·        October 31^st, 2026: Abstract submission deadline

·        November 5^th, 2026: Speakers notified of submission status (accepted or rejected)

·        January 20^th, 2027: Deadline for finalized presentation submission

The SPE South Texas Section in collaboration with the SPE Polymer Modifiers and Additives Division, the Thermoplastic Materials and Foams Division, the Engineering Properties and Structures Division, the Building and Infrastructure Division, the Applied Rheology Division, Flexible Packaging Division and the Extrusion Division are organizing sessions in the following emerging areas of interest for the 2027 SPE International Polyolefins Conference in Galveston, TX on February 8-11, 2027:

·        Impact of modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence on process optimization and

product design

·        Novel waste collection, sorting, and pre-processing technologies

·        Advanced mechanical, chemical and solvation recycling

·        Alternative and biological feedstocks for polyolefins

·        Polyolefins in building and infrastructure (inc recycled plastics and PE pipe)

·        Polyolefins in extreme applications - aerospace, defense, energy

·        Medical or healthcare applications of polyolefins

·        Flexible and rigid packaging advances

·        Regulatory drivers (includes circularity, EPR, UNEP International Plastics Treaty)

·        Safer materials – applications and challenges (includes microplastics)

·        Design for circularity and use of LCA’s

Traditional topics of focus for our sector continue to be of interest:

·        Advances in the polyolefins process, catalyst, and application technologies

·        Modeling and experimental advances in applied rheology

·        Advances in recycling technologies and associated processes

·        New converter and processor driven technologies and applications

·        Polyolefin elastomers, composites, and foams

·        Polyolefin additives and modifiers (includes enabling recycling/recycled content)

·        Advanced polyolefin characterization

·        Automotive applications - impact modifiers, EVs, and lightweighting

·        Advances in polyolefin extrusion

Clicking Here to Submit an Abstract

Speakers should submit abstracts via the link above, beginning by entering an email address below and then following the "NEXT" prompts. All accepted speakers will be notified in November, at which point they will be asked to prepare and upload a PPT slide deck, or .pdf, of the presentation before January 20, 2027. Speakers should plan for a 30-minute presentation, including time for the introduction and Q&A.

All speakers receive free registration for the conference.

The 2027 International Polyolefins Conference will be an in-person event. Virtual access to all the presentations and recordings will be available up to 6 months after the conference. Live-streamed keynote presentations will also be available during the event. We are excited to continue the legacy of impactful keynote speakers each morning while expanding the number of speakers in our technical program. With more than 1000 attendees at last year’s conference, the technical program will allow for engagement on a broad range of topics reaching professionals in every corner of the Polyolefins industry. There will also be numerous industry exhibitors, two networking socials, a Monday afternoon Tutorial, and a student poster competition.

For more information about the conference go to

http://www.polyolefinsconference.org/

If you would like to be an exhibitor, please CLICK HERE

If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact

Fernando Cevallos-Candau