IMPROVING THE RUBBER MIXING PROCESS.The KTP Institute of Plastics Engineering at the University of Paderborn/Germany is holding its second international conference focused on European research in the field of elastomer processing. During this conference, which is taking place in Paderborn on 25 and 26 January 2005, the results of three large-scale research projects are to be presented to the public. The international project partners from industry and the universities will be reporting on their experience in around 20 papers.