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2004 Papers
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Papers Schedule

Tuesday, July 20, 2004
9:10 AM to 4:00 PM - Paper Presentations
4:10 PM to 5:00 PM - Synthetic Latex Panel Discussion

Wednesday, July 21, 2004
8:30 AM to 11:05 PM - Paper Presentations
11:05 AM to 12:15 PM - Natural Latex Panel Discussion
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Tuesday, July 20th 2004

Paper 1
- 9:10 AM to 9:35 AM
LEAN SIXSIGMA IN THE LATEX INDUSTRY II
Sandra Klaasse
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.

Paper 2
- 9:35 AM to 10:00 AM
SURVIVAL OF THE ENTERPRISE IN A GLOBAL MARKET
Frank J. Beafore
Latex International, Inc.

Paper 3
- 10:00 AM to 10:25 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF LATEX FOAM NANOSTRUCTURE
John Lean, Ph.D.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Paper 4
- 10:50 AM to 11:15 AM
ADHESIVES FOR FABRICATION OF FLOCKED GOODS WITH SUPERIOR WET ABRASIVE RESISTANCE AND EXCELLENT SOFT GRIP
Volker Erb, Ph.D.
PolymerLatex GmbH & Co. KG

Paper 5
- 11:15 AM to 11:40 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF POLYURETHANE DISPERSION FOR SURGICAL GLOVE APPLICATIONS
Yuliya Berezin
Bayer Polymers

Paper 6
- 11:40 AM to 12:05 PM
ENTRY RADICAL'S MONOMER ADDITION AT WATER/LATEX INTERFACES IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATION
Author: Yan Dong, Ph.D., Omnova Solutions, Inc.
Co-authors:    Nick Triantafillopoulos, Ph.D., OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
John Westerman, Omnova Solutions, Inc.

Paper 7
- 1:30 PM to 1:55 PM
UNDERSTANDING ENERGY AND FEEDSTOCK COSTS: A KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE SYNTHETIC LATEX BUSINESS
William Hyde
Chemical Market Associates, Inc.

Paper 8
- 1:55 PM to 2:20 PM
A NOVEL ACCELERATOR SYSTEM FOR SYNTHETIC POLYISOPRENE LATEX
Carrie W. Burr
R. T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc.

Paper 9
- 2:20 PM to 2:50 PM
COLOR FORMATION OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS - MECHANISM AND PREVENTION
John Mara, Ph.D.
Songwon International-Americas, Inc.

Paper 10
- 3:15 PM to 3:40 PM
GIVING IT AWAY - GENERATING AND SUPPLYING SAMPLES
Kathy Harris
The Harris Group

Paper 11
- 3:40 PM to 4:05 PM
UPDATE ON THE GLOBAL LATEX INDUSTRY
Afs Budiman, Ph.D.
International Rubber Study Group

Paper 12
- 4:10 PM to 5:00 PM
SYNTHETIC LATEX PANEL DISCUSSION


Wednesday, July 21st 2004

Paper 13
- 8:30 AM to 8:55 AM
THE USE OF CONSENSUS STANDARDS IN FDA REGULATORY POLICY AND THE EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION
Lillie C. Thomas
Custom Services International

Paper 14
- 8:55 AM to 9:20 AM
RECENT STUDIES ON INTERFERENCES IN NR PROTEIN MEASUREMENT
Mok Lok Long, Ph.D
Malaysian Rubber Board

Paper 15
- 9:20 AM to 9:45 AM
OVERVIEW OF POWDER FREE TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS
Fung Bor Chen, Ph.D.
Medline Industries

Paper 16
- 10:15 AM to 10:40 AM
REDUCING LATEX PROTEINS IN LATEX - AN OVERVIEW
Abi Santhosh Aprem, Ph.D.
Hindustan Latex Limited

Paper 17
- 10:40 AM to 11:05 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF GUAYULE LATEX: VARIATION ACROSS LINES AND PLANT TISSUES
Author: Colleen McMahan, Ph.D., Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS
Co-authors:    K. Cornish, Western Regional Research Ctr, USDA-ARS
J. L. Fowler, Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture
Jeffrey A. Martin, Yulex Corporation
R. G. McCoy III, Western Regional Research Ctr, USDA-ARS
J. E. Van Fleet, Western Regional Research Ctr, USDA-ARS

Paper 18
- 11:05 AM to 12:15 PM
NATURAL LATEX PANEL DISCUSSION

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