What's Happening Around SPE
ANTEC® 2024 is taking place March 4-7, 2024, at the Marriott St.
Louis Grand in St. Louis, MO. Early registration is now open BUT, if you really wanna be a
rock star, make sure to sign up for our ‘all access’ VIP Experience when you register. The
ANTEC® VIP Experience is a complimentary upgrade to your registration that gives you rock star perks
and benefits to enhance your overall ANTEC® experience. PLEASE NOTE: ANTEC® kicks off on
March 4th at 4:00PM with the First Timers & VIP Reception.
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ANTEC® is a cross section of the plastics value chain with topics focused on the latest advances
in industrial, national laboratory, and academic work. We are offering a wide range of flexible sponsorship
opportunities to help you get in front of a global audience of plastics decision-makers attending ANTEC®
2024.
SPE’s National Week of Flame Retardants, hosted by the SPE Non Halogen Flame
Retardant Materials TIG, taking place online January 22-25, 2024, will feature industry leaders showcasing recent advancements in flame retardant technologies.
Attendees will engage in discussions surrounding the technological and regulatory landscape of flame
retardants.
Get inside information about what the future holds for rotational molding at SPE’s must-attend
event, “The Future of Rotomolding: Making Our Industry Innovative & Sustainable,” hosted by the SPE Rotational Molding Division and taking place
online January 30-February 1, 2024. Connect with rotational molding leaders and learn about the trends that are shaping the industry
moving forward.
“Graphene Enhanced Polyethylene Stretch Films” webinar, presented by the Graphene Council on
December 6 at 10:00AM Eastern Time, will focus on how adding small amounts of graphene to PE films makes
them much stronger, allowing the ability to use less material while still improving performance. This
webinar – free to SPE members – will show how the development of advanced PE films using graphene resulted
in performance improvements and material savings.
Some Plastics Engineering (PE) readers will remember the ‘Energy–Saving Tip of the
Month’ series by Dr. Robin Kent, Managing Director, Tangram Technology, that ran in the publication from
2009 through 2019. PE is introducing two new series written by Dr. Kent, one on sustainability and the other
on energy, to provide plastics processors with tips on how to improve internal and external sustainability.
New episode of PlastChicks! Lynzie and Mercedes host Madison Kramer, a Plastics
Engineering sophomore at Penn State Behrend and the first PlastChicks Scholarship Winner! You can
listen to the PlastChicks podcast at 4spe.org/podcasts
or on YouTube!
SPE Foundation
Thanks to Husky Technologies, the PlastiVan® team served
Positive Plastics Education™ to more than 300 students on “Take Our Kids to Work Day” at the Husky Bolton
campus and two local schools. Check it out!
This Giving Tuesday, SPE PD3, SPE Automotive, and The Materials
Group have each donated $5,000 in matching gift funds to support our NEW Girl Scout Patch! The SPE
Sustainable Packaging Girl Scout Patch – a collaboration between the SPE Foundation and the
Institute of Packaging
Professionals – teaches Girl Scouts about sustainability and encourages them to join us as STEM
professionals. Make your gift early to double your impact and help us inspire scouts to join us as we create
solutions for a better future! Give.4spe.org.
SPE Chapter News
The SPE Applied Rheology November Newsletter includes the division Chair’s Message, 2024
Polyolefins Conference Call for Papers, division membership report, and more.
The SPE Extrusion Division Fall Newsletter looks at the extrusion formula of the month,
extrusion tips, Extrusion Division scholarship winners and the division’s “Roarin’ 20s” event at
ANTEC® 2024.
The SPE Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Fall Newsletter focuses on the 2023 PMAD
Scholarship, the Polymer Additives Learning Forum, and PMAD Community Communications.
SPE News Story Ideas?
Know a member who is doing outstanding things in plastics or in SPE? Have you heard about or are
part of a chapter that is making an impact or a difference in the industry? Let us know if you have any
story ideas for SPE News! Feel free to contact Chris Barry at cbarry@4spe.org.
Upcoming Events
SPE Webinar: An Overview of Polycarbonate Resin
Thursday, December 7 | Online
Register
SPE Webinar: Agile Formulation of Recycled Polymers
Tuesday, December 12 | Online
Register
ImplementAM Workshop—Austin
Wednesday, January 17 | Austin, TX
Register
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