On behalf of the organizing committee of POLYCHAR 22 it is my great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 22nd World Forum on Polymers and Advanced Materials (POLYCHAR 22) to be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa in April 2014. The 22nd edition of this conference series aims to bring together established researchers and scientists, together with young scientist and students from around the world, and to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of new results within the polymer materials field. The topics of the meetings range from the theoretical and fundamental aspects to the most recent advances and novel developments in synthesis, processing, manufacturing and characterization, including the prediction of service performance of polymeric materials.