Thank you to everyone that attended the 2019 PRA Conference. It was great to see so many new and familiar faces at the event.
As promised, I have made the speakers presentations available. To access them please click on the relevant links below.
Deeba Ansari – Imerys, Science and Technology Director
Industrial minerals step up to the challenges of the circular economy
Agnès Beaugendre – Arkema, Technical Manager EMEA
Sustainable design with high-durable coatings using Fluoropolymers
Jonathan Bourne – Nexant, Vice President
Moving towards a circular economy for Hydrocarbon raw materials
Ben Naden – PRA, Senior Chemist
A circular solution to paint recycling
Ellen Daniels – BCF, Head of Public Affairs and Policy
Paint and the product environmental footprint tool
Johan Rommens – Chemours, Regional Business Development Manager Coatings
How Ti02 can positively impact paint sustainability
Andy White – FP Pigments, Director Paint & Coatings
How sustainability is shaping our business
Huzaifa Matawala – Regent Paints USA Inc, Paint Recyclist
Maximum sustainability
Whilst having one of our speakers travel plans severely disrupted by a certain airline pilots strike it was a pleasure to have been able to welcome over seventy people from across Europe attending our conference. It was also more than encouraging to witness the enthusiasm, comments and questioning relating to our topic this year of Sustainability: Challenges & Future Opportunities.
Besides the customary Melton Mowbray lunchtime fare there was plenty of discussion and networking undertaken, so based on this, PRA World will again be looking for a suitable topic for next year’s event. I would also like to thank again our speakers and our sponsors for their support for the event and to be able to work with such people in supporting the Coatings Industry is a pleasure.
With PRA World delivering first class Testing, Market Data, Technical Training and R&D Projects to the industry, we believe we are ideally placed to compliment your internal teams and plans. Next year’s event will probably be at the same location and around early June so please mark your diaries.
Ian Claris – PRA Director
