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LyondellBasell to feature polyolefin innovations at NPE2009 educational sessions
Friday 29. May 2009 - Global polyolefins leader LyondellBasell Industries will demonstrate its continued commitment to innovation by presenting 10 papers featuring new polyolefin products and technologies at this years NPE - The International Plastics Showcase, which will be held June 22-26 at Chicagos McCormick Place.
A triennial tradeshow sponsored by The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), NPE2009 is expected to attract 75,000 attendees from around the world.
Six papers will feature new polypropylene and advanced polyolefin developments and will be presented at the Business of Plastics conference sponsored by SPI. In addition, four papers highlighting innovative specialty polyethylene and Catalloy process resins will be presented at the ANTEC program, which will be held concurrently with NPE. LyondellBasells unique global production, supply and technical service offerings will also be a key focus of the presentations.
Joe Tanner, LyondellBasells vice president of Polypropylene in North America said, “Showcasing our world-class products and services at this important forum emphasizes our commitment to the global plastics industry.”
“Since 1946, LyondellBasell and its predecessor companies have been bringing industry-leading products and technologies to NPE,” added Vaughn Deasy, LyondellBasells senior vice president of Base Chemicals and Polyethylene in the Americas. “We will continue our legacy of innovation at this years show, with capabilities unmatched in the market.”
The 10 papers that will be presented during the NPE and ANTEC educational sessions are:
* The Interplay Between Polymer Polydispersity and Film Gauge in HDPE Barrier Films: How Polydispersity Controls the Gauge Dependence of Film Barrier Properties
* Polyethylene Resin Innovations Used in Large-Part Rotational Molding Applications
* High-Performance-Tie-Layer Resins in Flexible Packaging Applications: Structure-Performance Relationships
* Elastic Recovery Behavior of Three Layer Film Structures Comprised of TPO and Various Ethylene Copolymers
* The Performance and Applications of New Butene-1 Based Product: Koattro Plastomer
* “Polypropylene 101” – An introduction to its Polymer Structure and Characteristics
* Applications of Polypropylene
* Caps & Closures – Market Trends
* Softell – Opening New Dimensions and Possibilities with Soft Touch Polypropylene Compounds
* Purell Resins Used In Healthcare Applications