TAPPI Announces Highlights for 2000 Hot Melt Symposium
ATLANTA — The Hot Melt Committee of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry’s (TAPPI) Polymers Laminations & Coatings Division has announced the 2000 Hot Melt Symposium, to be held June 25-28, 2000, at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort in Bal Harbour, Fla.
The symposium will examine industry trends and the technologies on the horizon that will impact the future of hot melts. Topics will include: hot melt raw material trends in Europe; new isoprene TPEs for adhesives; smart tackifier selection; the additives approach for control of polymer degradation; heat exchanger equipment for hot melt products; alternate hot melt pressure sensitive technologies; and blended EVAs or reactor-grade EVAs for hot melt adhesives.