More Sponsors Join PELICE Event

Officials of the 2010 Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) have announced the addition of several companies as sponsors, and released the general subject matter for the event, which is to be held February 4-6 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

The inaugural PELICE, held in 2008, drew 600 registrants, 90 exhibitors and featured 90 speakers. The event is hosted by Panel World magazine and Georgia Research Institute.

Arclin, a supplier of resins and paper overlays, has joined PELICE as a Gold sponsor.

“Arclin is committed to meeting and exceeding our customers’ needs for innovative bonding and surfacing solutions for today’s regulatory and new product development challenges. Participating in the 2010 PELICE as a Gold Level Sponsor is indicative of the commitment we have towards the industry and our partner companies,” comments Kevin Griffin, Marketing Manager.

 “We are most pleased that Arclin is providing the ultimate show of confidence in PELICE,” comments PELICE co-chairman and Panel World editor Rich Donnell. “We strongly believe they won’t be disappointed.”

Another Gold sponsor is TECO, the third-party certification and testing agency for structural building products. TECO was also a Gold sponsor of the 2008 PELICE. TECO announces it will host its Industry Advisory Council (IAC) meeting on February 3 prior to PELICE.

New Silver sponsors include Hexion Specialty Chemicals and Spain-based Biele, which offers production lines for panel, flooring (laminate and solid wood), furniture and doors.

Earlier Silver sponsors with booth locations already selected include Westmill, Raute, Megtec, Hunt Guillot & Associates, Electronic Wood Systems, Con-Vey, Globe, Bruks and TSI, while Tri-Mer Corp. is a Bronze sponsor.

“Given the state of the economy through the first three quarters of 2009, we the organizers have purposefully moved slowly with this event,” comments Donnell. “Now we’re stepping it up and the response is very encouraging still a half-year out.”

For information on exhibiting and the sponsorship packages, contact Fred Kurpiel, 678-642-1238, e-mail fredkurpiel@aol.com; Rich Donnell, 334-834-1170, e-mail rich@hattonbrown.com; Dianne Sullivan, 334-834-1170, e-mail dianne@hattonbrown.com.

Also visit: www.pelice-expo.com .