Americas Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society
September 23, 2025 | Guelph, ON, Canada
On behalf of the Polymer Processing Society (PPS) and the local organizing committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to the Americas Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society, PPS 2025, to be held at Guelph, Ontario from September 23-25, 2025. The objective of the conference is to foster exchange of developments and innovations in Polymer Engineering related areas.
Plenary I: Dr. Rampi Ramprasad
Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Chair Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Energy Sustainability
Plenary II: Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna
Senior Professor of Materials Engineering, National University of Singapore
Plenary Panel (Recycling, Upcycling & Circular Economy): Dr. Kim Ragaert
Professor at Maastricht University, Netherlands
Plenary Panel (Recycling, Upcycling & Circular Economy): Dr. John M. Torkelson
Walter P. Murphy Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University
Plenary Panel (Recycling, Upcycling & Circular Economy): Dr. Jan-Georg Rosenboom
Co-founder & CTO MacroCycle Technologies
Plenary Panel (Recycling, Upcycling & Circular Economy): Dr. Nicolas Cottenye
Vice President of Research and Development at UpSolv
Important Dates
- Early bird registration deadline
- Regular registration deadline
Conference Focus
The Polymer Processing Society (PPS) fosters scientific understanding and technical innovation in polymer processing by providing a forum for engineers and scientists worldwide. This PPS conference will have a particular focus on the following aspects of polymer processing include:
- The development traditional and sustainable polymers, with a focus on circularity
- Biodegradable Polymers and single use plastic alternatives
- Composites for lightweight automotive, aerospace, construction and consumer products
- Strategies on plastic recycling, upcycling, and chemical recycling
- The incorporation of AI into polymer processing innovation
- Waste plastic, PFAS, Microplastics and mitigation strategies
Sincere thanks to our Host Organization for their partnership and support!
Special thanks to the Co-Host Organizations for their support!
Organizing Committee
Areas of Interest
- Injection molding and mold design
- Extrusion, mixing and compounding
- Additive manufacturing
- Modeling and simulation
- Polymer composites
- Polymer blending
- Polymers and environment
- Biopolymers
- Polymer films fibers, membranes and coatings
- Morphology and structural development
- Rheology
- Sustainable materials and processing
- Foams and other porous materials
- Artificial intelligence in polymers and composites design
- Sustainable polymers, composites, and circular economy
- Functional polymer systems
- Nanocomposites
- Waste plastic and polymer recycling
Visitors
- Canada5679
- United States2011
- India1278
- Japan529
- Brazil366
- Germany326
- France317
- China283
- Austria243
- South Korea228
- United Kingdom226
- Ireland202
- Netherlands183
- Poland166
- Türkiye157
- Colombia124
- Mexico113
- Italy100
- New Zealand89
- Sweden87
- Taiwan81
- Czechia65
- Nigeria65
- Ghana60
- Saudi Arabia56
- Spain56
- Portugal52
- Belgium44
- Australia39
- Ecuador37
- Greece37
- Singapore36
- Hong Kong34
- Pakistan34
- Thailand34
- Senegal32
- Egypt29
- Finland29
- Iran28
- Côte d’Ivoire27
- South Africa27
- Cameroon26
- Liberia22
- Malaysia22
- United Arab Emirates21
- Israel17
- Denmark16
- Congo - Kinshasa15
- Philippines14
- Somalia14
- Latvia13
- Ethiopia10
- Haiti10
- Seychelles10
- Chile9
- Mali9
- Russia9
- Vietnam9
- Burkina Faso8
- Indonesia8
- Mauritania8
- Gambia7
- Malta7
- Sierra Leone6
- Sudan6
- Algeria5
- Benin5
- Iraq4
- Kenya4
- Morocco4
- Switzerland4
- Uganda4
- Belarus3
- Congo - Brazzaville3
- Luxembourg3
- Norway3
- Ukraine3
- Bulgaria2
- Chad2
- Croatia2
- Djibouti2
- Guinea2
- Malawi2
- Mozambique2
- Peru2
- Serbia2
- Slovenia2
- Togo2
- Uruguay2
- Zambia2
- Argentina1
- Burundi1
- Central African Republic1
- Costa Rica1
- Cyprus1
- Dominican Republic1
- Equatorial Guinea1
- Estonia1
- Eswatini1
