Events

The SPE Building and Infrastructure Division is co-sponsoring the SPE International Polyolefins Conference, February 18-21, 2024 in Galveston, TX.

The event site contains the program, the registration form, and other related information.

Other information is available on the host website.

The Tuesday afternoon “Infrastructure and Emerging Applications” session will begin with a presentation on “Circular Economy: The Future of Construction” by Walter Mata, WAS Company. Other presentations include

Recycled Carpet as Cost-Effective Building Insulation

Reactive Ethylene-Based Terpolymers for Asphalt Pavement Enhancement for Long Life in Extreme Conditions

Low OTR films reducing embodied carbon in buildings

Recent Development in the area of Shock Absorption and Impact Management using Expanded Polypropylene (EPP)

Space Application of Polyethylene for Cosmic Ray Shielding“.

Several other sessions will be interesting to the Building and Infrastructure audience:

Effect of EPR Rubber on the Pore Formation of Polypropylene Breathable Membrane

Fundamentals of Aqueous Polyolefin Dispersions Using EAA

Performance Evaluation of Sustainable Polypropylene Blends for Corrugated Drainage Pipe Applications

Halogen-Free Fire-Retardant Solutions for Polyolefin Profile, Thermoform and Injection Molded Applications

Contact Mark Barger with questions regarding Building and Infrastructure submissions.