Programme

DRAFT PROGRAMME AS AT 6 AUGUST 2010

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2010

11:30 - 17:00 Symposium registration at hotel - Ithaba Room
11:00 - 12:00 Golf tournament registration at Club House
12:00 - 17:00 Golf tournament
17:00 - 18:00 Golf Prize Giving at Club House

THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2010

07:30 - 08:00 Registration and exhibition stands open for viewing
 

SESSION 1 : CHAIR JEEVAN SINGH
08:30 - 08:35  Opening and Introduction by Organizing Committee Chair Jeevan Singh
08:35 - 08:40 Signing of Collaboration Agreement between SAPMA and OCCA
08:40 - 08:50 Welcome by SAPMA Executive Director Deryck Spence
08:50 - 09:20

Education schemes provided by the Institute of Corrosion in the UK

Brenda Peters - OCCA President
09:20 - 09:50

Polyurethane dispersions and 100% Polyol based on renewable raw materials

Michael Meyerhoff - Alberdingk-Boley Gmbh
09:50 - 10:20

Implementation of GHS of classification and labelling of chemicals using SANS 10234

Alf Vismer - Engen
 

SESSION 2 : CHAIR PAUL JORDENS
10:50 - 11:20

High performance VOC-free grinding medium for water and solventborne coatings

Bernhard Hirschmann - Cytec Austria
11:20 - 11:50

New adhesion promoter technologies for aqueous and non-aqueous applications on various substrates

Janos Hajas - BYK-Chemie
11:50 - 12:20

Use of additives to overcome everyday challenges in the paint industry

Yohann Trang - Cray Valley
12:20 - 12:50

Infra Red reflective pigments

Nigel Smith - Shepherd Color International
14:00 - 16:00 Occa SA Division AGM and Election of Office Bearers - Zunckels Room

FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2010

07:30 - 08:30 Registration and exhibition stands open for viewing
 

SESSION 3 : CHAIR JENNY JAY
08:30 - 09:00

Factors affecting the future direction of coating inspection

Craig Woolhouse - Elcometer
09:00 - 09:30

Matting of VOC-Compliant Coatings based on High-Solids Alkyd Resins

David Kent - WR Grace
09:30 - 10:00

New Waterborne solutions for low VOC stain-blocking paints and primers

Nick Holtby – Eliokem
 

SESSION 4 : CHAIR DANNY GRADY
10:30 - 11:00

Leveraging structure-property relationships to develop solutions for compliant coating systems

Graeme Billington - Eastman
11:00 - 11:30

Skills development for the coating industry. A novel approach

John Broli - Jones Industrial Mixers
11:30 - 11:40 Best Speaker Award
11:40 - 11:50 Address by Chris Pacey-Day - OCCA General Secretary
11:50 - 12:00 Vote of Thanks and official closing of Symposium - Jeevan Singh

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