Lyondellbasell Polyolefin Resins For Medical Applications (Basell Polylefin India Ltd.)

Abstract

LyondellBasell is one of the world’s largest polymers, petrochemicals and fuels companies. We are the global leader in polyolefins technology, production and marketing; a pioneer in propylene oxide and derivatives; a significant producer of advanced fuel products etc.

LyondellBasell offers “Purell” family of Polypropylene and Polyethylene resins for use in medical and pharmaceuticals application. These resins are designed to address demanding customers requirements of high performance, flexibility and stability in medical sector.

Purell range of low and high density polyethylene grades provide distinct set of properties which can help in meeting various customers design, regulatory and functional needs of medical applications.

Purell polypropylene product range includes homopolymers, heterophasic and random copolymer grades which can be sterilized by irradiation, ETO or autoclaving.

LyondellBasell can serve the medical industry with a variety of polyolefin solutions with consistently good quality, support in terms of continuity of supply and formulation over a designated period of time.
 

Deepali Kelekar
(Technical Segment Manager)
Basell Polylefin India Ltd.

About Speaker

Deepali Kelekar is working in Polymer industry for last 15 years. After completing the Engineering degree in Polymers from University of Pune, she began her career with NOCIL Petrochemicals.

During her initial assignment at NOCIL, she was involved in the product development and technical support to PVC and thermoplastic rubber compounds. Subsequently she has developed the technical and market development expertise on Montell/Basell Polypropylene.

Since 2002, she is working as Technical Segment Manager in LyondellBasell Industries. Her responsibilities include technical support, market and application development of Polyethylene and Polypropylene in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Srilanka.

Plasticizers for Medical Devices (BASF South East Asia Pvt. Ltd.)

The presentation will give an overview on the most recent developments regarding plasticizers for flexible PVC in medical devices. Regulatory agencies around the world have evaluated the use of DEHP in medical devices during the last years. Some of them are currently in the stage of updating these evaluations. The most recent status of these efforts will be reported.

Risk assessment and risk benefit analysis for the medical sector are covered by practical examples. BASF’s plasticizer Hexamoll® DINCH will be taken as a practical example and it will be shown what parameters are needed to support the safe use of any additive. Plasticizer migration, which in case of medical devices is the key parameter to determine patient exposure, will be compared for several plasticizers.

Neonatal exposure against plasticizers and the risk assessment for the application enteral nutrition will be shown as case study using the toxicological data available for the different plasticizers.
 

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Carsten Goebel (Presenter)
(Manager Asia Pacific,
Speciality Plasticizers,
Petrochemicals Division)
BASF South East Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Carsten Goebel received his Diploma in Industrial Engineering for Technical Chemistry after studying at the Technical University Berlin, Germany and the Dublin City University, Ireland in February 2000.

In March 2000 he joined BASF’s Global Marketing Group for Plasticizers as Product Manager, where he was responsible for Plasticizer Business Development. Following a position in Strategic Marketing for Plasticizers was the responsibility for Communications of the Petrochemicals Division from 2003 until end of 2006.

Early 2007 he transferred to BASF South East Asia where he is until today responsible for BASF’s speciality plasticizer portfolio, including Hexamoll DINCH, in the Asia Pacific region.