Now in its seventh successful year, papers are called for the Thermoplastic Elastomers Conference that concentrates on new developments and opportunities for thermoplastic elastomers.

The thermoplastic elastomers conference is now in its seventh successful year. TPE 2004 is to be held in Brussels, Belgium between September 15 and 16, 2004. This international conference concentrates on new developments and opportunities for thermoplastic elastomers.

The use of thermoplastic elastomers has developed rapidly not just as a replacement for vulcanised rubber but also for other new and innovative applications.

Developments are being driven forward by factors such as recycling legislations in cars and electronic goods, and continued growth of 'soft touch' applications.

Important recent technical developments include improved properties such as greater thermal, oxidative and weathering stability, softer grades of premium TPEs, improved properties like resilience, oil resistance, flammability, smoke emission, fogging, adhesion and transparency, foamable grades and improved co-processibility.

Papers are now being called for inclusion in this conference.

Topics for discussion include material innovations, TPVs, TPUs, design and processing issues, automotive applications and case studies.

For more details on presenting a paper, contact the Conference department.

Presenting authors are entitled to free registration on both days of the conference.

Authors are requested to send details of presentations no later than June 14, 2004.

Corporate Sponsorship opportunities are available with this popular conference.

Companies can sponsor individual events such as dinners and receptions or can sponsor individual items such as pens and notepads.

This will be of use to those selling machinery, materials or services to the TPE market and indeed all those involved with this flourishing industry.

A wallet service is also available where companies can arrange to have a brochure enclosed in every delegate conference bag at a cost of EUR 750.

To find out more about sponsorship deals contact the Conference department.

Places at TPE 2004 retail at EUR 950 before August 6 and EUR 1150 thereafter (Plus VAT).

Discounts are available for companies who register three or more delegates.