Pirelli US CEO to Deliver Keynote Address

Pirelli’s US chairman and CEO Hugh Pace is to deliver the keynote address at the ACS Rubber Expo in Louisville, opening the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Rubber Division “Rubber Mini Expo and 174th Technical Meeting” on Tuesday, 14 October, 2008. The address, entitled “The Tire Industry: Globalization and Regulatory Harmonization”, will focus on how new technologies and the expansion of commerce have led to global markets and how regulatory standards have impacted those markets.

The Mini Expo will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center from 14-16 October, and will feature 168 exhibitors along with an array of international industry-leading companies. During the Expo, devoted exclusively to rubber and its related products, ninety technical papers will be presented. Approximately 2000 attendees from around the world will take part in the event.