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(2004), "Flame Retardants 2004 tackles legislative Pressures", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 33 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2004.12933aac.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Flame Retardants 2004 tackles legislative Pressures
Flame Retardants 2004 tackles legislative Pressures
Keywords: Conferences, Flame resistant, Plastics
Looming legislation and the effect on the flame retardants industry should be a major concern if you are a stakeholder in this important field. The 2004 Flame Retardants Conference – the major international gathering of all those involved in the flame retardants and plastics industries – will tackle these concerns and much more in a 2 day programme to take place at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre, London (27-28 January 2004).
The year 2004 will be the 21st anniversary of the conference organised by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) and Interscience Communications and will feature an impressive line-up of experts in plastics and fire. Backed by the Association of Plastics Manufacturers Europe (APME) and the European Flame Retardants Association (EFRA), speakers from both sides of the Atlantic, governmental authorities, research institutes and the major commercial players in the industry will all play a part in assessing the current state of play.
Flame retardants is a fast moving field in terms of the regulatory environment, product development and industry structure, and the conference provides an unrivalled opportunity to get a snapshot of this. Manufacturers have to push the polymer property boundaries further under mounting pressure from customer and governmental requirements during a time when the world needs flame retardants more than ever before. This strong environmental theme will run throughout the conference addressing the EU's evolving chemicals policy and issues raised by waste management directives including waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
The popular environmental forum, which made its debut in 2002, will return providing a Strategic Forum for debating high-level global environmental issues concerning plastics in fire. The conference also maintains its role as a showcase for leading edge technologies, with a focus on product and application developments.
FR2004 will offer opportunities for networking, a conference dinner at the historic Royal College of Surgeons and an accompanying exhibition supported by:
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Akzo Nobel Phosphorus Chemicals,
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Budenheim Iberica,
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Ciba Speciality Chemicals,
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Clariant GmbH,
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DSBG,
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Fire Testing Technology Ltd,
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FM Global,
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Great Lakes Chemicals Ltd,
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Italmatch Chemicals Spa,
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Joseph Storey Ltd,
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Luzenac Europe SAS,
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Nabeltec GmbH,
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Nordmann Rasmann GmbH,
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Omya UK,
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SP, Fire Technology, and
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Tin Technology Limited.
“This conference has a great tradition of strategic debate. External pressures run fast and companies need to pause to consider how apparent threats can be turned into opportunities” commented Conference Chairman, Steve Grayson of Interscience Communications. “FR2004 will provide the flame retardants and plastics industries, original equipment manufacturers and commentators on the industry with a unique insight in the future of fire safety through the use of flame retardants.”