones Europe

16:00 – 16:30 Redefining Adhesive Processing: The Impact of 3D-Printed Static Mixers and Nozzles, Adrien Schmidt, Head of Business Development, Innotech Marketing und Konfektion Rot

16:30 – 17:00 Environmentally Friendly Surface Preparation and Enhanced Adhesion Through Advanced Plasma Technologies, Dhia Ben Salem, Inernational Research Group  Leader, Plasmatreat

17:00 – 17:30 Boosting the Adhesion Process via AI-optimised Plasma Surface Treatments on EVA Polymers, Carlos Ruzafa Silvestre, Researcher, INESCOP

Conference Dinner 'A Night in San Sebastian'
Table Top Exhibition
Master Class

More info will be available soon.

Parallel Sessions

09:00 – 09:30 Debondable Adhesives as Enabler of Circularity, Uta Sundermayer, Senior Manager Innovation Strategy, Henkel and Maxime Olive, R&D Engineer, Applus+ Rescoll

09:30 – 10:00 Designing Structural and Demountable Assemblies with New Generation 2K Flexible Acrylics, Henri Garcia, Advanced Specialist Application Engineer, 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division

10:00 – 10:30 End-of-Life Debonding: an Innovative Adhesive Approach, Mara Klarner, Product Manager, DELO Industrial Adhesives

09:00 – 09:30 Silane-epoxy Adhesives: Bridging Challenges, Bonding Futures, Raphael Schaller, CTO, Collano

09:30 – 10:00 Redefining Industry Standards of Light and Heat Stabilizers – Performance Meets Sustainability, Christopher Dobbins, Application Manager Adhesives & Sealants, Omya International

10:00 – 10:30 Adhesive Raw Material Developments: Navigating HCR and Pine Chemicals Markets, Leonardo Siqueira, Editor, Argus Pine Chemicals

Master Class (continues)
Parallel Sessions

11:00 – 11:30 The Use of SMP-based Sealants and Adhesives in Modular Building, Luc Peeters, R&D Manager PPSV-MS, Kaneka

11:30 – 12:00 Modern, Bitumen-free Waterproofing Systems for the Protection of Buildings, Mario Sommer, Head of Technical Assistance/Project Consulting, Sopro Bauchemie

12:00 – 12:30 Novel functionalized Styrenic Block Copolymers for Building & Construction, Martine Dupont, Senior Staff Scientist, Kraton 

11:00 – 11:30 High Tack Water-Dispersable Sulfopolyesters for Repulpable Hot-Melt and Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Enabling Recyclability, Pierre Knockaert, Application Development Scientist, Eastman Chemical Company

11:30 – 12:00 A Polyolefin Copolymer with High Adhesion and Cohesion Imparting Superior Performance in Hygiene Construction, Kujtim (Tim) Bizati, Principal Application Development Scientist, Synthomer

12:00 – 12:30 From Flow to Function: Designing Hotmelt Adhesives via Reological Tools, José Miguel Martín-Martínez, Full Professor, NOXUN Adhesives

12:30 – 13:00 Novel Ethylene Based Terpolymers for Hot Melt Adhesives, Rafael Pellicciotta, Business Development Manager, Braskem

12:00 – 12:30  Breaking the Bond+C55: Towards Industrial Implementation of Debonding-on-Demand, Isabel Van de Weyenberg, Project Manager, Flanders Make

12:30 – 13:00 Debonding-on-Demand: Smart Adhesive Technologies for Circular Automotive Design, Nico Bordeanu, Senior Scientist, Sika Technology

Conference Close & Networking Lunch
STEFFEN MAIER
SIKA
Global Technology Manager Waterbased Systems

The FEICA Conference & EXPO is a fantastic opportunity to hear about the innovations in our sector both from raw material suppliers but also from adhesive manufactures.

KIM SUETENS
SOUDAL
Group Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs Manager

FEICA’s work on regulatory files and advocacy is really crucial for our industry, and I am really glad that they are organising a great event like the European Adhesive and Sealant Conference & EXPO since it brings the industry together.

ELISABETH STAAB
H.B. FULLER
Sustainable Packaging and Global Market and Regulatory Trends for Food and Beverage

FEICA Conference & EXPO is always a great conference to meet up with colleagues from the industry, learn about new technologies that are being developed, and exchange of new information with suppliers throughout the supply chain.

KAMYAR ALAVI
NYNAS
Senior Specialist

FEICA EXPO provides visibility to our company, and it is a very good forum to meet many customers for planning future activities in a short period of time.

FEICA 2025 EXPO

Business opportunities face-to-face: meet our exhibitors! See the full list of companies that are exhibiting at the 2025 tabletop exhibition here.

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FEICA Member
€950
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Full access to Conference & EXPO
Welcome Cocktails
Conference Dinner
All lunches and coffee breaks
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€1,350
/ person*
Full access to Conference & EXPO
Welcome Cocktail
Conference Dinner
All lunches and coffee breaks
*Payment by 31 May 2025 (Tax/VAT excluded)
EXHIBITORS
€5,000
/ exhibitor*
1 skirted conference table
1 full access to Conference & EXPO
Company listing in promo materials
Free online listing including contact info
*Tax/VAT excluded
EXHIBITORS II
€6,250
/ exhibitor*
1 skirted conference table
2 full access to Conference & EXPO
Company listing in promo materials
Free online listing including contact info
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