SPEAKER PROFILE |
 Gunther Van Kerckhove OCSiAl Europe S.A.R.L. Grand Duchy de Luxembourg |
TUBALL™ nanotubes - Health safety & environmental status
Abstract
The company OCSiAl is been founded in 2009 with a worldwide footprint. Is the first SWCNT manufacturer and with a patented scalable production process since 2013, who has completed his EU-REACH registration for a tonnage band of up to 10T/a. Because Tuball™ is used and also tested in various applications on an ongoing basis, also receiving a lot of interests worldwide. That is why it is obvious that the company OCSiAl is establishing the necessary regulatory and quality standards worldwide.
The first part of this presentation will aim at providing an overview of the status and plans of the ongoing registrations an compliance. Second part of the presentation will focus on the health, safety and environmental aspects of our Tuball™ substance and the different applications and some of the recent success stories.
As SWCNT manufacturer, OCSiAl is doing continues investments in improving our understanding of our different (new) Tuball products themselves and potential hazards through their (entire) life cycle. We are involved in generating additional test data and collaborating with industry associations and networks.
This presentation will describe the steps being taken by the company H&S Lead manager, Van Kerckhove Gunther to successfully introduce our carbon nanotubes (SWCNT’s) regulatory status and outline our (future) plans for numerous of studies and qualifying our Tuball™ substance including the different kind of compositions and including the recent booked success stories.
The first part of this presentation will aim at providing an overview of the status and plans of the ongoing registrations an compliance. Second part of the presentation will focus on the health, safety and environmental aspects of our Tuball™ substance and the different applications and some of the recent success stories.
As SWCNT manufacturer, OCSiAl is doing continues investments in improving our understanding of our different (new) Tuball products themselves and potential hazards through their (entire) life cycle. We are involved in generating additional test data and collaborating with industry associations and networks.
This presentation will describe the steps being taken by the company H&S Lead manager, Van Kerckhove Gunther to successfully introduce our carbon nanotubes (SWCNT’s) regulatory status and outline our (future) plans for numerous of studies and qualifying our Tuball™ substance including the different kind of compositions and including the recent booked success stories.
Bio
Gunther holds an engineer diploma in Chemistry - & Plastic technology and a bachelor as a Safety advisor (since 2005). With over 10 years of invaluable experience in SHEQ management projects and resources in an effective and efficient manner. Highly focused with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of various industries and sectors such as plastic engineering, automotive, trailer building, composite engineering/ development, chemical industry, logistics, Operational services and consulting. As a true professional he is always willing to challenge the status quo and improve on existing standards. Since June 2016 he joined the company OCSiAl as a H&S manager, responsible for the regulatory affairs worldwide.