Polymer Additive, Composite and Manufacturing Asian Workshop(PACMA)
We are pleased to announce the upcoming Polymer Additive, Composite and Manufacturing Asian Workshop, scheduled for September 2026. Please note that the official website for this event is currently under development. We are working diligently to launch it by September 2025, and we appreciate your patience in the meantime.
1. Purpose
To consolidate additive and composite R&D information from Asia, disseminate it globally, and build technical and international advantages that raise the value of asia countries’chemical‐product technologies—ultimately creating an “Asia edition”of K‑SHOW.
2. Outline
| Pre‑event | 1st main event | |
| Schedule | 9-11.Sep 2026 | Summer/Autumn 2027 |
| Venue | KYOTO Institute of Technology（https://www.kit.ac.jp/en/about-us/） | MRS, 13th edition of ICMAT in Singapore |
| Preparatory Committee | Launch in Summer/Autumn 2025 | |
| Secretariat | Society of Flame Retardant Materials (General Incorporated Association) | |
| Target Participants | Manufacturers (set makers, resin producers, additive suppliers), public research institutes, universities – with emphasis on manufacturers | |
| Pre‑event Scale | Approx. 100 attendees; designed as a continuing series |
- Lectures； Invited presentations (from local and international experts )
- Contributed Papers；fillers, flame retardants, composites
- Exhibition；Booths by local companies and organizations (fee: several hundred thousand JPY per span)
- Networking Reception
3. Organizers & Supporters
- Organizers(JPN side)；Automotive Materials Study Group / Filler Study Group / Society of Flame Retardant Materials (GIA) / Japan Society for Additive Manufacturing (GIA)
- Supporters (JPN side)；Chemicals: Japan Plastics Industry Federation, etc. Electrical & Electronics: JE (assn.) Wire & Cable: JECTEC, Wire & Cable Assn., etc. Automotive: JAPIA, JAMA, etc. Academic Societies: The Surface Science Society of Japan (GIA), Japan Society for Composite Materials / 3D Printing for Composite Molding Study Group, Japan Reinforced Plastics Society, and others
4. Pre‑event Organizing Committee (Draft)
5. Venue
KYOTO Institute of Technology（https://www.kit.ac.jp/en/about-us/）
6. Hotel
GRANVIA KYOTO (https://www.granviakyoto.com/)
7. Program
| Date | presentation | ||
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | DAY0 | Reception Well come event | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 2026 | DAY1 | 9-12 ＊coffee break 30min Lunch 12:30-13:30 13:30-17:30 ＊coffee break 30min Option event | Plenary;40min Keyote;30min Oral; 20min 1 min poster presentation Poster; 120min *break 40min Corporate/Group Exhibition/poster free |
| Thu, Sep 10, 2026 | DAY2 | 9-12 ＊coffee break 30min Lunch 12:30-13:30 13:30-17:30＊coffee break 30min GALA Dinner 19:00 ＠HOTEL GRANVIA KYOTO | Plenary;40min Keyote;30min Oral; 20min 1 min poster presentation Poster; 120min *break Corporate/Group Exhibition/poster free |
| Fri, Sep 11, 2026 | DAY3 | 9-12 ＊coffee break 30min Farewell event | Plenary;40min Keyote;30min Award; |
8. Official Website
Coming soon
Secretariat Contact:
Secretariat, Society of Flame Retardant Materials
Shinkagurazaka Building 2F, 43 Tansu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0833
Inside Vision Bridge Ltd.
Email: sfrm@supportoffice.jp
