NPIRI’s Fall Technical Conference: New Research, New Ideas


Make Plans Now to Attend NPIRI’s Fall Technical Conference 

NPIRI’s Fall Technical Conference, October 9-11, at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois is the only industry event focusing directly on the printing ink industry and the graphic arts market.  This year's program includes cutting-edge topics and issues such as:

Supply Chain Considerations for Ink Manufacturers 
Jeff Shaw, Sun Chemical Corporation
With the current dynamics of global trade ink manufacturers should be paying increased attention to the raw material supply chain.   Hear an overview of important issues relevant to improving the security and sustainability of your manufacturing supply chain.

State of the Industry
Bryce Kristo, INX International and John Jilek, Jr., Ink Solutions
Hear expert interpretation and data analysis of recently collected industry survey data focusing on trends and directions for the ink manufacturing industry.

Biodegradability Testing
Ron Walling, Advanced Materials Center, Inc.
Ink manufacturers are frequently asked about the compostability or biodegradability of printing inks or printed substrates.  Gain better insight of the impact of printing inks on the biodegradability of printed substrates and the various, associated industry consensus test methods. 

New TSCA and the Ink Manufacturing Supply Chain
Rachel Staran, BASF
Learn how the implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act ("New TSCA") has had - and will continue to have - substantial impacts and effects across the chemical manufacturing industry.  

Make the most out of your time and also attend these two co-located events:
 
Intro to Ink Formulation and Manufacturing – A Short Course
Tuesday, October 9 – 8:30am – 12:00pm
(separate registration required)

Electronic and Conductive Ink Conference
October 11-12 
Sponsored by NAPIM, Ink World and Printed Electronics Now
(separate registration required)

Learn more about all of these events and register to attend.

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