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1st PLA World Congress
bioplastics MAGAZINE invites to the 1st PLA World Congress.
This unique event will be hosted in Munich, Germany
on the 9th and 10th of September, 2008.
The 1st PLA Bottle Conference, that bioplastics MAGA-
ZINE organized in Hamburg last year was quite a success.
The conference attracted over 100 experts from more than
25 countries. Delegates from the beverage industry as well
as bioplastics experts came from all over Europe, North
America and countries as far away as Hawaii, Australia,
South Africa and even Bhutan in the Himalayas.
The 1st PLA World Congress will cover all topics around
the versatile bioplastic material PLA. For details see the ad
on the right and the preliminary programme below.
Who should attend
The 1st PLA World Congress is a unique opportunity to
benefit from presentations about the latest developments
as well as challenges and future prospects. Raw material
suppliers, compounders, converters, retailers, brand owners,
trader, engineers, scientists, and journalists get the
chance to meet and establish valuable network connections.
And of course anyone else who is interested in the
opportunities coming from this unique polymer family.
Register at www.pla-world-congress.com
The team of bioplastics MAGAZINE is looking forward to
seeing you in Munich.
Preliminary programme:
Hans-Josef Endres, Univ. App. Sc. Hannover
N.N. , Uhde Inventa Fischer
Manfred Stepanksi, Sulzer Chemtec
Hans van der Pol, Purac Biochem
N.N.
N.N., NatureWorks
Remy Jongboom, Biopearls
Patrick Zimmermann, FkUR
Karl-Heinz Hausmann, DuPont Packaging
Jerome Raphanaud, Cereplast
Karin Molenveld, Wageningen (WUR)
Frederic Loyrion, Clariant Masterbatches Div.
Karl-Heinz Proksch, Polyone
Karl Zimmermann , Brückner Maschinenbau
Martin Debaets, Sidaplax
Regis Garoutte, Polyfilms
Stefan Honke, Maag / Thomas Glaw, Alcan
Cesare Vannini, Coopbox Italia
Keynote Speech: Current Situation and future perspectives of biopolymers
Latest developments in production of PLA
Purification of Dilactide through Melt Crystallization
Enhanced thermal properties (Lactides PDLA – PLLA)
Market situation and Production Capacities of PLA
Latest developments in Ingeo polymers
Compounding of PLA
Tailored bioplastics compounds – taking PLA further.
Novel Modifier Approaches for PLA in impact, processing and thermal performance
Cereplast, making PLA better
Improving PLA: processing & additives
CESA-natur Additives for PLA
Additives / Masterbatches for PLA
Oriented Films Turn Green Stretching Technology for Present
and Future BOPLA Film Applications
Current market applications for PLA – flexible films
PLA flexible films
Laminated multilayer films with barrier layer
Packaging of fresh food with PLA, in particulary with protective atmosphere
A. Jaszkiewicz, University of Kassel Modified PLA and its composites for packaging applications in high-tech quality
Takurou Ito, Toyo Seikan Kaisha
Yoshiharu Kitajima, Arkhe Will
R. Forstner, TCKT
Transfercenter für Kunststofftechnik
Rita Campos, P I E P
Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros
Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University
Panel discussion:
Moderator: Andrea Siebert, Univ.App. Sc. Hannover;
Participants: Prof. Endres, Prof. Narayan,
and others t.b.d.
Gas barrier advanced PLA bottles and closures
Innovative PLA applications
Fiber Reinforced Polylactic acid (PLA) Compounds – Properties
and Potential Applications
New materials based on natural resources from the euro-region:
automotive applications
LCA: How to report on the carbon and environmental footprint of PLA
End of life options
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