5th PLA World Congress #5PLA

Michael Thielen, Polymedia Publisher Welcome Remarks

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Katrin Schwede, European Bioplastics Drivers and challenges of a dynamic market development of bioplastics in Europe

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Michael Carus, nova-Institute The role of PLA in the Bio-based Economy

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Stefano Cavallo, NatureWorks Innovation meets circular economy

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Hugo Vuurens, Total-Corbion PLA Introducing new products and new 75 KT PLA capacity in 2018

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Alex Battu, Sulzer Chemtech From an idea to an industrial scale PLA production plant

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Rutger Knoop, Wageningen Food and Biobased Research High impact Polylactic acid

Nikolaos Kassos, Floreon The Evolution of PLA Bioplastic Compounds

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Panel discussion

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Emanuela Bardi, Taghleef Industries Expanding the possibilities of PLA based flexible films

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Antje Lieske, Fraunhofer IAP Feedstock Recycling of PLA – Approaches to a new Recycling route

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Tanja Fell, Fraunhofer IVV Present and potential future recycling of PLA waste

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Tal Shapira, 3PLW Transform food waste into PLA bioplastic (t.b.c.)

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Panel

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Remy Jongboom, Biotec Flexible application of PLA

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David Grewell, Center for Bioplastics & Biocomposites Ultrasonic welding of PLA

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Panel Discussion , PLA market development: chances, obstacles and challenges (t.b.c.)

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Patrick Gerritsen, Bio4Pack World’s first fully compostable and renewable meat packaging

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Chris Schaefer, Sidaplax A new sealant for flexible packaging

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Lien Van der Schueren, Centexbel Biobased self-reinforced composites enabled by high stiffness PLA yarns

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Florian Graichen, Scion Scion’s advances in PLA process and application development

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Panel

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Samira Benali, Univ. Mons Melt-processed polylactide/starch nanoplatelet using supramolecular strategy : Preparation and characterization

Shilpa Manjure, Northern Technologies Learnings from Injection Molding of PLA”

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Marco Neudecker, IfBB Advanced data for injection moulding of PLA

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Karsten Schulz, Omya International Calcium Carbonate opens new opportunities for the use of Polylactic Acid

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Arjan Klapwijk, Bio4Life PLA for self-adhesive applications

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Sandra Viamonte-Aristizábal, AIMPLAS Synthesis and modification of PLA by reactive extrusion process

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Svenja Murillo Castellon, Institut f. Kunststofftechnik, Stuttgart Commercial PLA modified for extrusion foaming

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Nopadol Suanprasert, Global Biopolymers PLA Applications in Agricultures: Experiences from Thailand

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Michael Thielen, Polymedia Publisher, Polymedia Publisher Closing remarks