Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH - Bavaria, Germany

Title: Viscosity of Colour Masterbatches and its Influence on WPC Production

Symposium: Extrusion & Compounding

Dipl.-Ing. Sven WOLF
• Born 1966 in Austria, married, 2 children
• Technical High-School, Wood-technology (1980-1985)
• University of Leoben, Institute of plastics processing (1986-1992); Masters degree in December 1992 with honor and the award of the university called “Rektor Platzer Ring “
• Long time experience in the field of plastic machinery, engineering and process technology as well as experiences in reorganization and turn-around management
Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH (R&D manager, general sales manager)
MAG AG (assistant to the board of directors)
Theysohn Group of Companies (Managing director, minority owner)
Technoplast Kunststofftechnik (Managing director)
STARLINGER & CO Gesellschaft mbH (Managing director)
extruwood GmbH (Founder and Co-Owner)
LEISTRITZ Extrusionstechnik GmbH (Managing director) since 2011
• Various international board of directors mandates in USA, India and China
• Lector for advanced materials at the FH-Technikum Wien (International Business & Engineering)
• Several national and international publications and presentations in different plastic related fields such as:
Wolf, S.: “Herstellung hochgeschäumter funktioneller Kabelisolation”, 14. Leobener Kunststoffkolloquium, 1996, S 10-1 ff
Wolf, S.: “Novelties in „One-Step“ Silane Processing”, presentation during the conference at INTERWIRE 1997, Atlanta USA
Wolf, S.: “Foam Core Pipes - The challenge of being successful in pipe production”, Vortrag bei der European Plastics News Pipe 2002 Conference; November 2002,                Brussels/ Belgium
Wolf, S.: “The construction market with respects to the PVC industry. A world wide general market analysis for the plastic extrusion industry”. Presentation at BIPEA (British            Independent Plastic Extruder Association) October 2003, Chesire / UK
Wolf, S.: “New Extrusion Equipment and processing technologies for PVC building products”, Vortrag bei der Fachtagung der Firma AMANCO „Reunión Técnica 2005 Amanco             Plastigama“, Dezember 2005, Salinas / Columbia
Wolf, S.: “Trends im Extrusionsprozess – Auswirkungen auf die Ökonomie und Qualität von Fenstern”, publication and presentation at the 2. Intern. Window and Facade             Congress, Organizer IFT ROSENHEIM, February 2005, Kiev / Ukraine
Wolf, S.: “WPC made from post industrial wooden raw material”, presentation at the final conference on wood polymer composites cornet research project; October 2009,             Nicosia / Cyprus
Wolf, S, P.Hausberger, M. Szakacs.: “Post industrial wooden raw material as natural fiber base for wood plastic composites based on PVC and PP matrix material”, Contribution to            Processing Technologies for the Forest and Bio-based Products Industries, PTF BPI 2010 October 2010, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Kuchl/Austria
Wolf, S: “Extruwood Cap – a new innovation for wood window manufacturer”, presentation at the “International Wood Polymer Symposium”, FCBA Institut Technologique            September 2011 Biarritz/France
Wolf, S: “Viscosity of colour master batch and its influence to WPC-production”, presentation at the “AMI’s Wood Plastic Composites 2013”, February 2013 Vienna/Austria and at                AMI Color Concentrates Conference 2014, January 2014 Coral Springs/USA