FEICA 2023 Conference and EXPO
Tarragona, Spain, 13-15 September 2023

FEICA Members Dinner  ^{by invitation only} 

DCM, ACM and NAM (NAM President + Secretary)

FEICA National Association Members Plenary Forum  ^{by invitation only} 

NAM Presidents & Secretaries ONLY

FEICA General Assembly  ^{by invitation only} 

DCM, ACM and NAM (NAM President + Secretary)

FEICA Seminar  ^{open to FEICA members only} 

‘A business perspective on Regulatory Challenges’

All Members, including members of NAMs

The FEICA Seminar provides an excellent understanding of how the experts in the FEICA Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and Technical Task Forces (TTFs) help your business. If you are in management, business development, R&D or any other department; if you’re not the regulatory affairs of your company (or even if you are!), this is the seminar to attend. The Seminar is open to FEICA Members and company members of the National Associations only.

Opening of the FEICA Seminar

• Dr Eva Grieβbach, outgoing Chair of the FEICA European Technical Board (ETB), Member of the FEICA European Executive Board (EEB), Dow Silicones Belgium

Challenges and opportunities for packaging adhesives

• Ms Elizabeth Staab, Chair of the FEICA Sustainability & Recycling of Adhesives in Paper & Packaging Applications TTF, H.B. Fuller

Prepare your portfolio for upcoming substance restrictions

• Ms Kim Suetens, Chair of the FEICA Mixture Assessment TTF and Vice Chair of the Polymers TTF, Soudal

Coffee Break

Market changes through Circular Economy

• Ms Flor Peña Herron, Chair of the FEICA Sustainable Development Committee, Avery Dennison

Status report on FEICA advocacy

• Mr Peter Boris Schmitt, Chair of the FEICA European Advocacy Group, Henkel

Close of the FEICA Seminar

• The incoming Chair of the FEICA European Technical Board

Table Top Exhibition

(no parallel Conference sessions)

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FEICA European Executive Board meeting  ^{by invitation only} 

EEB Directors only

Welcome Cocktail

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

Table Top Exhibition

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Business Forum

‘Industry Innovation for Sustainable Development’

The theme for this year’s Business Forum is ‘Industry Innovation for Sustainable Development’. Sustainability sparks innovation, and industry innovation is therefore not only a critical driver of growth but can significantly contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and enabling the European Green Deal.

Moderator: Ms Anne De Baetzelier

Opening of the 2023 Conference

• Mr Guido Cami, FEICA President 2021-2023, Industrie Chimiche Forestali SpA, Vice-President AVISA

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – State of Play

• Mr Otto Linher, Senior Expert, DG Internal Market, Industry, Enterprise and SMEs, REACH Unit, European Commission
  

Can Europe still be a leader in green industries?

• Mr Georg Riekeles, Associate Director, Head of Europe’s Political Economy Programme, European Policy Centre

Coffee Break

Transformation to #NetZero2050 – Sticking to our targets

• Dr Lars Kissau, President Net Zero Accelerator, BASF SE

Science advocacy and the need for diversity in STEM

• Dr Jayshree Seth, Chief Science Advocate & Corporate Scientist, 3M

Business Forum Panel Discussion 

• Panel Members: Keynote Speakers

Adhesion Innovation Award 2023

• Ms Kristel Ons, Secretary General, FEICA

Close of the Business Forum

Lunch

Parallel Sessions

• Breakout I – Business & Market Updates

• Breakout II – Advanced Sustainable PU Adhesives

• Breakout III – Performance and Sustainability of Adhesives through Additives

Breakout I:

Business & Market Updates

Moderator: Dr Axel Heβland, General Manager Technical Affairs, IVK – Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V.

European Adhesive and Sealant Markets to 2028

• Mr Adam Page, Director of Research and Reports, Smithers

Adhesives, sealants, and coatings in a circular world – A European perspective

• Dr Dennis Bankmann, Independent scientific consultant, Emerging Motif

The changing feedstock panorama: the future of CTO and pine chemicals

• Mr Leonardo Siqueira, Editor, Pine Chemicals, Argus Media

Breakout II:

Advanced Sustainable PU Adhesives

Moderator: Dr Steffen Maier, Global Technology Manager Waterbased Systems, Sika Technology AG

Further Advancements in Development of High Performance, Bio-Based, Low Free Isocyanate Monomer Prepolymers for Reactive Adhesive Systems

• Mr Daniele Benedetto, Technical Services & Application Development Cast Elastomers, LANXESS Corporation

Sustainable Reactive Hot Melt Adhesives

• Dr Sudipto Das, Global Technology Leader for Reactive Hot Melt Adhesives, H.B. Fuller

MDI free one component foams: ready for take-off or still a niche product?

• Dr Igor Korczagin, R&D Director, PCC Rokita

Breakout III:

Performance and Sustainability of Adhesives through Additives

Moderator: Ms Lorna Williams, Executive Officer and General Secretary, BASA – the British Adhesives and Sealants Association

Advances in Silane Moisture Scavengers for Hybrid Adhesives

• Ms Anne Dussaud, Principal Scientist, Momentive Performance Materials Inc.

Low Carbon Footprint Raw Material Innovations for Biobased  Adhesives

• Ms Martine Dupont, Sr Staff Scientist – Adhesive Applications, Kraton
• Mr Ronnie Zeeman, Staff Scientist, Kraton

New additive for Hygiene HMA enabling performance and sustainability

• Dr Pieter van Helden, Project Leader: Applications Development Performance Solutions Wax R&D Laboratories, Sasol

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions

• Breakout IV – Contributions of A&S to Circular Economy

• Breakout V – Novel PU Adhesives for Industrial Applications

• Breakout VI – Sealants Closing Gaps in Building & Construction

Breakout IV:

Contributions of A&S to Circular Economy

Moderator: Dr Axel Heβland, General Manager Technical Affairs, IVK – Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V.

The sustainable solutions for monomaterial packaging allowing its mechanical recycling into high value materials.

• Dr Victor Lebedev, Associate TSD Scientist, Dow Chemical

Debonding primer for circularity of multimaterial assemblies

• Dr Maxime Olive, Debonding Expert, RESCOLL

Circular Flooring – Making Reuse Reality through Material & Process Innovation 

• Mr Paul Woolvine, CEO, IOBAC UK Ltd
• Mr Ian Spreadborough, Co-Founder & Director, IOBAC UK Ltd

Breakout V:

Novel PU Adhesives for Industrial Applications

Moderator: Dr Steffen Maier, Global Technology Manager Waterbased Systems, Sika Technology AG

Development of Adhesive for Laminated Electrical Steels Having Excellent Adhesion and Oil Resistance and Its Application for Dot-bonded Motor Core for Electric Vehicle

• Dr Kitae Kang, Global R&D researcher, Samyang Corporation

A novel PU adhesive including reversible- bonds to achieve recycling properties for footwear industry

• Dr María Pilar Carbonell Blasco, Researcher, INESCOP (Footwear Technology Centre)

Performance of CNSL-based polyols, diols, and diluents for electrical vehicle applications

• Dr Yun Mi Kim, Senior Technical Marketing Director, Cardolite Corporation

Breakout VI:

Sealants Closing Gaps in Building & Construction

Moderator: Ms Lorna Williams, Executive Officer and General Secretary, BASA – the British Adhesives and Sealants Association

Modern sealing and bonding systems for wet rooms and large-format installation

• Mr Mario Sommer, Head of Techn. Assistance/Project Consulting, Sopro Bauchemie GmbH

More Sustainable Acrylic Sealants for Building & Construction

• Mr Yohann Trang, Global Business Manager – Coatings Additives – Arkema Rheology & Specialty Additives, Arkema Coating Solutions

Moisture management in sealants – a natural approach

• Ms Marie-Anaïs Caquant, Adhesives, Caulks and Sealants S&T Development Manager, Imerys

Conference Dinner

“A Night in Tarragona”

Table Top Exhibition

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Parallel Sessions

• Master Class – Transitioning to sustainable raw materials: the mass balance approach

• Breakout VII – Carbon Footprint Reduction

• Breakout VIII – New Building Blocks for Hotmelts I

• Breakout IX – Epoxy Adhesives for Structural Bonding Challenges

Master Class:

Transitioning to sustainable raw materials: the mass balance approach

The Master Class will explain why this particular chain-of-custody model is so important for our industry to participate in the shift to more sustainable feedstocks. Integrating renewable raw materials in products, including biobased and recycled materials, is a top of mind issue for European industry. Recycled content targets in upcoming regulation, likely starting with packaging, will further accelerate this shift away from fossil materials.

Moderator: Dr Dennis Bankmann, Independent scientific consultant, Emerging Motif

Introduction

• Dr Dennis Bankmann, Independent scientific consultant, Emerging Motif

Mass balancing from the perspective of the raw material producers

• Dr Mathias Matner, Head of Sustainability and Advocacy, Coatings and Adhesives, Covestro

Interest from the point of view of downstream users

• Dr Annett Linemann, Director Technology Outlook & Sustainability – Engineering Adhesives, H.B. Fuller

Certification and licensing, including where mass balancing is already applied, specifically for adhesives and sealants

• Dr Jan M. Henke, Director, ISCC System

Panel discussion and Q&A

Breakout VII:

Carbon Footprint Reduction

Moderator: Dr Vera Haye, Managing Director, IVK – Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V.

Lightweighting Solutions for Adhesives and Sealants to Reduce the Environmental Impact on Transport

• Mr David Gonzalez Amago, Director Global Business Development, Omya International AG
• Mr Federico Sanz, Senior Chemical Engineer, Bostik

How to improve the Product Carbon Footprint with Hydrocarbon solvents and plasticizers?

• Mr Thorsten Bauer, Market Manager, TotalEnergies Fluids SAS

Sustainable Solutions for Industrial Adhesive Applications

• Mr Peter Gyger, Regional Sales Director, Robatech – Gluing Solutions

Towards more sustainability in Adhesives with UV-curing and low temperature curing solutions

• Dr Christophe Vergé, Head of R&D for Sartomer® Specialties, Arkema France

Breakout VIII:

New Building Blocks for Hotmelts I

Moderator: Dr Fabio Chiozza, Product and Sales Manager, Adhesives and Specialities, Vinavil SpA

A structure-property study of Caprolactone technology in reactive hot melt adhesives.

• Dr Adam Cowell, Technical Market Developmet Manager, Ingevity

Polyolefin Polymer with sustainable feedstock that Imparts Superior Performance and Versatility for Hot Melt Adhesives in the Hygiene Industry

• Ms Machteld Paree, Sr. Application Scientist, Synthomer Adhesives Technologies

New Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer for automotive interior assembly

• Dr Alicia De San Luis Gonzalez, Product Researcher, Dynasol Group

Enabling Sustainability and Safe Materials in Hot Melt Adhesives Through Product Development

• Dr Allan McLennaghan, Global Application Technology Leader, Dow

Breakout IX:

Epoxy Adhesives for Structural Bonding Challenges

Moderator: Dr Jürgen Wichelhaus, Consultant Adhesives & Sealants, Wichelhaus

Strategies for eco-designing disbonding on demand epoxy adhesives

• Mr Pol Ulier, R&D Engineer, GLOO – RCONCEPT & Grup Enginyeria de Materials GEMAT (IQS-URL)

Improving the performance of structural adhesives while gaining a more resource-efficient process

• Dr Alexandre Vermogen, Market Manager, Arkema France

UV-LED Frontal Polymerization in epoxy-based systems: Challenges and Achievements

• Mr Javier Gómez, R&D Engineer & PhD candidate, GEMAT-GLOO

A new family of versatile amines for epoxy and polyurethane industry

• Dr Qiang Luo, Sr technical marcketing manager, SI Group

Coffee Break

Parallel Sessions

• Breakout X – Biobased Approaches for Adhesives

• Breakout XI – Novel water-based Adhesives

• Breakout XII – New Building Blocks for Hotmelts II

• Breakout XIII – Advances in Manufacturing of A&S

Breakout X:

Biobased Approaches for Adhesives

Moderator: Mr Yati Waghray, Marketing Director – Formulated Adhesives, Synthomer – Adhesive Technologies

Saving fossil resources in the production of adhesives – BASF’s biomass balance (BMB) approach

• Dr Alexander Schenzel, Global Sustainability Manager Dispersions & Resins, BASF SE

I’m green polyethylene wax for adhesive application

• Mr Rafael Pedro Pellicciotta, Strategy Leader – Specialties & Renewables, Braskem SA

Upgrading lignin toward adhesives and sealants applications

• Mr Richard Vendamme, Senior Scientist and Project Manager, VITO (The Flemish Institute for Technological Research)

Breakout XI:

Novel water-based Adhesives

Moderator: Dr Vera Haye, Managing Director, IVK – Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V.

Waterborne acrylic dispersions as chlorine-free contact adhesive for 2K foam bonding

• Ms Barbara Menardi, Technical Service Manager, Synthomer

Novel adhesives and coatings for applications up to 900 °C: Setting new benchmarks from fire curtains to battery cell covers

• Dr Raphael Schaller, CTO, nolax AG

Water-based adhesives enabling mechanical recycling of multi-layer packaging systems

• Dr Ines Pietsch, Principal Scientist, Product Development Adhesives, BASF SE

Breakout XII:

New Building Blocks for Hotmelts II

Moderator: Dr Fabio Chiozza, Product and Sales Manager, Adhesives and Specialities, Vinavil SpA

New Raw Materials for Sustainable Hot Melt Adhesives

• Mr Thomas Kauffman, External Innovation Director, H.B. Fuller

Novel sustainable aromatic tackifiers and resource efficient production ways therefore

• Dr Matthias Steffen, Project Manager Application Technology, Rain Carbon Germany GmbH

Polybutene-1: Driving solutions for tomorrow’s hotmelts

• Dr Ankur Rastogi, Innovation Manager (PB-1 & Catalloy), LyondellBasell

Breakout XIII:

Advances in Manufacturing of A&S

Moderator: Dr Jürgen Wichelhaus, Consultant Adhesives & Sealants, Wichelhaus

Comparison of different process solutions for granulation of hot melt

• Mr Ulrich Nanz, Global Product Manager Sulphur & Chemicals, IPCO

Innovative solution for precise dosing of polymers in the continuous mixing of sealants and adhesives

• Ms Julia Uth, Head of Design and R&D, UTH GmbH

Economy of scale with innovative mixing technology

• Mr Patrik Thoma, CEO, Fitech AG

Conference Close & Networking Lunch