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Inspiring Colourful Futures
Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 November 2023.
Warwick Conferences, University of Warwick.
OCCA’s mission is to promote links between academia and the coatings industry to support technical and scientific discoveries, create
innovative products and encourage talented students to take advantage of the diverse prospects for employment that are available in
this sector. It is this interaction that has enabled the industry to achieve technical and commercial success in the past and will support
the development of new solutions to future challenges.
SURCON 2023 will provide both a forum and a networking opportunity for researchers, engineers and technologists from academia,
government laboratories and industry to present their findings, exchange ideas, share insights, make new friends and renew old
acquaintances.
| OCCA Member Conference Ticket |
£250 |
| Non-Member Conference Ticket |
£350 |
| Student Conference Ticket |
£75 |
| Table Top Exhibit |
£200 plus VAT |
| Table Top Exhibit (OCS Only) |
£100 plus VAT |
| Polymer Club 2023 Event Ticket |
Complimentary
Valid only with purchase of conference ticket |
| Polymer Club 2023 Dinner Ticket |
Complimentary
Valid only with purchase of conference ticket |
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Monday 20 November 2023: Warwick Polymer Club
On the day before SURCON 2023, the Warwick Cross Faculty Plastics Group is holding a Polymer Club event to which SURCON delegates
are welcome to attend free of charge. The event includes presentations from Unilever, Avient and Anton Paar.
SURCON delegates are also welcome to attend an evening meal with the Polymer Club members on the Monday evening. |
The SURCON conference programme will feature 13 presentations and 2 panel sessions over the two days. In addition, there will be generous breaks for discussing research presented on posters. The Conference Dinner, to be held on Tuesday evening, will provide a backdrop for important networking between academia and industry.
Further information and booking are available on the OCCA website. For more information please contact admin@occa.org.uk.
Keynote Speakers: |
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Tom Bowtell (British Coatings Federation)
Navigating the coatings industry’s net zero journey |
Back in October 2021, the BCF’s Board of Directors made the commitment to become Net Zero by 2050. Saying it is one thing, but
how to get there? Over the last two years, the BCF team has investigated and established the key changes the coatings industry will
have to make to get to Net Zero, including the supply chain’s efforts to move to renewable energy sources to process and convert raw
materials, and evaluating the scope to create biobased products. In presenting BCF’s Net Zero Roadmap, Tom will outline what this
journey looks like, what the baseline CO₂ emissions are for the sector, and how BCF is helping members prepare for and start their
own Net Zero journeys. |
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Dr Paul Sasada (Oxerra/Paul Sasada Consulting Ltd)
Sustainability - beyond carbon footprint |
Sustainability is the leading trend in the coatings industry. The UN Sustainable Development Goals set out a wide range of activities under the banner of ‘Sustainability’.
The first part of the presentation discusses the recent efforts of the paint industry from raw material supplier through to end user to become more sustainable. The recent focus of activity has been on decarbonisation of the entire value chain which aligns with wider net zero targets. The progress being made on this aspect of sustainability will be highlighted.
The second part of the presentation will discuss what happens after the decarbonisation journey is firmly embedded in our industry. What problems does decarbonisation in our industry cause other sectors of society? What are the other ‘sustainability’ focus areas that are being currently worked on? Which areas are taking a back seat while the carbon emission issue is being addressed? How will the industry tackle these challenges that do not have an obvious solution? |
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Presentations Include: |
Matthew Adby (X-Rite)
Advances in color and appearance measurement, utilising multi-angle spectrophotometers with integrated image capture, & enabling remote quality control and visualisation of complex materials |
Dr John Bannard (Siltech)
A method to enable secondary printing onto linerless labels |
Dr Tom Beyersdorff (Bruno Bock)
Improving performance of UV curable formulations by addition of Thiocure polythiols |
Prof Stefan A.F. Bon (University of Warwick)
Mesh-reinforced pressure sensitive adhesive for liner-less label design |
Dr James Claypole (University of Swansea)
Green hybrid printed flexible & wearable electronics |
Tony Heslop (BASF)
Progress in sustainable packaging - an update on the impossible bottle |
Dr Con Rob McElroy (University of Lincoln)
Epoxide chemistry in the formation of novel surfactants |
Paul Mijnen (Ink Invent)
RheoLight’s aesthetic twin-flop color styling effect: introducing the AIPOV visibility model by Ink Invent |
Dr Benjamin Naden (PRA)
The circular economy of TiO₂ |
Dr Laura Pilon (PRA)
A solvent sustainability guide for the Coatings Industry |
Prof Karl S. Ryder (IMF/University of Leicester)
Electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of electronically conducting polymers |
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Panel sessions: |
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Meeting Net Zero: challenges for industry and society (Chair: Tony Heslop, BASF)
The session will address the challenges
facing chemical and coating manufacturers:
increasing energy efficiency and use of
renewable energy; reducing reliance on
fossil-based feedstocks for materials; and
improving recyclability of products and
packaging. |
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The UK Regulatory Landscape: where are we now and where are we going? (Chair: Paul Sheppard, HMG Paints)
The session will include discussion regarding
the impending PCN deadline, EPR, UK REACh
and CLP regulations, and how companies
can tackle issues that occur when supplying
domestic and European markets. |
The panellists are chosen from paint companies, raw material suppliers, distributors, associations and academia. |
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