6th World FIBC Congress 2010
16 & 17 September 2010,
Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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2010 speakers and
presentations include:
"Indian
FIBC at the global centre stage – adding value worldwide"
To be advised, India
"Electrostatic properties of dissipative materials used in FIBC"
Expert - Process Safety, Swiss Institute for the Promotion of Safety & Security,
Switzerland
"Outdoor
weathering must verify accelerated testing: techniques that
can be used to ensure that the results
from the accelerated testing are correct"
General Manager, Q-Lab Europe, United Kingdom
"Antistatic
FIBC’s: sense or non-sense?"
Consulting Scientist, ISMA nv, Belgium
"Technical
paper on the 100% recyclability of FIBCs"
CEO, Emmbi Polyarns Limited, India
"Safety & the envrionment"
General Manager, Belgium Packaging Institute, Belgium
"Chances to improve accelerated weathering: can
accelerated weathering tests provide the necessary
information to guarantee the service life of big bags?"
Manager Client Education, Atlas Material Testing Technology BV,
the Netherlands
"Reconditioning
of FIBCs: highlighting the benefits"
Director, Worldbag BV, the Netherlands
"FIBC machinery & technology"
R&D Engineer, Decoup, France
"The
technical advantages of CROHMIQ Static
Protective FIBC Fabrics"
Technical Services Director, Texene, United Kingdom
"Electrostatic,
safety and logistics"
General Manager,
Belgium Packaging Institute, Belgium
"Overview of PP market and
extrusion"
PP Technical Marketing, Polymers SBU, SABIC Europe BV, the Netherlands
"Recycling issues, waste
directives and addressing the issue with the users"
EU & Sustainability Affairs Manager, Borealis Group,
Belgium
"Permanent
antistatic additives for polyolefins and static dissipation"
Sales & Marketing Account Manager, DuPont Limited,
United Kingdom
and many more...!
2010 sessions include topics
such as:
Session 1: MARKET
FOR FLEXIBLE INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS
The
Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container (FIBC) industry has seen a
‘manufacturing’ shift from Europe and Turkey to India and
beyond, with Turkish manufacturers now setting up business in
China. In the US a similar situation arose with FIBC manufacturing
coming to a full stop and manufacturers setting up business in
Latin America. But Europe keeps on setting the pace and still
accounts for half of worldwide sales in FIBCs. As a result, and
with issues such as differences in FIBC testing being resolved,
the European market will continue to be competitive. With cost
constraints and the ever-increasing competition from developing
countries, many users are sourcing their FIBCs from outside their
normal territory. As a result many manufacturers in these
countries produce large numbers of FIBC and sales are booming, but
can they keep up the pace and are there any downfalls ahead?
Session 2: SAFETY
& THE ENVIRONMENT
The increased use of FIBCs in different
industries and the benefits of using them both for storage and
transportation have been reflected in the continued rise in FIBC sales
around the globe. FIBCs have played a major role in transporting bulk
materials safely in unit loads, ranging from low-value products through
to high-grade chemicals. However, in some cases, FIBCs are being used
for materials that are not safe to be used with woven fabric and
accidents are waiting to happen.
Session
3: NEW
TECHNOLOGY AND MACHINERY
Competition
in the FIBC market is fierce and prices are spiralling down, while
prices for
the components are on the rise. Some FIBC manufacturers have discovered
that, with the right machinery, savings can be made in the manufacturing
process. New technology has come a long way and FIBC manufacturers are
recognising that equipment manufacturers have not been standing still.
On the other hand, FIBC users still have to be protected
whilst filling and emptying FIBCs.
Session 4: FIBC
COMPONENTS
Are FIBC users aware of the consequences of
UV degradation and incorrect testing of FIBC fabric and components? The
FIBC market has an outstanding safety record - will failure
of the components affect safety and should it be the FIBC manufacturer
that educates
the user? In this session we are looking at FIBC components, how they
are tested and
new developments coming on to the market.
Session 5: ELECTROSTATIC,
SAFETY & LOGISTICS
FIBC
users are still confused about static-conductive and static dissipative FIBCs,
generally referred to as Type-C and Type-D categories, and the related
electrostatic properties. Numerous FIBC manufacturers have made claims and
counterclaims for their FIBCs, adding yet more confusion to the issue.
Suggestions to include information on conductive fabric on the FIBC label have
been proposed to resolve the problem and confusion. By sourcing FIBCs from low
cost countries, which may have little experience and their own interpretation of
International Standards of testing of FIBCs, are we putting safety at risk by
selling the wrong type of FIBC.
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