What's Happening Around SPE
SPE recently announced the winners of the Fellow of Society award for 2026. Recipients include Dr. Jay Hanan, Dr. David Jack, Dr. Patrick Lee, Mark MacLean-Blevins, Dr. Kimberly McLoughlin, Dr. Pierre Moulinie, Dr. Ramani Narayan, Dr. Sarav Sengupta, and Dr. Margaret Sobkowicz Kline. Read more.
If you’re responsible for evaluating flame retardant technologies, selecting additives, or ensuring compliance across industries, then you need to be at SPE's National Week of Flame Retardants 2026, taking place online March 23-25. Hear from flame retardant experts, regulatory specialists, and major suppliers, while gaining practical insights that you can apply to your processes immediately! More info.
The SPE Additives & Color Europe Conference, taking place April 29-30 in Valencia, Spain, is for plastics professionals to learn about the latest in state-of-the-art additives, pigments & dyes and masterbatches for plastics. A Call for Papers/Presentations has been announced and should be focused on the latest innovations, technologies and best practices for improved performance, manufacturing productivity, and quality. Abstract submission deadline is February 28th, 2026. Click here to submit your abstract.
Published in Plastics Technology
Mike Sepe’s legacy in plastics was cemented by all those he mentored — directly in his consultations and indirectly via his hundreds of columns. His enduring influence is reaching a new generation with a scholarship created in his name that was recently awarded for the first time. Read more.
Published in Plastics Technology
Recipients, including the inaugural Michael P. Sepe Memorial Scholarship winner, are pursuing degrees at 45 universities and trade schools in five countries. Read more.
SPE’s Automotive Division announced the winners for its 54th annual Automotive Innovation Awards Program, the oldest and largest recognition event (established in 1970) in the automotive and plastics industries. The announcement was made on the evening of Nov. 5, during the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala held at Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan. Read more.
The SPE Southern Europe Regional Interest Group invites researchers, industry experts to submit papers for the Innovations in Polyolefins Conference, taking place October 2026 in Tarragona, Spain. Papers can focus on innovations in polyolefin production methods, sustainability in polyolefins, regulatory challenges, and strategies, microplastics and environmental impact, alternatives to conventional polyolefins, future trends, advanced characterization techniques, and more. Submit your paper today!
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