SPE ANTEC® 2025

ANTEC® 2025 Recap

With over 500 attendees, ANTEC® 2025 showcased the latest advances in industrial, laboratory, academic, and international work focused on plastics and polymer science. While ANTEC® addressed a range of emerging plastics technologies, processes, polymer research, and new materials, this year also focused on scientific, technical, or industrial problems and their solutions.

“ANTEC 2025 was, without a doubt, an exceptional event. As a professional in the field of plastics, I was thoroughly impressed by the quality and relevance of the technical presentations and workshops. The diversity of topics and the depth of the technical discussions were outstanding.”

~ Omar Augusto Estrada Ramirez, Ph.D., SOSPO S.A.S

Making Connections

Monday, March 3

ANTEC kicked off with a Meet and Greet that brought attendees together to mingle, reconnect with old friends, and spark new connections. It was an energy-filled evening with exciting conversations - the kind that could turn into the next big idea! Check out photos here.

Tuesday, March 4

Everyone headed over to Victory Brewing for a laid-back evening filled with great food and drinks, and plenty of facetime! Check out photos here.

Wednesday, March 5

SPE’s Awards Luncheon was an inspiring celebration recognizing the innovators and rising stars of SPE. Everyone honored the achievements of SPE’s Fellows of the Society, Honored Service Members, SPE Foundation Ambassador Giving Society, President’s Cup recipients, and standout Student Poster winners. Awards photos here.

Later Wednesday, students gathered for a blast of a get together, where they participated in a fast and furious game of “find that plastics professional.” Then everyone made their way over to an incredible reception hosted by the SPE Injection Molding Division. Whether a seasoned professional or new to the field, this reception was the perfect setting to build connections and celebrate the achievements of the plastics community. Wednesday evening photos here.

“This was my first ever ANTEC, and I am so glad I was able to attend! I also really enjoyed all the social events ANTEC had. One thing I really loved was the student networking event that the PlastChicks hosted. This allowed me to interact with students from different universities and allowed us to work in a competitive environment to be the first to find and take selfies with specific industry professionals.”

~ Morgan Bartholomew, Student, Pennsylvania College of Technology

Education and Knowledge Sharing

With five plenaries, two special symposiums honoring Tim Osswald and Michael Sepe, as well as over 180 technical sessions, ANTEC® 2025 provided the perfect blend of plastics and polymer technologies. From sustainability and recycling to extrusion, injection molding and bioplastics, and beyond, there was something for everyone! Go here for session photos.

“SPE never ceases to impress with the quality of content and a willingness to educate. The Mike Sepe symposium was an eye opener for me this year. I will always learn something I did not know or wish I knew sooner!”

~ Jason Suess, Technical Service Engineer, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company