Fifteen years ago Smithers Rapra launched the first conference tailored to the specific needs of the TPE industry, where delegates could connect with key decision makers and technical experts directly involved in the thermoplastic elastomers sector and hear innovative, application-driven papers from the market leaders. Fifteen years on, Smithers Rapra's world famous TPE conference still aims to do just that. Taking place in Berlin on 13-14 November 2012 and featuring a range of highly topical papers, the focus for this year's event will be end-use applications.