Combining more than 25 years of experience in working with the industrial pigments and colorants sectors and titanium dioxide supply chain, Smithers co-located TiO2 World Summit and Pigment & Color Science Forum regularly unites key players from across the entire value chain for 2-days of the latest market insights, imformative presentations, collaborative discussions, and valuable networking opportunities that build on the inherent synergies between the TiO2 and pigments industries.
An unparalleled learning and networking experience awaits at the only event uniting the entire pigment industry under one roof. Will you be joining over 200 experts at this year’s conference?
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Purchasing a ticket to either the TiO2 World Summit or Pigment & Color Science Forum grants full access to both events, allowing you to tailor your conference experience and move freely between both agendas. Additionally, shared networking opportunities provide attendees with the perfect opportunity to mingle with everyone involved in the pigments value chain!
Wei Joined EMD Electronics as Technical Marketing Manager. She started her career in the coatings industry at Red Spot Paint and Varnishes as a R&D Chemist. She then moved into applications and technical service area as the raw material suppliers in polymer resin at Reichhold. She spent the past 20 years in the effect pigments industry with various responsibilities at BASF and Ciba.
Wei has several publications and patents. She holds a MS degree in chemistry and BS degree in chemical engineering.
Robert Gibney is General Manager Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Sales for Iluka Resources, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
Mr. Gibney has over 35 years of pigment industry experience, having spent over 21 years with Tronox/Kerr-McGee Chemical in a wide variety of senior management positions, including Vice President Global Pigment Marketing, Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain and Chief Administrative Officer.
Having joined Iluka on February 1, 2014, Mr. Gibney is focused on developing Iluka’s TiO2
feedstock sale strategies along with increasing the TiO2 expertise within the company.
Dr. Adalbert Huber received his degree in chemistry and PhD from the University Of Stuttgart, Germany. He started at Degussa in 1988 as a research chemist for printing inks.
Since 1990 he worked in leading positions in application technology for automotive glass decoration and ceramic decoration with precious metal and high temperature pigments.
He joined Merck KGaA in 1997 as head of application technology for pearlescent pigments. Later he was responsible for the Business field Coatings.
He joined Schlenk in 2014 as Head of R&D, where he focused the research on the combination of metal and pearlescent effect pigments. Adalbert Huber is currently also member of the board of the Forschungsgesellschaft Pigment und Lacke.
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Aziza Gazieva is a Vice President at Fermium Research, having co-founded the company in 2018 following 6 years at Wells Fargo Securities. In early 2016, Aziza transitioned from corporate banking to chemicals equity research as an Associate Analyst on Frank Mitsch's team and was a key contributor to help the team rank in the 2017 and 2018 Institutional Investor's All-America Research Surveys. Ms. Gazieva is a graduate of New York University with a major in Economics.
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EMD Performance Materials brings color to life with innovative effect pigments and functional materials for coatings, cosmetics, plastics and printing industries. We deliver high-purity specialty chemical materials for the electronics, automotive and semiconductor industry. Additionally, we offer products for applications in consumer electronics, semiconductors, lighting and solar. EMD Performance Materials is the North American high-tech materials business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, with USA headquarters located in Philadelphia.
Iluka is an international mineral sands company with expertise in exploration, development, mining, processing, marketing and rehabilitation. The company has over 60 years’ experience in the mineral sands industry. Iluka’s portfolio includes operations in Australia and Sierra Leone; projects in Australia, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka; and a globally integrated marketing and distribution network.
The company’s TiO2 containing products include various grades of ilmenite, leucoxene, rutile, and synthetic rutile, which are sold under brands such as HYTI and Exeld. Iluka is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with the ticker code ILU.
