Programme


Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (Day 1)
12:00 - 14:00  Registration
14:00 - 14:50   Opening & Keynote Speech

Welcome
European Bioplastics, Andy Sweetman

Biopolymers Value Chain and Value Capturing
Dr. Alexander Schwartz, McKinsey

Lead Markets Initiative - Recent Developments in the Ad hoc Advisory Group for Bio-based Products
Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Austria, Peter Schintlmeister
14:50 - 16:05   Market Strategies & Policies

How the UK is Engaging in Bioplastics
NNFCC, John Williams

Bioplastics - Win or Lose with LCA
European Bioplastics, Harald Käb

Sustainability Needs from the Perspective of Potential Users
Tetra Pak, Erika Mink

How to Attract a Customer Like Aldi: Requirements and Deliverables
VICTOR Güthoff & Partner, Jens Boggel
16:05 - 16:45   Coffee & Networking Break
16:45 - 18:00   Durable Consumer Goods

The Latest Development from Arkema's Renewable Technical Polymers
Arkema, Christophe Lacroix

Textiles and Other Long-Term Applications
DuPont, Thomas Werner

Bioplastics in the Automotive and Aviation Industry
BeOne, Atussa Sarvestani

Nanoalloy Modified PLA Products for Durable Applications
Toray, Toshiyuki Asakura
19:30 - 22:00 Cocktail Reception & Dinner, ADAGIO
                      Supported by Innovia

                      Meeting Point: 19:15
                      in front of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
                      ADAGIO: Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, 10785 Berlin
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (Day 2)
08:00 - 09:00   Registration
09:00 - 09:25   Keynote Speech

Welcome
European Bioplastics, Hasso von Pogrell

The Era of New Bioplastics: Bio-polycarbonate and Bio-PBS
Mitsubishi Chemicals, Mori Tomoyuki
09:25 - 11:05   Biobased Products

Sustainable Packaging - Packaging from Renewable Sources
Coca Cola, Cees van Dongen

The New Ecovio - A Biobased and Compostable Solution for Advanced Film Applications
BASF, Andreas Künkel / Stefan Koch

Partnering: The Road to Success for PLA
Purac, Ruud Reichert / Synbra, Jan Noordegraaf

Latest Developments Regarding Bio-Based Succinic Acid
Bioamber, Patrick Piot

Braskem's Green Polymers: A Partnership Beyond Renewable Raw Materials
Braskem, Rui Chammas
11:05 - 11:45   Coffee & Networking Break
11:45 - 12:45   Panel Discussion: Future Lab Bioplastics
12:45 - 14:15   Lunch
14:15 - 15:45   Packaging Applications

Overview of Different Packaging Applications
Innovia Films, Andy Sweetman

A Brief History of the Bio-Shopper Development
Novamont, Stefano Facco

The Experience of Mater-Bi Shopping Bags in Unicoop Firenze
Unicoop, Gianmari Peretti

Eco-friendly Bioplastics - Innovative Applications of Flexible Consumer Packaging Films
Alesco, Dr. Stefan Ross

Bioplastic - Not Only for Packaging
FKuR, Patrick Zimmermann
15:45 - 16:25   Coffee & Networking Break
16:25 - 17:55   PLA Technology

Ingeo Biopolymer: Accelerating an Industrial Reality
NatureWorks, Mark Vergauwen

PLA Blown and Cast Films: The Next Generation
Huhtamaki, Dr. Kurt Stark / Michael Schumann

FUTERRO : First PLA Demonstration Plant in Europe
Futerro, Frédéric van Gansberghe

Pelletizing and Crystallizing of PLA – An Analogy to PET
Kreyenborg, David Bargery

From Renewable Feedstocks to Bioplastics
Uhde Inventa Fischer, Udo Mühlbauer
17:55 - 18:00   Closing & Final Remarks



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