Conference Program - Thursday, March 08 2018

11.30-11.40 h	Registration and networking high-tea
11.40-11.50 h	Wlcome Note - Dilip Raghavan, Editor-Publisher, PAINTINDIA
11.50-12.00 h	Inauguration lamp-lighting by industry dignitaries

Session 1: 12.00 - 15.00 hrs Industrial and Protective Coatings
Isocyante-free polyurethane coatings technology for high-performance applications Dr. Vijay Mannari, Eastern Michigan University, USA
Urethane polyols for aminoplast crosslinked high-performance coatings Dr. Ravi Ravichandran, Kind Industries, USA
New applications for Aliphatic Polyureas – productivity meet performance Dr. Christoph Irle, Covestro, Germany
State-of-the-art organic thixotropes for protective and marine coatings Carlos Feito Fraile, Elementis, Germany
UV Curing of Polyurethane acrylic over Wood Surfaces: Effect of reactive diluents Dr. Abhishek Srivastava, Kansai Nerolac Paints, India
Impacts on silane modied colloidal silica on water-borne clear coatings Peter Greenwood, Akzo Nobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AB, Sweden
15:00-15:30 h	Tea Break

Session 2: 15.30 - 18.00 hrs Architectural Coatings Solutions
Green architectural coatings for India – threats and opportunities in formulation science Rajeev Goel, Asian Paints, India
New Developments in Dry-Film Preservation of Architectural Coatings Thomas Sames, Lanxess AG, Germany
Is it possible to make a latex paint without binder and TiO2? Dr. Nurudin Budiman, Connell Bros, Indonesia
Multifunctional additives for water-borne architectural coatings Dr. Siddhartha Ghosal, Dow Chemical International, India
Dirt pick-up resistance: challenges for water-based paints Nihal Srivastava , Asian Paints, India
18.00-19.00 h	Networking reception
19.00 h	End of Opening Day