EPDM is the biggest selling family of specialist elastomers. It is the most widely used rubber on a car body, with applications in weather stripping to hoses. It is also used in roofing, plastics modification, and as a viscosity improver in synthetic oils.

The conference provided an overview of the global EPDM business answering question such as:

What will be the underlying global trends that will dictate the EPDM business in the third millennium

What will be the most important developments for EPDMs during the next century

List of Papers

Overview of the Global EPDM Business: "Devulcanizing the Industry"
Paul Hamm, DSM Elastomers BV, Heerlen, The Netherlands

The EPDM Market in The Year 2000: A Profile Manufacturers Standpoint
Alistair Hill, Meteor Gummiwerke K.H. Bdje GmbH & Co., Bockenem, Germany

A Proprietary Model to Anticipate EPDM Demand
Bruno M. Pary, ExxonMobil Chemical Europe, Hermeslaan 2, 1831 Machelen, Belgium

How New EPDM Production Technology is Meeting Customer Needs
Robert Snyder, DuPont Dow Elastomers, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Paper unavailable at time of print

EPDM Custom Compounding Grows in Importance
Joachim Grefen, GFD Elastomers GmbH, Otto Str. 34, 41836 Hckelhoven, Baal, Germany

The Use of Technology to Gain Competitive Advantage in the EPDM Industry
John Cook, John Cook & Associates, 40 Church Hill, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, LE12 8RT, UK

A New Trend - Use of EPDM in Hydramounts
Manfred Hofmann, Trelleborg Automotive, UK
Paper unavailable at time of print

Supply Chain Management DSM Elastomers
Nicolaas Viets, DSM Elastomers Europe BV, Heerlen, The Netherlands

Next Generation EPDM
Ralph A. Annicelli, Uniroyal Chemical Company, Naugatuck, CT., USA

EPDM-based TPVs - The Ideal Materials for Automotive Weatherseals
Jurgen Glockler, Advanced Elastomer Systems NV/SA, Avenue de B1e, 11140 Brussels, Belgium