The Rubber Division announces speaker line up for IEC 2023

Akron, OH – The Rubber Division, ACS has announced their speaker line up for the International Elastomer Conference 2023.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from these featured speakers in Cleveland, Ohio this coming October.

The Keynote address will be led by Frank A. Davis; President & CEO, The Horizon Group Of Companies. He will discuss the “Building Order From Chaos To Jumpstart Excellence.” This address is designed to elevate attendees to new cognitive heights by exposing them to a recently released highly condensed cognitive primer that promotes the pursuit of excellence for themselves and those who they touch in a new and exciting way.

Neil Mendes; CEO, Alpine Polytech will discuss the Global Energy Transition: Market Overview and Demands on Non-Metallics. The pace of transition today through 2050, Impact on existing non-metallics, What opportunities/hurdles exist for new products.

William Hyde; Vice President Olefins and Elastomers, OPIS, A Dow Jones Company will discuss, “Commodity Petrochemical Markets: Will Over Capacity in Key Market ever be Absorbed?” – In this presentation we consider the near to medium term trends in four of the key commodity petrochemical value chains that affect the synthetic rubber markets: ethylene, propylene, butadiene and styrene. The intent is to help synthetic rubber market players understand the coming trends so they can better position themselves for success.