Programme
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (Day 0) |
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| 18:00 - 21:00 Registration |
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| 19:00 - 20:00 Cocktail Reception |
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2008 (Day 1) |
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| 08:00 - 09:00 Registration |
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| 09:00 - 10:10 Opening Address and Keynote Speeches | |
| Welcome Dr. Harald Käb, European Bioplastics |
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| Opening Address German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology |
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| Enabling a Sustainable market for Biodegradable Polymers Dr. Michael Stumpp, BASF |
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| Business Case for Renewability Armand Klein, DuPont |
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| 10:10 - 10:50 Networking Break & Exhibition | |
| 10:50 - 12:10 What the Market Needs - The Visions of Players | |
| Our expectations regarding the Bioplastics Industry Filippo Velli, Ferrero |
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| The Eco-Sustainable Revolution Can Start from Mass Market Products Mark Vergauwen, NatureWorks |
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| Eco. by Telecom Italia: Bioplastic Applied to Consumer Electronic Products Federico Giuliano, MID My Italian Design Emma Clerici, Baolab |
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| 12:10 - 13:40 Lunch | |
| 13:40 - 15:00 Market Introduction: Tools & Policies | |
| The Recent Market Development Situation of Biomass-Based Plastics in Japan Isao Inomata, Japan Bioplastics Association |
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| Certification and Labeling of Renewable Content: Concepts of the Industries Jöran Reske, European Bioplastics |
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| Policies and Legislation for the Bioplastics in the Netherlands Patrick Gerritsen, Natura Verpackungs GmbH |
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| Mater Bi Polymers, the Added Value of Closed Loop Systems: Are Products and/or Systems Environmentally Sustainable? Stefano Facco, Novamont |
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| 15:00 - 15:40 Networking Break & Exhibition | |
| 15:40 - 17:00 Agricultural Feedstock Supply: Is There Enough Land for Bioplastics Production? | |
| Panel Discussion: Introduction by Michael Carus, Nova Institute Udo Hemmerling, German Farmers Association (DBV) Andreas Pilzecker, European Commission, DG Agriculture Dr. John Williams, The National Non-Food Crops Center (UK) |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 Networking & Exhibition | |
| 19:00 - 21:00 Gala Conference Dinner | |
| Thursday, November 6, 2008 (Day 2) | |
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| 08:30 - 10:15 New Application Fields | 08:30 - 10:15 New Developments with PLA |
| Non Woven Growing Activities Eamonn Tighe, NatureWorks | PLA Production established in Germany Bernd Merzenich, pyramid bioplastics Guben |
| Semi-finished Plastics based on Renewable and/or Biodegradable Raw Materials Thomas Stintzing, Gehr Kunststoffwerke | Industrial Size PLA Production Plants - Scale-up and Capacity Projection Dr. Rainer Hagen, Uhde Inventa Fischer |
| Films and Packaging Applications Frank Hilbich, Alesco | Sustainable Compounds - Developing tailor made biopolymer blends Dr. Christian Bonten, FKuR |
| The Quest of Barrier - Extending the Range of Applications for Bio-Packaging Materials Andy Sweetman, Innovia Films | Hitachi's Contribution to PLA Production Process Dr. Toshiaki Matsuo, Hitachi |
| Opportunities and Problems in using Biopolymers for Fresh Food Packaging Cesare Vannini, Coopbox Europe | PLA Developments Based on Lactide Polymerization Hans van der Pol, Ph.D., PURAC |
| 10:15 - 11:00 Networking Break & Exhibition | |
| 11:00 - 12:25 From Plants to Bioplastics | 11:00 - 12:25 Material Innovations |
| Biomaterials in the Chemical Industry Dr. Dieter Herzog, The Dow Chemical Company | Biodegradable Polymers from a Chemical Manufacturer's Point of View Dr. Jens Hamprecht, BASF |
| Recent Advances in the Production and Applications of Biopolymers Yasuhiro Miki, Kaneka Corporation | Compostable and Hybrid Resins: A Complementary Approach to Sustainable Plastics Jérôme Raphanaud, Cereplast Europe |
| Succinium - An Attractive Biobased Building Block Franck Thumerel, Roquette Frères Richard Janssen, DSM | Renewable Bioplastics for a Sustainable Future Robert Findlen, Telles Mirel |
| From Plant Genetics to Bioplastics David Pearson, Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients | Latest Innovations in Biobased High Performance Polyamides Thomas Grimaud, Arkema |
| 12:25 - 14:00 Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 15:35 Product Innovations | 14:00 - 15:35 Specials |
| Bio-Based Succinic Acid: A New Building Block for Green Polymers Patrick Piot, Bio-amber | Organic Recycling as End-of-Life Option: Composting & Anaerobic Digestion Bruno de Wilde, Organic Waste Systems |
| Biodegradable Mulchfilms in Horticulture and Agriculture Forschungsgem. Biolog. Abbaubare Werkstoffe | Web Database for Biomaterials Prof. Hans-Josef Endres, University Hannover |
| Manufacture, Properties and Applications of Cellulose Diacetate Films Martyn Hanney, Clarifoil | Bioplastics - The Need and Growth in India's Surging Economy Perses Bilimoria, Earth Soul |
| Advances in the Development of Biopolymers and their Modifiers at DuPont Karlheinz Hausmann, DuPont | How to Launch with Success a Bioplastic Project Thomas Lefevre, Natureplast |
| 15:35 - 16:00 Closing |
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