SWST Newsletter June 2008.pdf - Society of Wood Science and ...

CONFERENCE ON NANOTECHNOLOGY – CALL FOR POSTERSTAPPI is seeking and inviting all students to participate in the 2008 International Conference onNanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry poster competition.Student posters in any area/aspect of nanotechnology are eligible for the competition.The top two student posters will be awarded $500.All undergraduate and graduate students attending the conference are encouraged to apply.Competition Guidelines and Procedures are listed below. The Student Application form, PosterSession Mailing letter and Poster details are located on the conference websitehttp://www.tappi.org/08nano. Applications are due no later than May 28, 2008. Please see the“Student Poster Competition Guidelines and Procedures” on the subsequent page.Also, please note that we are 99% sure that we will have student travel money for theconference. More to come....Robert MoonStudent Award Sub-Committee ChairDavid BellV.P. Corp. and University Relations and Marketing 770 209-7209STUDY ON WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES IN EUROPEEurope’s wood-plastic composites market grew by 23% per year between 2003 and 2007; 10times as fast as the markets for commodity polymers in Europe.Demand in Europe is no longer being driven mainly by the machinery producers and customersare starting to double their usual orders as the market gains its own momentum.I wondered if our new detailed study on wood-plastic composites in Europe would be of interestto you or your colleagues. Further details can be found on our website (see below link)http://www.amiplastics.com/ami/APproduct.asp?dept%5Fid=0&pf%5Fid=M105The study also includes a spreadsheet breaking down wood-plastic composite economics anddetails of 36 wood-plastic composite producers making wood-plastic composites in Europe in2008.I also would like to take this opportunity to remind you about our conference Wood PlasticComposites 2008 which will take place from 14-16 October in Vienna. The event is now wellestablishedas the leading European and international event and we expect participants from over30 countries and 6 continents to attend, providing the most international context with which tounderstand the industry.