The international conference and exhibition for the masterbatch industry
AMI's Masterbatch conference returns to Germany in May 2021 for its 33rd edition. This event is the international meeting for senior managers and decision makers in the masterbatch industry. Running since 1987, AMI’s Masterbatch conference incorporates three days of networking and industry insight attracting over 120 delegates from across the globe, including leading masterbatch producers.
Why attend
- Enhance your decision making - key market papers will give you an unrivalled insight on market size, growth and the global trends for the masterbatch and plastics industry
- Find out the latest developments for additives and pigments – get ideas on how to add value to your products or develop new ones
- Maximise productivity and cut costs - listen to up-to-date reports on technology developments in masterbatch production
- Discuss and hear opinions on colour and design trends in consumer markets
- Benchmark your company’s performance andexperience against those of other leading participants
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Previous attending companies
ABBEY MASTERBATCH ● ALOK MASTERBATCHES ● AMPACET ● BASF ● CLARIANT ● CROMEX ● GABRIEL-CHEMIE ● KUNSTSTOF-KEMI ● LEGO SYSTEM ● LYONDELLBASELL ● PSA PEUGEOT-CITROEN ● RTP COMPANY and many more...
Testimonials
"As always, a well-organised and well-managed AMI conference with an interesting panel of speakers and excellent networking opportunities"
Managing Director, HUBRON INTERNATIONAL Ltd.
"Masterbatch provides a good opportunity to highlight our key products to a diverse crowd of people from within the masterbatch industry"
Lead Applications Scientist, CRODA
"[The Masterbatch conference] is a very good platform to see what is happening in the world of masterbatch. From machines to raw materials to technological devices"
Director Marketing, ALOK MASTERBATCHES
Sponsors
Contact us
For further information on attending, exhibiting or sponsoring the conference please contact the Conference Organiser:
Camille Lemercier
E/ camille.lemercier@ami.international
T/ +44 (0)117 314 8111
Book your place online
By booking online, you create an account with us. Your AMI account makes registering to attend our future conferences and reviewing your bookings, quick and easy. You will receive a booking confirmation by email with further details, including venue and accommodation information.
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Delegate prices
All prices include our full three-day conference, attendance to our drinks reception, conference lunches and refreshment breaks, and the conference pack.
We reward our early-booking delegates with the best discounts:
Save €300* between 20th July 2020 and 6th November 2020 - use discount code PP1139
Save €200* between 7th November and 12th February 2021 - use discount code EB1139
Full price: €1395* (from 13th February 2021)
* Discount cannot be retrospectively applied or used in conjunction with any other offer. Prices may be subject to VAT.
Group discounts
Bookings of 2 or more delegates made together may be eligible for a group discount. Please contact the Conference Organiser for more details.
Exhibition packages
Includes one exhibition space in the networking area, and entry for one company representative, where you can promote your products and services to the targeted audience.
Early booking discount:
Save €250* until 6th November 2020 - use discount code EX1139
Full price: €2650* (from 7th November 2020)
* Discount cannot be retrospectively applied or used in conjunction with any other offer. Prices may be subject to VAT.
Networking Dinner
Relax with your new business contacts at the networking dinner. Hosted at a local restaurant, the networking dinner gives you over 3+ extra hours of networking to cement your business relationships.
Cost per person: €95*
*VAT may apply
Book with confidence
As the COVID-19 situation is changing daily, we want you to feel totally confident about booking your place at Masterbatch.
- If AMI needs to reschedule this event, we will roll over your booking to the new dates.
- If AMI are unable to run this event in the next 12 months, you will be able to use your registration against any AMI event within the next 12 months or get credit to use towards another AMI product.
We understand you may be unable to commit at this time, please save the date of this conference and book your place when circumstances change. Add the event to your calendar here.
Contact us
For further information on attending, exhibiting or sponsoring the conference please contact the Conference Organiser:
Camille Lemercier
E/ camille.lemercier@ami.international
T/ +44 (0)117 314 8111
Speaking Opportunities
The programme for this event is complete, however, we are always interested in receiving new topics/ideas/suggestions/abstracts. We are happy to keep your information on file in case a space opens up on the program, or for the next edition of the event.
Please send any suggestions to the Conference Organiser:
Camille Lemercier
E/ camille.lemercier@ami.international
T/ +44 (0)117 314 8111
Conference Programme
Despite the masterbatch industry facing a conflicting pressure with brands and customers requiring more differentiated colours and improved specifications as well as the circular economy’s pressures restricting some product types, the masterbatch business in Europe continues to be one of the most innovative and dynamic in the whole plastics market. This year’s agenda will discuss these business issues.
Undeterred by the challenges, there are plenty of opportunities for the innovative, forward thinking masterbatch producer. At this conference, attendees discover and discuss the latest trends and developments through key presentations from market leading suppliers on colorants, pigments and functional additives, helping masterbatch producers meet their customer needs in a timely and cost-effective way.
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Key topics
- Market trends and challenges
- Changes in B2B relations
- Sustainability
- Biopolymers and recycled materials
- Masterbatch production insights
- Digitalisation and circular economy
Speakers include
Mr. Søren Kristiansen, Senior Director of Technology, Materials, LEGO GROUP
Mr. Mark Hannah, Head of Corporate Marketing, GABRIEL-CHEMIE GROUP
Mr. Christian Lechner, Global Technical Segment Manager, CLARIANT PLASTICS & COATINGS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
Dr. Martín Machado, Customer Application Development Engineer, EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL EUROPE INC.
Mr. Marc Dumont, Head Global Industry Management Plastics, BASF COLORS & EFFECTS SWITZERLAND AG
Mr. Wulf Hagemeister, Technical Marketing, BASF COLOR SOLUTION GERMANY GmbH
Contact us
For further information on attending, exhibiting or sponsoring the conference please contact the Conference Organiser:
Camille Lemercier
E/ camille.lemercier@ami.international
T/ +44 (0)117 314 8111
Exhibition
Running
in conjunction with the conference, the exhibition is an integral part of the
event, providing the ideal setting to promote your company and its products to
the international audience. As an exhibitor, a profile
of your company is included in the official conference proceedings distributed
to all attending delegates and sold after the conference to interested parties.
The exhibition package
includes an exhibition space in the registration
area and coffee break foyer, located directly outside the conference room and entry for one representative from your company. Exhibitors may either use
tables provided by the hotel or bring their own stand or display.
Please note that only a
limited number of spaces are available, and these are allocated on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Pricing
Early booking discount:
Save €250* until 6th November 2020 - use discount code EX1139
Full price: €2650* (from 7th November 2020)
* Discount cannot be retrospectively applied or used in conjunction with any other offer. Prices may be subject to VAT.
Contact us
For further information,
please contact the Conference Organiser:
Camille Lemercier
E/ camille.lemercier@ami.international
T/ +44 (0)117 314 8111
Sponsorship Opportunities
AMI
events are more than just arenas for listening and networking. They also
represent highly-targeted opportunities to enhance your image and to promote
your products and services to an international audience. Make a lasting impact on AMI's senior management audiences and become an
official sponsor at the Masterbatch 2021 conference! From coffee breaks to
headline sponsorship, we have options to suit all budgets.
Download a full list of available packages here.
Why sponsor
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Generate new sales leads
- Network with key decision makers
- Launch new products and services
- Showcase your products
- Convert prospect clients into sales
- Promote and reaffirm your brand awareness
We
are on hand to help find you the most suitable package, or tailor them to fit
your needs.
Contact us
For further information, please contact the Conference Organiser:
Camille Lemercier
E/ camille.lemercier@ami.international
T/ +44 (0)117 314 8111
Media Supporters
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Compounding World Magazine
The monthly global magazine for polymer compounders and masterbatch producers. It covers developments in plastics, additives and compounding technology, as well as market trends and industry news.
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Plastics Recycling World Magazine
A brand new magazine specifically written for companies involved in the conversion of plastics waste to recycled polymers. It focuses on technologies for shredding, separation, washing, sorting, filtering, compounding, pelletising and inspection, as well as developments in additives for performance enhancement.
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Polymerupdate
Asia's #1 market intelligence company in the petrochemical space for
the past 20 years and with a recently opened office in Europe. Slowly
but surely racing toward becoming the world's #1 market intelligence company
for petrochemicals. The company provides business critical industry news and
real-time price assessments which are used as benchmarks for contract price
settlements in many parts of Asia and the Middle East. Polymerupdate has a fast
widening subscriber base with clients in over 65 countries.
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Travel and Accommodation
Accommodation
Delegates are responsible for arranging their own hotel accommodation while attending the conference. AMI has negotiated a limited number of rooms at the rate of €160.50 for a single bedroom and €199.00 for a double bedroom (VAT, WIFI & breakfast included) at the Maritim Hotel until 10th April 2021.
Delegates can book their accommodation online via our dedicated booking link.
Alternatively, you can contact the Reservations Department directly:
Tel: +49 (0) 221 2027 849
Please state that you will be attending AMI’s Masterbatch 2021 conference.
Please do not accept offers from companies claiming to be calling on behalf
of AMI to help you book your hotel. We do not book accommodation on behalf of
attendees and recommend you book directly with the hotel as above.
Venue Information
Maritim Hotel
Heumarkt 20
50667 Cologne
Germany
Tel: +49 221 20270
Previous Attending Companies
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A. SCHULMAN EUROPE GmbH ● AARON EQUIPMENT COMPANY ● ABBEY MASTERBATCH Ltd. ● ABU DHABI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION ● ADDIPLAST ● ADEKA PALMAROLE SAS ● ADDVANZE AB ● ADVANCE BIDCO ● AF-COLOR ● AIMPLAS ● AKSOY PLASTIK A.S. ● ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL ● ALBIS PLASTIC GmbH ● ALIAXIS R&D ● ALLIED SIGNAL EUROPE ● ALOK MASTERBATCHES Ltd. ● AMERICHEM EUROPE Ltd. ● AMPACET EUROPE SA ● ANTEX ANGLES TEXTIL S.A. ● APPRYL ● APV BAKER ● AQUAFIL S.p.A. ● ARDIAN GERMANY GmbH ● ARGUS ADDITIVE PLASTICS GmbH ● ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION ● ASTRA POLYMERS ● ATHENA S.p.A. ● AUSIMON ● AUTOMATIK PLASTIKS MACHINERY GmbH ● AVIVA
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BAERLOCHER GmbH ● BASELL BAYREUTH CHEMIE GmbH ● BASF COLOR SOLUTIONS GERMANY GmbH ● BASF COLORS & EFFECTS GmbH ● BATTAGGION S.p.A. ● BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE AG ● BIESTERFELD SPEZIALCHEMIE GmbH ● BLACK & DECKER ● BLACK BEAR CARBON B.V. ● BOREALIS ● BOREALIS ITALIA SPA ● BRABENDER TECHNOLOGIE KG ● BREMACO GmbH ● BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES PLC ● BTC SPECIALITY CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION GmbH ● BUSS AG ● BYK-CHEMIE GmbH
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C.H. ERBSLÖH KG ● CABOT CORPORATION ● CALCITECH SYNTHETIC MINERALS Ltd. ● CAMELOT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS ● CARBRES S.p.A. ● CCP MASTERBATCH S.L. ● CHEMADVICE GmbH ● CHEMISCHE FABRIK BUDENHEIM KG ● CHEMISCHE FABRIK BUDENHEIM KG ● CHEMOURS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH ● CHEMTURA EUROPE GmbH ● CHROMOS ● CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS ● CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL Ltd. ● CLARIANT MASTERBATCHES S.A. ● CLARIANT PRODUKTE (DEUTSCHLAND) GmbH ● CLEXTRAL SA ● COGNIS S.p.A. ● COLEX SPOLKA Z.O.O. ● COLLIN LAB & PILOT SOLUTIONS GmbH ● COLLOIDS Ltd. ● COLOR PLASTIC CHEMIE ● COLOR SYSTEM S.p.A. ● COLORANT CHROMATICS AB ● COLORTRONIC AG ● COLOUMBIAN CHEMICALS COMPANY ● COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS Co. ● COMAC ● COMAI LTDA ● CONSTAB MIDDLE EAST POLYMER A.S. ● CONSTAB POLYOLEFIN ADDITIVES GmbH ● COPCI SAS ● COPERION GmbH ● COPERION PELLETIZING TECHNOLOGY GmbH ● COSSA POLIMERI ● CRISTAL GLOBAL ● CRODA ● CROMEX S.A. ● CULAMIX ● CYCLICS EUROPE GmbH ● CYTEC INDUSTRIES B.V.
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DAIKIN CHEMICAL FRANCE ● DANISCO A/S ● DELOITTE CONSULTING GmbH ● DELTA KUNSTSTOFFE GmbH ● DELTA PLAST AB ● DELTA Q (QUALITY ADDITIVES) LTD. ● DEXPLASTOMERS ● DIRCO POLYMERS PVT Ltd ● DISPER SA ● DOMINION COLOUR CORPORATION ● DOW CHEMICAL BENELUX B.V. ● DOW CORNING GmbH ● DR. HANS HEUBACH GmbH & Co. KG ● DRAGON BRANDS ● DSM ● DUPONT DE NEMOURS ● DYNEON GmbH ● DYSTAR TEXTIFARBEN GmbH ● DYSTAR TEXTIFARBEN GmbH
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ECKART / ALTANA ● ELEMENTIS PIGMENTS ● ELIAN ● ELIPSE ● EMB ● EMS-CHEMIE AG ● ESSETI PLAST GD SRL ● ETHIC ● EUROFINS CONSUMER PRODUCT TESTING GmbH ● EURONIL S.p.A ● EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH ● EVONIK GOLDSCHMIDT GmbH ● EVONIK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GmbH ● EXTRICOM GmbH ● EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL EUROPE INC.
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F.LLI MARIS S.p.A ● FARREL LIMITED ● FEDDEM GMBH & CO. KG ● FERRO (HOLLAND) B.V. ● FERRO PERFORMANCE PIGMENTS ● FIRAT PLASTIK A.S. ● FRANCOLOR PIGMENTS
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G.E. HABICH'S SOEHNE GmbH ● GABRIEL-CHEMIE GROUP ● GALA KUNSTSTOFF UND KAUTSCHUKMASCHINEN GmbH ● GALLOPLAST ● GAYPA SRL ● GEBRÜDER LÖDIGE MASCHINENBAU GmbH ● GLOBAL COLORS POLSKA ● GRADUS Ltd. ● GRAFE ADVANCED POLYMERS GmbH ● GREINER PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL GmbH ● GRETAG MACBETH GmbH ● GRINIT PLAST S.r.l.
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HAMPTON COLOURS Ltd. ● HARCO GROUP SA/NV ● HAYAT KIMYA SAN. A.S. ● HELM AG ● HEUBACH GmbH ● HL CONSULTING ● HOECHST AG ● HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS ● HONEYWELL BELGIUM N.V. ● HUBRON INTERNATIONAL Ltd. ● HUNTSMAN ● HUNTSMAN TIOXIDE ● HYPERION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Ltd.
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ICL-IP EUROPE B.V. ● IDEAL INDUSTRIES COMPANY ● IMCD DEUTSCHLAND GmbH & Co. KG ● INEOS NOVA ● INEOS POLYOLEFINS EUROPE ● INTERGULF Ltd. ● IQAP COLORPOINT S.A. ● ISOLAGO SA
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JACKON GmbH
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KAFRIT INDUSTRIES (1993) Ltd. ● KARL FINKE GmbH & Co. KG ● KAYS KFT ● KEMIRA PIGMENTS ● KONICA MINOLTA SENSING EUROPE B.V. ● KRAFT FOODS R&D INC ● KRAUSS MAFFEI BERSTORFF GmbH ● KRAUSSMAFFEI EXTRUSION GmbH ● KRONOS EUROPE N.V. ● KRONOS INTERNATIONAL INC. ● K-TRON ● KUNSTSTOF-KEMI A/S
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LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH ● LEGO SYSTEM A/S ● LEHMANN & VOSS & Co. KG ● LEISTRITZ EXTRUSIONSTECHNIK GmbH ● LIEBAU METOX GESELLSCHAFT mbH ● LIFOCOLOR FARBEN GmbH & Co. KG ● LINPAC PLASTICS PONTIVY S.A. ● LOUNG COLOURS CONSULTORIA ● LUBRIZOL Ltd. ● LYONDELLBASELL
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MAAG AUTOMATIK GmbH ● MAGUIRE EUROPE Ltd. ● MATCON BENELUX ● MCA TECHNOLOGIES GmbH ● MD PLAST S.P.A ● MEMBRANA GmbH ● MENARA COLOR ● MERCK KGaA ● MESA INDUSTRIES, INC. ● MICRONYL WEDCO ● MILLIKEN EUROPE N.V. ● MINELCO ● MODERN DISPERSIONS INC. ● MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GmbH ● MONDO MINERALS BV ● MULTIBASE S.A.
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NCA, SL ● NEMITZ KUNSTSTOFF-ADDITIVE GmbH ● NIOST LLC ● NORD-COLOR S.p.A. ● NORDMANN RASSMANN GmbH ● NORDSON BKG GmbH ● NOVAMONT ● NOVANT CHEMICALS ● NUBIOLA INORGANIC PIGMENTS ● NV BEKAERT
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O.C. TEAM ● OMSK CARBON GROUP ● OMYA GmbH ● ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS GmbH
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PANALYTICAL ● PANALYTICAL ● PCD POLYMERE GES.M.B.H ● PELL-TEC PELLETIZING TECHNOLOGY GmbH ● PENTABATCH S.A. ● PERFORMANCE MASTERBATCHES Ltd. ● PLAS MEC S.r.l. ● PLASTIBLENDS INDIA LIMITED ● PLASTICHEMIX INDUSTRIES ● PLASTICOS MLM CA ● PLASTIKA KRITIS S.A. ● PLASTPOLYCHEM JSC ● PODDAR PIGMENTS LIMITED ● POLINAS PLASTIK/ULKER GROUP ● POLYCOMPACTION ● POLYCOMPOUND AG ● POLYCROMAX COMPOUNDS ● POLYMER TEAM NV ● POLYONE BELGIUM S.A. ● POLYPLAST MÜLLER GmbH ● POLYTECHS S.a.S. ● PPG INDUSTRIES FIBER GLASS B.V. ● PRAYAG POLYTECH (P) Ltd. ● PRAYON ● PREMIX OY ● PROBOS PLASTICOS S.A. ● PROQUIMAC PFC S.A. ● PSA PEUGEOT-CITROEN
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QOLORTECH B.V. ● QUARZWERKE GmbH ● QUIMIALMEL S.A.
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RAJIV PLASTIC INDUSTRIES ● RAY COLORS ● RECUBRIMIENTOS PLASTICOS ● REIMELT HENSCHEL MICHSYSTEME GmbH ● REPSOL YPF ● RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESES ● RHEIN CHEMIE RHEINAU GmbH ● RIANLON GmbH ● ROWA GmbH ● RPC BARRIER CONTAINERS FRANCE ● RTP COMPANY
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S.C.J. PLASTICS LIMITED ● SABIC EUROPE B.V. ● SABIC PETROCHEMICALS B.V. ● SABO INTERNATIONAL SA ● SACHTLEBEN CHEMIE GmbH ● SAFIC-ALCAN DEUTSCHLAND GmbH ● SAMHWA CORPORATION ● SANITIZED AG ● SARHAN INDUSTRIES ● SAX POLYMERS INDUSTRIE AG ● SCHENCK PROCESS EUROPE GmbH ● SCHLENK METALLIC PIGMENTS GmbH ● SCHROEDER & STADELMANN GmbH ● SCR-SIBELCO NV ● SHEPHERD COLOR INTERNATIONAL ● SILBERLINE Ltd. ● SILVERGATE PLASTICS ● SINOCHEM JIANGSU CORPORATION ● SINTERAMA SpA ● SISAN PLASTIK Ltd. ● SOLVAY S.A. ● SONGWON INTERNATIONAL AG ● SPECIALCHEM SA ● STEINER SA ● SUDARSHAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. ● SUDARSHAN EUROPE B.V. ● SÜD-CHEMIE AG ● SUKANO PRODUCTS Ltd. ● SUMIKA COLOR EUROPE GmbH ● SUQIAN UNITECHEM CO. LTD. ● SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION ● SYNTHESIA A.S.
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TECHMER PM ● TECHNOCOM Ltd. ● THE SHEPHERD COLOR COMPANY ● THERMO ELECTRON (KARLSRUHE) GmbH ● THERMO PRISM ● TICONA GmbH ● TIOXIDE EUROPE S.A.S. ● TMI ● TOSAF Ltd. ● TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS ● TOYO INK ● TRONOX PIGMENTS GmbH
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UNICOL s.r.o. ● UNIFORM COLOR COMPANY EU, s.r.o. ● UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE ● UNIPETROL RPA ● UNIPETROL RPA - POLYMER INSTITUTE BRNO ● UNITED COLORS CORPORATION ● UNNOX GROUP ● UOP M.S. S.p.A
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VELOX GmbH ● VENATOR ● VERPLAST S.r.l ● VIBA S.p.A. ● VINMAR INTERNATIONAL ● VS CHEMIE GmbH
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WACKER CHEMIE AG ● WANDAA GmbH ● WELLS PLASTICS Ltd. ● WELSPUN SYNTEX Ltd. ● WOLSTENHOLME INTERNATIONAL Ltd. ● WORLD MINERALS EUROPE
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XTRUTECH Ltd.
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ZEUS QUIMICA S.A.
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- We welcome bookings online and via emailed registration form
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