Shaping the Future of Ecodesign and Rubber Innovation in Paris
AFICEP, under the aegis of IRCO, the International Rubber Conference
Organization, has been awarded the organization of the future
RubberCon 2026. This international conference will be held in Paris in
the spring of 2026.
Following the work of the Scientific Committee, the main theme of this
RubberCon will be « Ecodesign and Rubber Innovation »
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Three sub-themes are proposed for this congress: eco-designed
materials, durability and energy efficiency.
AFICEP is delighted to invite you to this international event.
Whatever your field of activity – academic, technical center,
manufacturer of raw materials and equipment, distributor, processor,
user or public authority – we are giving you the opportunity to tell us
about your work and innovations in these different areas.
The AFICEP will be delighted to take all these proposals into
consideration.
We look forward to hearing from you and are counting on you to make
this future RubberCon a great success.
To help you position yourself, we have drawn up a list of keywords that
will enable you to do so more easily
Abstracts submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee
You can download the Conference Program by clicking here
To find out about the sponsorship opportunities for RUBBERCON 2026, please download the document here
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Eco-designed materials
Raw Materials
- Bio-sourced materials
- Natural fillers and reinforcements
- Antioxidants / Stabilizers / Cross-linking agents / Blowing agents
- Green solvents and plasticizers
- TPV
Guide to choice / Impact assessment
- Toxicology
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Waste collecting and sorting
- Environmental impact
Innovative approaches
- Recycled materials
- Surface treatment
- Disassembly
- Self-healing, dynamic and reversible chemistry
- Performance management
Durability
Degradation mechanisms
- Thermal, radiative and photochemical ageing
- Biodegradation
- Fatigue
Experimental methods and law of behavior
- Analytical methods
- End-of-life prediction
- Performance monitoring and improvement
- Failure detection
Fate of degraded products
- Status of aged materials
- Eco-toxicity of degradation products
- Microparticles
- Consequence on health and environment
- Devulcanization methods and industrial processes
New application challenges
- Rapid decompression
- Hydrogen and new energies (offshore wind power, etc.)
- Sustainable and synthetic fuels
- Introduction of connected objects
- Impact on performance (building, luxury goods, transport, industry, energy, medical, sport and leisure, etc.)
Energy efficiency
Process control and management
- Automation
- Fluid and energy management
- Analysis and reduction of energy consumption
- Digitalization of processes
- Big data
- Artificial intelligence
Innovative processes
- Additive manufacturing
- Multi-material assemblies
- Directives and regulations
Plan & Pricing
Early bird
Valid until october 31, 2025
- Fee includes:
- 2 days of conference
- Gala dinner
750€
Standard
valid until April 3, 2026
- Fee includes:
- 2 days of conference
- Gala dinner
850€
Student
valid until April 3, 2026
- Fee includes:
- 2 days of conference
- Gala dinner
425€
Committees
- Sandrine ARIBO - NORDMANN FRANCE
- Claire CHARLOT - SAFIC-ALCAN
- Philippe DABO - AFICEP (Chairman)
- Marie-Pierre HENTZIEN - ARLANXEO
- Sylvain LARSEN - ELASTOTECH
- Carine LEFÈVRE - XATICO BENELUX FRANCE
- Bruno MARTIN - AFICEP
- Ludovic MOREIRA DA SILVA - REP INTERNATIONAL
- Martin PAJOT - POLYMERIS
- Christophe ROGNON - ZEON
- Nathan SELLES - ELANOVA
- Julien SORBON - AFICEP
- Sébastien TAVARES - REPSOL
- Nadine ALLANIC - UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES
- Corinne BILLERAULT - ELANOVA ÉDUCATION
- Philippe DABO - AFICEP
- Alfredo DEFRANCISCI - ARKEMA
- Michel DORGET - GUATECS
- Laurent FONTAINE - UNIVERSITÉ DU MANS, IMMM
- Laina GUO - HUTCHINSON
- Florian LACROIX - LAMÉ, TOURS UNIVERSITÉ
- Benjamin LAGRÈVE - SACRED
- Jean-Charles MAJESTÉ - IMP SAINT-ÉTIENNE
- Karine MOUGIN - IS2M, UHA
- Hervé MOUSTY - CNEP
- Edith PEUVREL-DISDIER - MINES PARISTECH, CEMEF
- Jean-Pierre QUESLEL - MICHELIN
- Emmanuel RICHAUD - ENSAM PARIS
- Christophe SINTUREL - UNIVERSITÉ D’ORLÉANS
- Anke BLUME - UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE (THE NETHERLANDS)
- James BUSFIELD - QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM)
- Philippe DABO - AFICEP (FRANCE)
- Ulrich GIESE - DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR KAUTSCHUKTECHNOLOGIE (GERMANY)
- Ján KRUŽELÁK - SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (SLOVAKIA)
- André MAUTONE - ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE TECNOLOGIA DA BORRACHA (BRASIL)
- Denis RODRIGUE - UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL (CANADA)
- Murat ŞEN - HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY (TURKEY)
- Krisda SUCHIVA - RUBBER TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER (THAILAND)
What Attendees Say
“Fantastic job!”
Ruhi Patel
"A successful Rubbercon"
Jacques W. M. Noordermeer
"Enjoying seeing the work”
Gigi Obrecht
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