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Spectator the Newsletter of the Ontario Section of SPE www.4spe.org www.speontario.com
September 2011
SPE ONTARIO DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 Changing The Way You Think About PVC Michael Balasko, Marketing Director, Geon Performance Materials, PolyOne Corporation
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ichael was a previous member of the SPE for several years, and was a member and Chairperson for the Technical Program Committee for SPE’s Vinyl Division. He has presented papers at SPE technical conferences, is published in the Journal of Vinyl Technology, and holds two patents. Michael received both his Masters Degree and Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
LOCATION Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport West/Mississauga 1870 Matheson Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 0B3 (Eglinton Ave. and Dixie Rd.) Social Hour: 6:00 – 7:00 PM • Dinner: 7:00 PM • Presentation: 7:45 PM Members $45.00, Non-Members $55.00, Students $25.00 – Payment on-line or at the event. Please register for events on-line at www.speontario.com/upcoming-events
SPE ONTARIO PLANT TOUR – OCTOBER 20, 2011 Nuform Building Technologies 100 Galcat Drive Unit #2, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 0B9
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lease join us on a tour of Nuform Building Technologies Inc., an innovative extruder of PVC-based building products. The tour, which runs from 4:30pm to 5:45pm, will demonstrate how CONFORM™ is made, a patented concrete wall forming system which is revolutionizing the building industry and making it easy for all businesses, large and small, to build solid, cost-efficient structures. The system can be used to construct all types of agricultural, commercial and industrial structures. The system also has blast-resistant capabilities, and is currently being used by the United States military in Afghanistan. Nuform’s industry leading R3 (recycle, reuse, repurpose) recycling technology will also be featured on the tour.
Spectator the Newsletter of the Ontario Section of SPE www.4spe.org www.speontario.com
September 2011
SPE ONTARIO DINNER MEETING – SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 Changing The Way You Think About PVC Michael Balasko, Marketing Director, Geon Performance Materials, PolyOne Corporation
M
ichael was a previous member of the SPE for several years, and was a member and Chairperson for the Technical Program Committee for SPE’s Vinyl Division. He has presented papers at SPE technical conferences, is published in the Journal of Vinyl Technology, and holds two patents. Michael received both his Masters Degree and Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
LOCATION Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport West/Mississauga 1870 Matheson Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 0B3 (Eglinton Ave. and Dixie Rd.) Social Hour: 6:00 – 7:00 PM • Dinner: 7:00 PM • Presentation: 7:45 PM Members $45.00, Non-Members $55.00, Students $25.00 – Payment on-line or at the event. Please register for events on-line at www.speontario.com/upcoming-events
SPE ONTARIO PLANT TOUR – OCTOBER 20, 2011 Nuform Building Technologies 100 Galcat Drive Unit #2, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 0B9
P
lease join us on a tour of Nuform Building Technologies Inc., an innovative extruder of PVC-based building products. The tour, which runs from 4:30pm to 5:45pm, will demonstrate how CONFORM™ is made, a patented concrete wall forming system which is revolutionizing the building industry and making it easy for all businesses, large and small, to build solid, cost-efficient structures. The system can be used to construct all types of agricultural, commercial and industrial structures. The system also has blast-resistant capabilities, and is currently being used by the United States military in Afghanistan. Nuform’s industry leading R3 (recycle, reuse, repurpose) recycling technology will also be featured on the tour.
