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Thermoplastic and Silicone Elastomers US Summits are the only North American events dedicated to bringing together experts from both of these growing industries to discuss opportunities and find solutions to challenges facing the elastomers sector.
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Lion Elastomers is a leading manufacturer of synthetic rubber products. The company operates world-class Royalene® EPDM and SBR manufacturing facilities in Geismar, Louisiana and Port Neches, Texas. Our products represent the highest performing, highest quality EPDM and SBR rubber materials available anywhere in the world.
Lion Elastomers Sales, Customer Service, and Logistics organizations are well known for building solid, long term relationships with our customers. Lion is ready to address our customers business needs in order to provide the very best, mutually beneficial commercial solutions.
Lion Elastomer’s Technical, R&D and New Business Development organizations are ready to serve your new product development and problem-solving requirements. Our Technical Services and R&D Teams have extensive experience in the rubber industry and are ready to assist you. Our modern Technical Services, R&D and New Product Development Technology Center is located in Baton Rouge, LA.
Lion Elastomers is firmly committed to the advancement of industry leadership in EPDM and SBR polymer technology. This is accomplished via best in class; Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Logistics, Innovation and Customer focus. We look forward to serving you.
Patrick Ellis has over 60 years experience in the global plastics and rubber industries, where he has worked for a number of multinational polymer producers, including Shell Chemicals, General Electric Plastics, Monsanto Europe, Hercules Europe, Himont, Neste Chemicals and RTP Company. He has been an independent consultant for the last 28 years and has carried out a number of projects for major multinational concerns, such as ExxonMobil, Amoco and General Electric Plastics, as well as European compounders such as Dub Plastiques, British Vita, Polytechs, AlphaGary, Polyplast Mueller, Avient and RTP France.
In addition to the above Patrick Ellis has assisted in the setting up of several compounding operations. He has completed a number of global market studies for Smithers on TPEs and silicone elastomers. He has also written several articles as well as having given presentations on TPEs and silicone elastomers for Smithers.
Mr. Pelletier received a BBA from Western Michigan University and an AS in Science from Schoolcraft College and has taught many classes on Liquid Silicone Rubber Dispensing. He has worked in the LSR & RTV industry for over 23 years mostly in sales and marketing but has been involved with machine programming and development, technical writing and product literature. His knowledge of the systems is largely based on his hands-on approach and enjoys passing this information onto the customers via training classes, customer installations and technical seminars. His current role as Technical Sales of Dosing Systems of Elmet NA allows him to interact directly with customers both domestic and foreign, industry experts and suppliers throughout the world. His world travel offers a unique perspective of the entire LSR market and its diverse segments.
Mr. Pelletier is married and has two sons and a daughter and enjoys Coaching, Skiing, Golfing and spending time with his family in his time off.
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Rigoberto Advincula is Professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Fellow of the Polymer Science and Engineering Division (ACS), Fellow of the Polymer Chemistry Division (ACS). He is also a member of NACE, SPE, ERC, MRS, and AAAS and a frequently sought out speaker and expert in polymer materials, coatings, and sensors. He received the Herman Mark Scholar Award in 2013 from the ACS. He is Editor of Reactive and Functional Polymers and Associate Editor of Polymer Reviews and sits on the Editorial Advisory board of a number of major polymer journals. He is currently Chair of the Polymer Chemistry Division, ACS. His group does research in polymer materials, nanocomposites, colloidal science, hybrid materials, and ultrathin films towards applications from display coatings to biomedical devices. He consults for a number of companies focusing on the most challenging problems and definition of structure-property relationships towards commercial applications. Currently, he is director of PETRO Case a Consortium dealing with the challenging materials problems of the Petroleum Industry.
James M. Eagan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Polymer Science at The University of Akron. He graduated from Emory University in 2009 with a B.S. in Chemistry suma cum laude, and received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 2014.
He worked for Aramco Performance Materials as a lab scientist between 2017 and 2019, before joining the University of Akron. He is a cofounder of Exsponge Inc., director of chemistry for Ascribe Bioscience, and recipient of the 2017 Newcomb Cleveland Prize.
His research is focused on how plastics can be deployed pragmatically to address the needs of today, without compromising the future. Utilizing the tools of chemistry and catalysis, the Eagan group synthesizes new polymeric materials for sustainable applications. These molecules provide tools for understanding polymer behavior and technologies for improving recycling, degrading plastics, and enhancing polymer performance.
The virtual platform will make it simple to foster the same influential connections and learn the same important material as attendees would at an on-site event. Learn from instructors in real-time, just as if you're in a classroom setting. Virtually 'raise your hand' to ask questions, ensuring you get the answers you came for. The digital platform makes it easy to connect with other attendees before, during, and after the event.
