Pre-Conference Events

seminar:
The Future for Bioplastics Feedstocks

Presented by
Jim Lunt & Associates

February 20, 2011
7:00am - 5:10pm

This full-day seminar will address the question of when biomass products will be used to make bioplastics from three perspectives:

• How justified is the concern over food-based renewable feedstocks for bioplastics?
• When can such a transition to waste biomass feedstocks and derived products realistically occur; which feedstocks are already being considered; and what are the challenges?
• Who are the emerging leaders in converting either waste product from the food chain or other non-edible products to bioplastics?

Industry experts at The Future for Bioplastics Feedstocks will cover the various facets of this critical question.

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workshop:
Adhesives and Key Essentials for Laminating Biopolymer Films into Flexible Packaging

Presented by
Dr. Eldridge M Mount III, Wayne Eklund, and Lowell Lindquist in partnership with H.B. Fuller

February 20, 2011
1:00pm - 5:00pm

This half-day workshop will cover:

• Requirements of flexible polymer films and film combinations (co-extrusions and laminations) used to produce flexible packaging
• Various biopolymers commercially available today and the films which have been produced from them
• Impact of adhesive on package integrity
• Practical techniques to improve lamination quality including special requirements of sustainable films

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