VINYL NEWSIN THIS ISSUE Chairman’ s Message

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 1

EDITORS COLUMN 2

VINYL PROFILES 3

VINYL DIVISION AWARDS 4

VINYLTEC 2010 PROGRAM 5

WHAT YOU MISSED AT ANTEC 2010 7

MAY TPC MEETING MINUTES 10

VINYL DIVISION GOVERNANCE 11

JOURNAL OF VINYL AND ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGY 11

VINYL PLASTICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 12

SPE MEMBERSHIP: WHAT GRADE ARE YOU 13

Welcome to the Summer News Letter. I hope that everyone is plan-ning to attend the Vinyltec® 2010 in Iselin, NJ (outside New York City) on Oct. 18 – 20 jointly sponsored with the Palisades – New Jersey Section. The overall topic is “PVC Meeting the Challenges of the Future”. David Owen, Dave Peeple, Mark Lavach and the entire TPC have put together an excellent program.

On Monday October 18 there will be a pre-conference Seminar covering Rigid Vinyl Processing. It is an excellent introduc-tion and summary of the basics of rigid PVC for anyone new to the industry or with some new responsibilities or opportuni-ties. It will cover Blending, Compounding, Extrusion, Injection Molding, and Die Design.

The conference will focus a half day on the stabilization of PVC. The second half day will be on new technology in vinyl use in Building and Construction. And finally there will be a full day on Wednesday focusing on Sustainability and recycling.

For more information or to register on line go to http://www.4spe.org/confernces/vinyltec-2010. The next meeting of the Vinyl Division Board of Directors will be held at the Vinyltec® confer-ence. We are looking for people who would like to get more involved with SPE and with the Vinyl Division. It is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the industry, meet many new people and great contacts in the industry, and have some fun while advancing the technology of vinyl.

Looking ahead, the ANTEC™ next year will take place May 1-5, 2011 in Boston, MA. This is always a great technical event and a great time to renew old friendships or start some new ones. Hope to see you there.

Summer 2010Vol. XXIV No. 4

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Editors Column

By Laurent Matuana

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer season. This year the annual technical con-ference (ANTEC) of the Society of Plastics Engineers was held in Orlando, FL. The Vinyl Plastics Division paid tribute to Dr. Elliott Weinberg during the morning and afternoon sessions.

It is now time to begin our plans to attend the Vinyltec on October 18-20, 2010 in Iselin, NJ (Palisades-NJ Section). The technical program committee (TPC) has assembled an excellent program that you can find in this newsletter.

I would also like to remind you that it is now time to think about submitting a SPE-ANTEC 2011 Paper. The meeting will be held on May 1-5, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. Two submission formats are acceptable this year: Commercial & Technical papers. In case you cannot submit a paper, the Division strongly encourages you to seek for papers from your contacts. Please, be involved, because the suc-cess of our Division depends on the participation of its members.

As mentioned in the past issues of this Newsletter, the Division has lost several key members who served on the TPC and BOD commit-tees and provided excellent service to our Division. Currently, the Vinyl Plastics Division does not have a Councilor and this important position must be filled. Therefore, the Division has an urgent need for volunteers to support its activities. Please join us and contribute to the Division. If you would like to offer your services please send an email to Laurent Matuana (matuana@msu.edu) or Randy Brown (iplasticpi@att.net).

This newsletter still needs additional articles/information, so please feel free to take the initiative to personally write something. If pos-sible, I would like to have the articles in digital form.

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Burch Zehner Director of Material Innovation, TimberTech

Burch is a Polymer Science and Engineering graduate of Case Western Reserve University. He began his career with Dow Chemical in thermoplas-tic foams. Burch has been with Crane Plastics for 25 years, recently joining TimberTech, a wholly-owned subsid-iary. He has focused on new product innovations for building products, including vinyl and cellulosic compos-ites for extrusion profiles, window and door components, siding, decking, rail-ing, and fencing. Responsibilities include formulation, process, and product design

innovation leading from line trials into production. Burch has been a member of SPE for over 25 years, and is a past Chairman of the Vinyl division TPC. He is a member of ASTM, and has served as Technical Committee Chair for both AAMA and AFA. He holds more than a dozen U.S. patents. Burch is published in the Journal of Vinyl Additive Technology and serves on the Board of Reviewers.

Dr. Mick JakupcaMick received his Bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from The Ohio State University where he was a NSF and University Fellow. His research was in spectroscopy, chromatography and material science. He focused on applica-tions of layered double metal hydroxides and pillared clays, and also worked on the synthesis of zeolites in micrograv-ity at the NASA Lewis Research Center. Mick has been with Dover Chemical for 16 years and is currently the Technical Director. His work is focused on stabiliz-ers, flame retardants and lubricants for PVC, polyolefins and other polymers.

His current projects include the development of low-VOC stabilizer packages, and non-migratory alkylphenol-free phosphites for poly-olefin applications. He is also a Six Sigma Blackbelt. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, APERC (Alkylphenol and Ethoxylates Research Council) and was a member of the SPI Alkyl Phenol Task Group. He is also a member of the SPE Vinyl Division and was for-merly a Technical Program Committee Chairman. He has over 20 patents and publications in Nature, Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, Chemistry of Materials and Analytical Chemistry.

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Outstanding AchievementThis award is given for demonstrated outstanding service to the Vinyl Division in an on-going program or a series of multiple contributions. Nominated by any member of the Vinyl Division, the recipient is selected from a list of nominated candidates by Vinyl Division Board of Directors. The award includes a monetary contribution to a college or university selected by the recipient.

Scientific Contributions to VinylThis award is given based on demonstrated technical achievement in the field of vinyl engineering, science or technology, or in the man-agement of such activities. Nominated by any member of the Vinyl Division, candidates endorsed and sponsored by the Vinyl Technical Program Committee, and recipient selected by the Vinyl Division Board of Directors. The award includes a monetary contribution to a college or university selected by the recipient.

Best Paper at ANTECThe award is for the best paper in the Vinyl Division sessions at ANTEC. The recipient is selected by the Vinyl Division Technical Program Committee, based on the technical merits of the paper and the quality of the oral presentation.

Best Presentation at VinyltecThe award is for the best presentation at Vinyltec. The recipient is selected by the Vinyl Division Technical Program Committee by judg-ing the presentations on the technical merits and the quality of the oral presentation.

Vinyl Best Student PaperThis is awarded for the best student paper presented at the Vinyl Division sessions at ANTEC. The recipient is selected by the Vinyl Division Technical Program Committee, based on the technical mer-its of the paper. The student and his advisor also receive a monetary award.

Elliott Weinberg Vinyl Communication AwardThis is a new award approved by SPE, Vinyl Division Board of Directors in Fall 2009. The objectives and eligibility rules for this award can be found in this Fall 2009 Newsletter under the Section “Vinyl Division Grants and Awards”. The award will be presented at Vinyltec and mentioned again at the ANTEC the year after the paper is presented.

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Pre-conference Seminar (separate fee required)

Monday, October 18, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PVC 201 – Rigid Vinyl Processing Blending Compounding Extrusion Injection Molding Die Design

Conference Presentations – Day 1Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Session 1: Tribute to Elliott WeinbergModerator: Joe Duska, IPS Associates

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Tribute to Elliott – Mark Lavach, Arkema

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Calcium Zinc Stabilizers for Rigid PVC – Ben Labovitz, Halstab

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Non-Tin Heat Stabilizers for Clear Rigid PVC Applications – Matsumi Mizu, Adeka

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Organo Tin Stabilizers From Renewable Resources – Mark Lavach, Arkema

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Go Green or Go Home: Effective PVC Heat Stabilization in the Post-REACH Era – Anthony DiMaio, Galata Chemicals

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. European Experiences In PVC Stabilisation for Window Profiles, Pipes, Injection Moulding, and Cable – Henk Huisman, Chemson Gmbh

11:30 a.m. - Noon Liquid Stabilizer Mechanisms in Flexible PVC – Dr. Mick Jakupca, Dover Chemical Corporation

Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Presentation – Economic Outlook – Dr. Robert C. Fry, DuPont

Session 2: Building & ConstructionModerator: Dave Peeples, Formosa Plastics

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Protecting America’s Team: The Roofing of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium – Jay Thomas, Sika Sarnafil

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Factors Considered in Dark Colored Windows and Siding. Part III: Roles of HDT Improvers and Reinforcing Fillers – James Summers, P3Consultants, Inc.

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. TiO2 and Weathering of Rigid Products – Andy Feng, DuPont

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break

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4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Novel RPVC Foam Compositions with Elevated Modulus, Enhanced HDT and Low CTE – Jeffrey E. Nesbitt, Building Solutions Intellectual Property, LLC.

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Synergies of Metal Hydroxides and Metal Molybdates in Antimony-Free Flexible PVC – J. Ken Walker, Sherwin-Williams Chemicals

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Industry-Sponsored Reception

Conference Presentations — Day 2Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Session 3: Sustainability/RecyclingModerator: Roman Wypart, Klockner Pentaplast

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Anaerobic Biodegradation of Vinyl Compositions – Dick Grossman, Consultant

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. High Performance PVC Roofing: An Active Asset – Drew Ballensky, Duro-Last

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Vinyl End of Life Update: Success Stories – Rich Krock, Vinyl Institute

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Promoting a “Green” Agenda, A Turnkey Approach to Environmental Stewardship – John Pace, Versatex Trimboard

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. NGO’s: What Is on the Horizon – Devon Hill, Keller and Heckman

11:30 a.m. – Noon Greening of PVC With Renewably Sourced Plasticizers – Dr. Bharat Chaudhary, The Dow Chemical Company

Noon - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon and Presentation: Standardization in Plastics – Brynn Murphy, ASTM

Session 4: Sustainability/RecyclingModerator: Mark Lavach, Arkema

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Importance of Risk Assessment as a Component of Materials Selection Criteria – Rich Krock, Vinyl Institute

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Vinyl Siding and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities – Dave Johnston, Vinyl Siding Institute

2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion on the Sustainability and Recycling of Vinyl – Representatives from the Vinyl Institute, Vinyl Siding Institute, Flexible Vinyl Alliance, AAMA, and Phthalate Ester Panel

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By Laurent Matuana

In case you missed the Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) of SPE, below you can find a short summary of the technical presenta-tions and events.

The Vinyl Plastics Division paid tribute to Elliott Weinberg during the morning and afternoon sessions. The following picture shows David Riley (left, PMAD TPC) and David Owens (right, BASF, Vinyl Div. TPC Chair) paying tribute to Elliott during the morning session.

Dr. Mick Jacupka of Dover Chemical Corp. shown below was the keynote speaker in the morning session. He discussed the current challenges and future trends of polymer stabilizers and his excellent presentation was well appreciated by the audience.

Both Ms. Elvira Rabinovitch and Dr. James Summers of P3Consultants presented their findings on factors considered in dark colored win-dows and siding. They reported that successful dark colored windows and siding require pigmentation for long-term durability and for solar reflection to avoid excessive temperatures, a durable polymer, limits on coefficient of thermal expansion to minimize buckling stresses, formulations with excellent initial and retained impact resistance, and a polymer base with sufficient glass transition temperature and buck-ling resistance to maintain shape at maximum solar heating for several decades of time. They estimated properties for 25 years with additive formulations containing fillers, polymers, polymer blends, and chlori-

What You Missed At ANTEC 2010

Left to right, David Owen, David Riley, Mick Jacupka

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nated PVC and their results show that promising materials to provide successful properties are a blend of PVC and poly-α-methylstyrene/acrylonitrile/styrene and chlorinated PVC, both filled with talc.

As mentioned in the Chairman’s message, the meetings of the Vinyl Division Board of Directors and TPC pro-vide excellent opportuni-ties to learn more about the industry, meet many new people and great contacts in the industry, and have some fun while advancing the technol-ogy of vinyl. Please get involved with the Vinyl Division. Pictures of BOD and TPC members during their meetings in Orlando are shown below:

What You Missed At ANTEC 2010

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David Owen (left) and Allen Godwin (ExxonMobil, Past-Chair)

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What You Missed At ANTEC 2010

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Attendees:

Randy Brown Dave Peeples Allen Godwin Jim Summers Mick Jacupka Bob Weiler Laurant Matuana Roman Wypart Dave Owen Burch Zehner

1. Review/approval of minutes from 2009 Winter Meeting a. Minutes approved with no corrections.

2. Membership a. New Chair – Dave Peeples b. New Secretary – Robert Weiler c. Roster Update d. Elections – need more committee members suggestions

requested.

3. ANTEC 2010 ( 5/16-20 Orlando) a. Best paper ANTEC 2010 i. Scoring Format Reviewed ii. Paper review has higher weight than presentation review. iii. Dave Owen will collect presentation reviews – Dave Peeples

will collate results. b. Best Student Paper c. Joint Session with PMAD d. Wine and Cheese Party

4. Vinyltec 2010 (Palisades) PVC – Meeting the Challenges of the Future

i. Review Program for Corrections 1. Dave Owen reviewed the program. Dave will send out

notice of corrections and minor schedule adjustments. ii. Injection Molding Section of Tutorial 1. Peeples will check on Henschel as possible presenter. 2. Burch Zehner will ask Sylvia Moore about presenting

high intensity blending 3. Jim Summers offered to present injection molding if no

equipment manufacturers agree to present. iii. Speakers iv. Moderators 1. Dave Peeples 2. Roman Wypart 3. Palisades will nominate 2 moderators. v. Presentations Due Date – Aug 13, 2010 send finished papers

and presentations to Mark Lavach. vi. May 16, 2010 Publicity 1. Allen Godwin will head up effort to sell table top presen-

tations and corporate sponsorships. vii. Presentation Archives 1. Dave Owen will investigate a method for storing, main-

taining and selling Vinyltech and tutorial proceedings.

5. Vinyltec 2011 New Orleans with South Texas Section 1. Approved 2. Hotel Secured – Chateau Bourbon 3. October 16-21,2011 a. John Witenhafer, chairman

6. Vinyltec 2012 Chicago has agreed to host

7. Vinyltech 2013– NJ

8. Vinyltech 2014 – open

9. Vinyltech 2015 – Akron, Ohio

10. ANTEC 2011

11. Awards to be presented at Vinyltech, 2010 a. Elliott Weinberg Life Time Achievement Award i. Will be presented on Tuesday b. Technical Contributions to Vinyl c. Outstanding Service Award d. Nominations i. Several nominations were made for Outstanding Service

Award. Godwin, Arndt Summers will prepare bios for review at Vinyltech TPC meeting.

ii. Several nominations were made for Outstanding ServiceAward. Zehner and Peeples will prepare bios for review at Vinyltech TPC meeting.

12. Awards for national recognition a. HSM i. b. Fellow i. Bill Arndt and Allen Godwin will develop nomination paper-

work

13. List of Colleges and Universities for ANTEC notification a. Cover letter - Approved

14. 2010 Winter TPC Meeting a. Committee voted to meet again in Tampa area. All committee

members are urged to attend. Meeting will also be teleconfer-enced for any who can not attend the meeting in person.

b. Roman Wypart agreed to set up meeting arrangements at the same location as last year.

c. Date will be determined by SPE paper due date.

Minutes – May TPC Meeting

May 16, 2010Chicago Room, Marriott, Orlando

Randy Brown, Chairman 253-864-8652US Fence iplasticpi@att.net

Roman Wypart, Past Chair and 610-476-3278Membership ChairKlöckner Pentaplast r.wypart@kpfilms.com

Vacant, Councilor

Vacant, Awards

Allen Godwin, Secretary 281-834-1015ExxonMobil Chemical allen.d.godwin@exxonmobil.com

Laurent Matuana, Newsletter Editor 517-353-4616Michigan State University matuana@msu.edu

Hanna Olszowy 732-706-3307PolyOne Corp. hanna.olszowy@polyone.com

Gary Mitchener 317-290-5007Addenda garymitchener@addendacorporation.com

Jim Summers, Assoc.Ed.JVAT 440-835-1966P 3 Consultants jws1966@ameritech.net

Brian Wadey 770-631-3164Norac Inc. bwadey@norac.com

Ed Raymond 802-492-3578Omya ed.raymond@omya.com

Dick Grossman - Treasurer 302-571-1005Consultant dickandchris@comcast.net

Andrew Yacykewych 201-343-8425 (x22)C. W. Brabender ayacykewych@cwbrabender.com

Dave Peeples, TPC Chair 225-354-8237Formosa Plastics Corp. wpeeples@flbr.fpcusa.com

Officers

Directors

VINYL DIVISION GOVERNANCE

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JOURNAL OF Vinyl & Additive Technology

DECEMBER 2010 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 4

Rheological and Fusion Behaviors of PVC Micro- and Nanocomposites Evaluated from Torque Rheometer Data Gulsen Albayrak Ari and Ismail Aydin

Morphology and Tensile Properties of Crosslinked Nanocomposite Foams of Low-Density Polyethylene and Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) Blends M. Riahinezhad, I. Ghasemi, M. Karrabi, and H. Azizi

Effect of Epoxidized Natural Rubber on the Processing Behavior, Tensile Properties, Morphology, and Thermal Properties of Linear-Low-Density Polyethylene/Soya Powder Blends S. T. Sam, H. Ismail, and Z. Ahmad

Properties of Waste-PET/ABS Blends Compatibilized with Maleated ABS Soheila Lashgari, A. Aref Azar, Somayeh Lashgari, and Somayyeh Mohammadian Gazaz

Organo Bifunctional Silane Effects on the Vibration, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of a Vinyl-Group-Containing Silicone Rubber/Natural Rubber/Silica Compound Thi To Nga Dang, Jin Kuk Kim, and Kwang-Jea Kim

Novel Halogen-Free Intumescent Flame Retardant Containing Phosphorus and Nitrogen and Its Application in Polypropylene Systems Haiwang Xiang, Caiying Sun, Dawei Jiang, Qingbo Zhang, Chunmei Dong, and Lei Liu

Efficient Preparation of Polymer-Based Hollow Spheres for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue A. M. Khalil, H. A. Hamed El-Nazer, M. M. Badr, and A. A. Nada

Molecular-Weight-Controlled Synthesis and Dye-Fixing Properties of Poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride) Yikai Yu and Yuejun Zhang

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Vinyl Plastics Board of Director Meeting MinutesMay 16, 2010 ANTEC Orlando

1. New invited/potential BOD members are Alan Gibb and Tom Tettamble.

2. Counselor’s report by B. Arendt

The Vinyl Plastic Division counselor position is now vacant as Bill is now one of the SPE VP’s. We need to elect a new counselor of this important position. Four people have expressed interest in this posi-tion - B. Paradis, M. Fisch, N. Ali, and Don Witenhafer.

The SPE organization lost money last year and membership is down about 15%, to about 15,000 members. In 2010 there are to be 20 scheduled topical conferences.

3. Minutes were approved as amended. Godwin with send corrected minutes to Randy for distribution

4. Vinyltec 2011 by D. Witenhafer of the South Texas Section.

The hotel for the Vinyltec has been selected, the Chateau Bourbon Hotel, located on Bourbon Street. A very low room rate has been negotiated; however the hotel will not accept a 30 day freedom to cancel clause in the contract. The BOD agreed with the contract terms and authorized Don to sign the contract. The potential liability in case we decide to cancel the contract could be $35,000, with 1/2 of the debt owed by the Vinyl Division, the other half by the South Texas Section.

Dick Grossman will be the treasurer for the conference

Donna Davis (South Texas) will be the publicity chairman. Donna wants to issue a call for papers at the 2010 Vinyltec meeting and has an idea of advertising the 2011 Vinyltec on room keys for those attending the 2010 Vinyltec in NJ.

Don also requested help with sponsors and exhibitors, and will try to sell the conference corporate sponsorship for >$20,000.

5. Treasure’s report

Checking account balance $22,498 less obligations for Monday nights dinnerSavings account balance $26,246. SPE account $115,606

Some Newletter sponsor’s checks are outstanding

6. Membership R. Wypart

Lower than previous years; 694 active members of the Vinyl Plastic Division, 328 suspended members. R. Wypart is to send to E. Raymond a list of suspended members for a targeted email blast, hopefully trying to get some reinstatements.

7. Education Report by E. Raymond

One application for the Vinyl Division Scholarship was received and the deadline has passed. After a review of the application, the 2010 award will be increased to $4000.

To increase the number of applicants next year we will a) provide handouts/applications at the 2010 Vinyltec b) ask moderators at each Vinyltec session to mention the award

program c) The newletter will put a notice of the award recipient

The issue on eligibility of grandkids was not acted upon.

8. Future TPC Meetings 2012 Chicago. This location was approved by the BOD 2013 NJ as per long standing agreement of a 3 yr rotation 2014 Possibly the South Texas Section could be interested in

doing this again 2015 Possibly Akron

9. Elections

Randy will coordinate with SPE for Counselors, BOD members, and TPC members. Randy to select 6-8 BOD members for reelection; D. Peeples to select 6-8 TPC members for reelection, and the 4 candidates for Counselor (Paradis, Fisch, Ali, and Witenhafer )

10. Awards A. Gibb is to be the new awards Chairman. M. Berard will send to

Alan past award histories.

11. Old business

Term of office - It was suggested to change the term of office from 2 years to 1 year. Randy will check the by-laws to see if this can be implemented directly or if it will need a vote by members to change the by-laws.

Newletter- M. Laurent needs support to help with “collections” from newsletter sponsors. It was suggested that a BOD position be created to handle this responsibility, but there were no volunteers.

12. New Business

BOD approved sharing the costs of the PMAD/Vinyl Plastics recep-tion at ANTEC with PMAD; approximate costs could be $2000

BOD approved the future Vinyltec Poster Student poster awards of $1000 for first place, $750 for second place and $500 for third place. The TPC will develop a selection /review process.

BOD approved a $1000 donation for the Plastivan Education pro-gram

SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERSVINYL DIVISION NEWSLETTERc/o Laurent MatuanaMichigan State University145 Packaging BuildingEast Lansing, Michigan 48824

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The VINYL NEWS is published three times a year: Winter, Spring, and Summer/Fall. Contributors’ opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or of the Society of Plastics Engineers. Please address communications to Laurent Matuana, Michigan State University, 126 Natural Resources Building, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, Ph: 517-353-4616, Email: matuana@msu.edu

SPE MEMBERSHIP:WHAT GRADE

ARE YOU??The SPE has several grades of membership, ranging from student, to member, senior member, and emeritus. Work experience and educational credits determine what level of membership is available to you, and it is likely that many members have sufficient credits to become senior members. Why do this you may ask. Some of the benefits of the society, like awards, are tied to membership levels, so you do want to be enrolled at the highest level of membership appropriate. Upgrading membership is easily done through the web site.

Go to http://www.4spe.org/membercenter/membergrades.php. Examine the requirements for the various grades, and then if you need to upgrade your membership, hit the link under members-only services to go through the steps.

Vinyl Division NewsletterThis newsletter is published as a forum of the Vinyl Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or Society of Plastics Engineers.

Editor, Publisher, Sponsor Contact:

Laurent MatuanaMichigan State University145 Packaging BuildingEast Lansing, Michigan 48824Ph: 517-353-4616Email: matuana@msu.edu

This newsletter accepts sponsor ads to help defray its cost. Any net balance goes to the Vinyl Division Scholarship Fund. For ad submis-sion and rates contact Laurent Matuana.