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Programme
10 December 2013
Welcoming Remarks
Chairman of European Bioplastics e. V.
François de Bie Keynote Speeches
Video Messages
Janez Potočnik (European Commissioner for the Environment)
& Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science)
Progress of the Bioplastics Industry in Thailand
Thai Bioplastics Industry Association (PTT Global Chemical Company)
Pipat Weerathaworn
New Bioplastics Market Developments
Market Development of Bioplastics – Annual Statistics Update
University of Applied Sciences in Hanover & European Bioplastics
Hans-Josef Endres
Porto Torres: Industrial production of biochemicals from renewable resources
Novamont
Stefano Facco
An in-depth life cycle analysis of „green“ PE
Braskem
Beatriz Luz
Coffee Break
New Applications & Processes
Bioplastics for Sustainable Applications
Kimberly-Clark
James Wang
Puma chooses apinat for the biodegradable „InCycle Basket Shoe“ – a story of semi-durable goods: „Cradle to Cradle“
API
Marco Meneghetti
Schüco AWS 90.SI+ Green und FW50+.SI for window frame systems
Schüco International
Dieter Wierspecker
Bioplastics for Organic Food Packaging
Association of Organic Food Processors (AoeL)
Yvonne Henkel, Ralph Weishaupt
Lunch
Lunch
Material Trends & Innovations I
End of Life
New Approach to Support PLA Market Development from
a Technology Provider‘s Point of View
Sulzer Chemtech
Emmanuel Rapendy
Recent Developments in Standardisation and Certification of
Oxo-degradable Plastics – Do they bring more clarity?
OWS
Sam Deconinck, Bruno de Wilde
Multifunctional Processing Aids for PLA Injection Molding
Clariant
Beate Treffler
New Market Sudy Findings: Can Bags be recycled?
CONAI (Italian National Packaging Consortium)
The Potential of PLA for the Fiber Market
Uhde Inventa-Fischer
Rainer Hagen
Biodegradable Polymers in Foodserviceware in closed systems
BASF
Lars Börger
The rapid expansion of IngeoTM fibers and nonwovens
in new applications for everyday life
NatureWorks
Eamonn Tighe
Upgrade your image, biodegrade your plastics
Reverdia (JV - DSM & Roquette Frères)
Jo Kockelkoren
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Material Trends & Innovations I
Material Trends & Innovation I
PLA: a true biobased performance material!
Corbion
Sicco de Vos
Metabolix
Bob Engle
Solvent based PLA recycling
Fraunhofer IVV
Tanja Siebert
Production of 1,3-Propanediol out of Crude Glycerol,
the Vogelbusch process
Vogelbusch GmbH
Gottfried H. Sodeck
bioplastics MAGAZINE presents the 8th Annual Gobal Award for Developers, Manufacturers and Users of Biobased Plastics
polymedia Publishing
Michael Thielen
Programme
11 December 2013
Welcoming Remarks
Managing Director of European Bioplastics e.V.
Hasso von Pogrell
Keynote Speech
Perspectives on the Life Cycle Assessment of Bioplastics
Technical University Berlin
Matthias Finkbeiner
Sustainability Criteria for Bioplastics – Panel Discusssion
A global seal of sustainability – how a global certification scheme for bio plastics works in practice
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials
Rolf Hogan
IFEU Institut
Andreas Detzel
Practical implementation of LCA at SME level on the bio-based plastics sector
ITENE Packaging, Transport & Logistics Research Center
Antonio Doban Lopez
ECOFYS
Matthias Spoettle
Further panelists to be confirmed soon
Coffee Break
Bioplastics in the Automotive Industry
BIO-materials : risks or opportunities for automotive applications ?
Renault
Gérard Liraut
Automotive case study: Mercedes Benz
DSM
Paolo Rossi
Bio-sourcing as opportunity for Eco Design, Performance and Innovation in Thermoset Composites
BioAmber & CCP Composites
Babette Pettersen, Celine Verrat
From the widest biobased PA range to the First Flexible High Temperature biobased PA
Arkema
Michaela Steng
Lunch
Material Trends & Innovation II
Performance Polymers – Technical Benefits and new functionality with bio-based solutions
DuPont
Thomas Werner
Creating value chains for a novel 100% biobased polyester
Avantium
Nathan Kemeling
In a nushell: Biobased Content of a Nutshell
Vinçotte
Petra Michiels
Vestamid Terra: new Application Fields of Bio-based Polyamides
Evonik Industries
Benjamin Brehmer
Closing Remarks by the Chairman of European Bioplastics
Building
a biobased
future
for Europe