PVC4PIPES CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Moderated by Zdenek Hruska (VinylPlus - Technical Advisor)
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09:00 - 09:30
Registration of participants and welcome coffee |
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09:30 - 09:40
Opening | Charlotte Röber, Managing Director, VinylPlus® and The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers and Zdenek Hruska - Moderator |
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09:40 - 09:50
Welcome Speech | Piotr Kearney, Chief Executive Officer, Spolana |
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09:50 - 10:00
PVC4Pipes: Who We are and What We Do | Vincent Stone, Project Leader, PVC4Pipes |
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10:00 - 10:20
European PVC Pipe Market Update | Elizaveta Harkusha, Lead Market Analyst, Chem-Courier |
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Session 1:
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Session 1:
EU REGULATIONS IMPACTING THE PVC PIPES VALUE CHAIN
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10:20 - 10:40
ECHA Investigation Report on PVC and PVC Additives and Other Regulations Impacting the PVC Pipes Industry | Sarah Debbiche Krichen, Public Affairs Senior Manager, The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM) |
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10:40 - 11:00
Compliance with the New Lead Restriction | Ludo Debever, General Manager, The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) |
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11:00 - 11:20
Coffee break |
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11:20 - 11:40
Global developments for PVC pipe applications in the light of upcoming restrictions| Stefan Fokken, Head of Research and Development, Baerlocher |
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11:40 - 12:00
A Solution for PVC Pipes Waste Legacy Additives Extraction| Eric Romers, Head of Project Circle, Sustainability Business, INEOS Inovyn |
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Session 2:
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Session 2:
STANDARDISATION DEVELOPMENTS
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12:00 - 12:20
Standardisation, a Catalyst for Recycling PVC in Piping Systems | Roland Dewitt, Manager, ACCIPIS |
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Session 3:
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Session 3:
PVC PIPE NETWORKS
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12:20 - 12:40
Towards an exit assessment programme for PVC drinking water pipes | Amitosh Dash, Scientific Researcher, Water Infrastructure, KWR - Water Research Institute |
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12:40 - 13:00
Securing a 100+ Year Design Lifetime for PVC-U Pressure Pipes | Joaquin Lahoz Castillo, Plastic Pipes Specialist, CEIS |
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13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch |
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Session 4:
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Session 4:
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN
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14:00 - 14:20
Readiness of PVC Pipes for the Hydrogen Economy| Roland Valk, Consultant Materials, Kiwa |
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14:20 - 14:40
Volatile Organic Compounds Reduction in Solvent-Based Adhesives for PVC Pipes | Rajesh Ranjan, Director of Research and Development, Weld On Adhesives |
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14:40 - 15:00
Thermoforming Processes for Sockets Integrated in PVC-O Pipes for Pressurized Water Distribution | Marco Secchiari, Technical Manager, Sica |
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15:00 - 15:15
Closing Remarks | Zdenek Hruska - Moderator |