ANTEC® Industry Insights 

March 22–23, 2021 

Kicking off ANTEC® 2021, must-hear plastics leaders will share their valuable industry insights.

Join us for this two-day event via SPE’s exclusive live-streaming service to your remote location.

 Program includes:

A View From the Top: Industry Perspectives from Plastics Industry Leaders — Monday AM

Hear industry executives give their perspective on the state of our industry. Last year’s speakers included Dow CEO Jim Fitterling and Barry CEO Tom Salmon.

Plastics & The Environment: It’s Not Just Bags, Bottles and Straws — Monday PM

A variety of viewpoints on topics like reduce/reuse/recycle, circular economy, advanced recycling etc., representing all industries which use plastics (consumer and industrial). The focus will be on how these vertical industries are addressing any negative environmental impacts of pre- and post-use plastic in their businesses. We’ll  showcase real-world examples of the good things that people, and companies are doing to mitigate issues related to the use of plastic by their business and customers.

Emerging Plastics Technologies: What Are the Next Big Things on the Plastics Horizon — Tuesday AM

From metallocene catalysis to additive manufacturing, SPE has covered these game changing technologies. What’s the “next big thing”? Our speakers will share their predictions. Topics covered: Biomimetic Polymeric and Composite Materials, Advances with Cyclic Monomers, AI/Big Data/Robotics, Plastics and Pandemics, Lightweighting through the use of composites, carbon fiber, and graphene, high performance foams  and sandwich structures, and more.