Chemical Compliance for Coatings: How to Systematically Identify Duties and Achieve Global Market Access
Speaker
Richard Adams Consultant - H2 Compliance (SIA)
Step Exhibitions, Orchard House, North Farm Road
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3XF, UK
Conference 2026 Seminars
09:30 - 09:50
09:30 - 09:50
Navigating UK Chemical Regulation
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Elaine McGavin Regulatory & Responsible Care Lead - CBA
09:50 - 10:10
Effective Tools for Water Pollution Prevention
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David Cole Technical Director - Sandfield Penstock Engineering
09:50 - 10:10
Legislative Challenges of Placing Products on the Market in the UK and EU
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Dr Eleanor Grimes Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Lisam Systems
10:10 - 10:30
Impact of Packaging EPR to the Coatings Sector
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Danny Stapleton Torres Policy Advisor - Valpak
11:30 - 12:00
Journey to Net Zero For The Coatings Industry
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Zoe Slade Sustainability Manager - British Coatings Federation
11:30 - 11:50
Performance Re(de)fined: Advanced Crystalline Silica-free Organoclay
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Kevin Spittka Head of Technical Service Marine & Protective - BYK Chemie
12:00 - 12:30
The Political Landscape: What’s Visible and What’s Over the Horizon?
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David Park Public Affairs Manager - BCF
14:00 - 14:20
Optimisation Of A Novel Radcure Coil Coating Formulation
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Reagan Locke Research Engineer - Swansea University
14:20 - 14:40
Bio-Based Reactivity for Next-Gen Coatings
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Frederique Catterman Sales Manager - Cardolite Specialty Chemicals Europe NV
14:40 - 15:00
A Universal TiO2 Grade for Evolving Regulatory Requirements
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Shalinder Dhillon Chemours
14:40 - 15:00
Comfort Properties Enhancement with Hollow Glass Microspheres in Paints and Coatings
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- Michael Wimmer Innovation Sales Manager - OMYA
09:30 - 10:30
CLP and Hazard Communication – Challenges for Industry
More information coming soon....
Speakers
Gill Pagliuca Regulatory Products Knowledge Leader - Ricardo, CHCS
Caroline Raine Regulatory Officer - BASA
Kathryn Tearle Regulatory Affairs Manager - British Coatings Federation
Simon Ward Senior Manager - Thermo Fisher Scientific
09:30 - 09:50
What’s Expected of Business in a Changing Sustainability Reporting Landscape
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Danish Zaiful Azri Regulatory & Supply Chain Support - Chemical Business Association
09:50 - 10:10
Continuing the Cycle of Health, Safety and Environmental Improvements in 2026 through the Global Responsible Care Programme
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Dr Karen Harvey Membership Manager - Chemical Business Association
10:10 - 10:30
Supply Chain Engagement and Carbon Management Performance
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Koen Nickmans Business Development & Sustainability Manager - Lawrence Industries
11:30 - 12:00
From REACH to Reality: Legislative Trends Reshaping Adhesives and Sealants
Speakers
Lorna Williams CEO - BASA
Jim Palmer Consultant - BASA- Caroline Raine Regulatory Officer - BASA
11:30 - 12:00
Is Artificial Intelligence A Benefit Or Threat to Materials and Corrosion Engineering?
Speakers
Andrew Duncan Lead Consultant - Intertek CAPCIS
Dan Lester Corrosion Engineer - Intertek CAPCIS
12:00 - 12:30
Graphene as an Additive for Advanced Coating Systems
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- Victoria Lee Application Specialist - Graphene@Manchester
12:30 - 13:30
Early Careers Panel
Speakers
- James Plant SIA
- Leah Elvin BCF
- Bushra Khan OCCA
- Phoebe Cawley Davies BASA
- James Plant SIA
Isla Taylor Technical Lead - OCCA / Lorama
14:00 - 14:20
Paint Recycling for End-of-life Coil Coated Products
Speakers
Anna Voytyukova Research Engineer - Swansea University
James Smith Global R&D Project Manager - Beckers Group- Prof. Matthew Lloyd-Davies Head of the Applied Photochemistry Group - Swansea University
14:20 - 14:40
Observations When Formulating Paints and Coatings – Errors, Understanding Reasons and How to Avoid Problems
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Markus Dimmers Head of Technical Marketing - Alberdingk Boley
14:20 - 14:40
PFAS-free Surface Treatments Using Sustainable Ingredients
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Prof. Manish Tiwari University College London
14:40 - 15:00
Cutting-edge Carbodiimide Crosslinkers for Water-based Coatings
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Joan Pareda Technical Business Support - Stahl
16:00 - 16:30
Sustainable and Biobased Surface Coatings Using Polylactic Acid and Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose
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Dr Ke Ren Postdoctoral Research Fellow - RSC SCIG and University of Birmingham
16:00 - 17:00
The Vital Role of the Chemical Supply Chain and the Challenges and Opportunities it Faces
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Tim Doggett Chief Executive Officer - Chemical Business Association (CBA)
16:30 - 17:00
Non-Isocyanates Polyurethane Coatings
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Dr Daisy Rabbitt Research Fellow - RSC SCIG. University of Birmingham
