2018MAY 9 | BANGKOK, THAILAND

RELEASE LINER SEMINAR

SOUTH EAST ASIAN

& CONVERTING INDUSTRY

AWA

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SEMINAR INTRODUCTIONThe AWA South East Asian Release Liner & Converting Industry Seminar will be held on May 9, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. This seminar creates a platform for national and international organizations to inform, educate and network with their partners and customers on subject matter of release liners and its application areas.

SEMINAR INFORMATIONIN-DEPTH INDUSTRY UPDATESThis seminar will give you and your colleagues the chance to update your knowledge on the release liner and application markets, both globally as well as locally. Seminar supporters will share developments, innovations and trends in their respective area of expertise: paper and filmic release liner, silicones and release liner production. In addition they will provide insight on the products and services they deliver within the industry. UNIQUE PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKINGIn addition to the program the seminar allows you the opportunity to network with other executive and management level decision makers from organizations throughout the value chain, from supplier to user, representing departments such as:

Sales

Marketing

Engineering

Research & Development

Sustainability

Business Development WHO PARTICIPATESWithin the release liner and associated industries: Tape, Labelstock, Hygiene, PSA Label and others. The participants are anywhere from material producers of paper, film, silicones, resin, chemicals and adhesive, release liner producers, commercial and in-house siliconizers, label converters /printers, machine manufactures, associations, users and others.

SEMINAR PROGRAM9 MAY 201808:00 - 09:00 REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

09:00 - 09:15 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

09:15 - 09:30 MARKET OVERVIEW GLOBAL & ASIA RELEASE MARKET Corey M. Reardon, President & CEO, AWA Alexander Watson Associates

09:30 - 10:00 PIONEER CHANGE IN SUSTAINABILITY Darren Milligan, Senior Marketing Director, Label And Graphic Materials, South Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, Avery Dennison

10:00 - 10:30 RELEASE COATINGS FOR LABELS - TRENDS AND APPLICATIONS Bertha Tan, Regional Marketing Manager Performance Solutions, Wacker Chemicals (South Asia) Pte Ltd

10:30 - 11:00 UPM SPECIALTY PAPER - “CONFIDENCE DELIVERED” Robin Shi, Product Manager, Specialty Papers, UPM

11:00 - 11:45 COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK

11:45 - 12:15 ADVANCES IN SOLVENTLESS RELEASE COATING TECHNOLOGY Jeonggi Kim, Technical Service and Development Senior, DOW

12:15 - 12:45 CAPABILITIES AND ADVANTAGES OF EDXRF FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF SILICONE COATWEIGHT ON PAPER Adrian Smith, VP Sales and Service APAC, Hitachi High-Technologies

12:45 - 13:45 LUNCH

13:45 - 14:45 RELEASE LINER INDUSTRY EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Corey Reardon, President & CEO, AWA Alexander Watson Associates Panelists: Bharat Puri, Senior Business Development, Elkem Kim Ki-Eon, Technical Manager of Release Coating Asia, Wacker Chemie AG Ian Hamilton, Area Sales Director, SEA, UPM Jeonggi Kim, Technical Service and Development Senior, DOW Peter Fernstrum, Director of Product Managment Asia Pacific, Loparex

14:45 - 15:30 COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK

15:30 - 16:00 RELEASE COATINGS EMULSION & UV TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA Bharat Puri, Senior Business Development Manager Specialties, Elkem

16:00 - 16:30 GLOBAL LABEL & PRODUCT DECORATION MARKET Corey M. Reardon, President & CEO, AWA Alexander Watson Associates

16:30 - 16:45 CLOSING COMMENTS

16:45 - 18:45 COCKTAIL RECEPTION

SEMINAR INFORMATION

Regular registration fee is $150.REGISTRATION

CANCELLATION POLICYIf you cannot attend please submit a cancellation by email to AWA Conferences.You may cancel your registration for a 75% refund from the date of registration until 30 working days prior to the conference. Cancellations received between 29 and 0 working days prior to the conference will not receive a refund. If you cannot attend, you may designate an alternative attendee from your company by contacting AWA Conferences. Registrants who fail to attend or cancel between the 29 and 0 workings days prior to the conference are liable for the entire fee. No warranties for changes are expressed or implied. AWA Conferences reserves the right to cancel an event and commits to inform the registrant no later than 29 working days prior to the event. In this case only the registration fee will be refunded.

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PLATINUM SPONSORS

Dow Consumer Solutionshasmorethan70yearsoflabelingexpertiseandmarket-drivenin-novation.OurglobalnetworkoftechnicalexpertsworkalongsidecustomerstoidentifywaysinwhichDow’ssiliconetechnologycanreducecost,improveefficiencyanddeliveroptimalperformance.Anextensiveportfolioofsiliconesolutionsisavailableforpressure-sensitiveadhesionandreleasecoat-ingapplicationsincludelabelingsolutions,water-basedreleasecoatings,pressure-sensitiveadhesives,protectivefilms and tapes. For customerswhoneedhelp to improve a formulationor to refine andimproveproductionprocesses,weofferongoingtechnicalsupport.Butwe’realsokeentoputourin-novationexpertisetoworktomeetmarkettrendswhether it’stheshiftfrompapertoheatsensitivefilmicreleaseliners,orthedesiretoreduceplatinumdependencyorincreasinglychallengingconvertingconditions.

Elkem isoneoftheworld’sleadingsuppliersofmetallurgicalsiliconandmicrosilica.ELKEMSILICONESisthelargestdivisionoftheElkemgroupandhasbeenactiveinthesiliconeindustryforover60years.TheElkemSiliconesSILCOLEASErangeisuniqueinitsabilitytocoveralltechnologiesusedinsiliconereleasecoatings:SolventlessThermal,SolventlessRadiation(epoxychemistrywithcati-oniccure,Acrylatechemistrywithfreeradicalcure),EmulsionandSolvent.

UPM istheworld’sleadingproducerofhighqualityfaceandreleasebasepapers.Itspackagingpapers’rangeconsistsofC1SandBarrierpapers.Weareconstantlydevelopingoursolutionsandtechnologytofulfilourcustomers’requirements.Theglobalpresenceguaranteeslocale.g.sales, logistics,technicalandextensiveenvironmentalservicesworldwide.UPMisrespondingtotherapidlygrowingdemandforenvironmentallysustainableproducts.Ourproductsaresustainableovertheirlifecycle.Theproductsaremadeofrenewable,recyclableandbiodegradablematerialsintwohighperformingmills.Weoptimiseourprocessestominimizetheenvironmentalimpactofourproductthroughouttheirentirelifecycle.

WACKER isagloballyoperatingchemicalcompanywith25productionsites,21competencecentersand50salesoffices;weareclosetoourcustomers.ItsSILICONESdivision,witharangeofover3,000siliconeproducts,ranksamongtheworld’slargestmanufacturersofsilanesandsilicones.Whetheryouwantmoreefficientprocesses,innovativecoatingsolutionsorhighermachinespeeds,WACKERoffersaperfectcombinationofsiliconebasedDEHESIVE®releasesystems, industryknowledgeandtechnicalexpertise.

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY)isagloballeaderinpressure-sensitiveandfunctionalmaterialsandlabe-lingsolutionsfortheretailapparelmarket.Thecompany’sapplicationsandtechnologiesareanintegralpartofproductsusedineverymajorindustry.Withoperationsinmorethan50countriesandmorethan25,000employeesworldwide,AveryDennisonservescustomersintheconsumerpackaging,graphicaldisplay,logistics,apparel,industrialandhealthcareindustries.HeadquarteredinGlendale,California,thecompanyreportedsalesof$6.1billionin2016.Learnmoreatwww.averydennison.com.

GOLD SPONSORS

LOPAREX LLCistheleading,globalmanufacturerofsiliconereleaseliners.Weprovideglobalmanufacturing capabilities, experiencedR&D teamdriving global innovation,world’s largest,most experienced sales and technical teams, consistent quality and reliable performance,capacitytomeetthechangingneedsofourcustomersandcustomizedsolutionsforthemostdemandingreleaselinerbusinessareas.

At ITASA,wehavebeenmanufacturinghighqualityreleaselinersforavarietyofapplicationsand industries, since 1974. Today we are considered a global reference in the release linermarket.Oursuccessistheresultofacontinuousinvestmentmadetostrengthenourpresenceacrossfivecontinents.Ourphilosophyconsistsofbeing“astrongteamplayer”andwesupport“handinhand”teamwork,beingknownforourgreatabilitytoadapt.

Hitachi High-TechAnalyticalSciencehasarich40yearheritageofprovidinghigh-techanalysisequip-mentandservices,designedtomeetthetoughchallengesofarapidlyevolvingindustrialsector.Developedinclosecollaborationwithindustrycustomers,ourrangeoflaboratory-basedandrobusthigh-performancespectrometersthatdelivermaterialsandcoatingsanalysisaddsvaluethroughouttheproductionlifecycle.Fromrawmaterialexplorationtoincominginspection,productionandqualitycontroltorecycling,ateamofin-houseexpertshavedevelopedcustomisedtestingmethodologiesforhundredsofindustrialapplications,deliveringsimplicityofoperationforeventhemostdemandingapplications.