International Rubber Conference Organisation

The International Rubber Conference Organisation (IRCO) is an association of rubber societies from around the world which plan the calendar for the annual International Rubber Conference (IRC). By careful selection of conference proposals from IRCO member organisation and monitoring of events, the IRCO ensures that all conferences run by its member societies meet the very demanding requirements dictated by the IRCO and thus have been providing delegates with first-class conferences since 1966.

A main International Rubber Conference is held annually, as shown below. In 2009 the IRCO Committee decided to re-introduce the RubberCon series, starting in 2011. This series provides for smaller, more specialised events, but still adhering to the high IRCO standards.

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IRCO Statement on Russia’s Membership.

Forthcoming IRCs

Event Venue Date Contact
IRC 2024 Istanbul, Turkey 9-11 October Kauçuk Dernegi
IRC 2025 Bangkok, Thailand 1-3 December The Polymer Society of Thailand
IRC 2026 Nagoya, Japan 2-6 November The Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan
IRC 2027 USA Rubber Division, American Chemical Society
IRC 2028 Daegu, Korea The Rubber Society of Korea
IRC 2029 UK The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
IRC 2030 Malaysia Plastics and Rubber Institute Malaysia
IRC 2031 France Association Française des Ingénieurs et Cadres du Caoutchouc et des Polymères
IRC 2032 India Indian Rubber Institute
IRC 2033 China Beijing Research and Design Institute of Rubber Industry, China

For information on individual events, please contact directly the organiser shown in the list above. Further information and links to relevant websites will be included when available.

Forthcoming RubberCons

Event Venue Date Contact
RubberCon 2024 Kochi, India 5-7 December Indian Rubber Institute
RubberCon 2025 Stockholm, Sweden 9-11 September The Swedish Institution of Rubber Technology
RubberCon 2026 France Association Française des Ingénieurs et Cadres du Caoutchouc et des Polymères
RubberCon 2027 China Beijing Research and Design Institute of Rubber Industry, China
RubberCon 2028 Slovak Republic Joint Rubber Division, Czech Society of Industrial Chemistry & Slovak Rubber Association
RubberCon 2029 India Indian Rubber Institute
RubberCon 2030 Finland The Finnish Association of Rubber Technology
RubberCon 2031 Turkey Kauçuk Dernegi
RubberCon 2032 UK The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

For information on individual events, please contact directly the organiser shown in the list above. Further information and links to relevant websites will be included when available.