Latex 2004

Latex 2004 provided a valuable update on the latest trends and developments in synthetic emulsions, natural latex and latex based products. The conference covered both synthetic and natural rubber latex materials, additives as well as developments in important end market applications, such as adhesives, carpet backing, condoms, foamed products, gloves, non wovens, paints, textiles and many others. Topics discussed included new materials and chemicals, machinery and equipment developments, standards & regulatory requirements, quality enhancements, and market trends. List Of Papers...Session 1: Market And Industry Reviews; An Economic and Statistical Overview of Rubber Latices Dock No, Darren Cooper & Prachaya Jumpasut, International Rubber Study Group, UK; Global Latex Technologies and Markets; Richard Beswick, bms AG, Switzerland & Dave Dunn, bms Inc, USA; Session 2: Raw Materials And Chemicals; Additives for the Latex Industry; Clara Petri, Schill + Seilacher Struktol, Germany; ZMTI Slurry and its Effect on Five Phenolic Antioxidants Carrie Webster; & Christopher Nola, R.T. Protection Bernd Unterweger, Biomontan, Austria; Safer Accelerators for the Latex Industry Roger Couchman & K B Chakraborty, Robinson Brothers Ltd, UK; Session 3: Manufacturing, Technology, Processing And Quality; De-Aeration Technology and Applications Johannes Popp, Netzsch-Feinmahltechnik GmbH, Germany; Compounding and Manufacture of Thin-Wall Latex Products Ray Russell-Fell, Consultant, UK; Grinding in Agitator Bead Mills - Technology and Applications Stefan Jung, Netzsch-Feinmahltechnik GmbH, Germany; Modern Synthetic Latex Production Volker Erb, PolymerLatex GmbH & Co, Germany; Quality Aspects of Condom Manufacturing in the 21st Century David Hill, SSL International, UK; Session 4: Fundamental Research In Latex; Recent Technical Surveillance of Extractable Protein Content of Latex Condoms Ong Eng Long, Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council, Malaysia; New Fundamental Research with Natural Rubber Latex Gunther Lottmann, Pica De Hule SA, Guatemala; Extractable Protein Levels of Latex Gloves Do Not Relate to Allergen Levels Found in Powder on Gloves Dan Olson, Charter Pipeline, USA; Surface Treatments to GmbH, Germany 191; Session 4: Materials Competition & Developments In End Use Markets; The Anatomy of Inter-Material Competition in Synthetic Latex Polymers: Japan and China LaVerne W. Ellerbe, Kline Group, USA & Ian Butcher, Kline Group, Belgium; Nanocomposite Barrier Coatings Harris A Goldberg, InMat Inc, USA; Quantum leap Polymer Innovation Performance Through Advanced Technology Management Wolfram Keller, P R T M, Germany; Rapra Technology 2004