Presentations

The downloadable presentations below are the final copies of what was presented at the conference. Presentations you do not see listed here have not be licensed by the speaker for distribution.

Opening Session  (February 21, 9:00am - 12:00pm)

• Inventing a Win-Win-Win-Win-Win Future
  Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm
• General Mills Sourcing Sustainability
  Steven Peterson, General Mills
• The Cutting Edge in New BioBased Building Blocks for New Polymers
  Jim Hobbs, BioAmber Inc.
• How the World is Changing, as we Move Beyond Petroleum - A view from the Petrochemicals Mainstream 
  Sutin Chamulitrat, PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited
   

Advances in Bioplastic Flexible Packaging  (February 21, 2:00pm - 5:00pm)

• NATIVIA™ – the biaxial oriented PLA film for flexible packaging 
  Frank Ernst, Taghleef Industries GmbH
• Modern vacuum technology - comparing PLA to other barrier substrates 
  Jim Lush, Celplast Metallized Products
• Commercialization of Bioplastic Packaging Offers Functional Advantages 
  Lindsay Beck, ConAgra Foods
• Laminating Adhesives, Enabling Sustainable Flexible Packaging
  Brian Glasbrenner, H.B. Fuller
• Nature as a Role Model – PLA Blends for Transparent Blown Multilayer Films
  Julia Dolfen, FKuR Plastics Corporation
   

Incorporating Ingeo Fibers & Nonwovens  (February 21, 2:00pm - 5:30pm)

• Nonwoven Fabric Trends
  Ian Butler, INDA
• Application potentials of PLA spunbond bi-components and film composites
  Ralf Taubner, STFI e.V.
• Trevira fibre innovations based on Ingeo bioploymer
  Joerg Dahringer, Trevira GmbH
• Meltblown Ingeo Nanofibers: Current Status and Future Potential
  Dr. Ghajanan Bhat, University of Tennessee
• Opportunities and challenges of using PLA fibers in the oilfield
  Jesse Lee, Schlumberger
• New Ingeo products offer structure and property capabilities that enhance performance in fiber / nonwovens, injection molding and durables markets
  Jed Randall, NatureWorks LLC
   

Emerging Markets & Technologies  (February 21, 2:00pm - 5:30pm)

• Growth and Opportunities for Ingeo Products in India
  Shilpa Manjure, Natur-Tec®
• Reactive blending compatiblized Ingeo/poly(ω-hydroxyfatty acid) blends: bioplastics that fill a gap
  Richard Gross, SyntheZyme LLC
• deTerra® Biobased Polymers Next Generation Materials for Durable Applications
  Jeff Cernohous, Interfacial Solutions LLC
• LG Hausys' Interior Applications of PLA
  K. Min, LG Hausys Ltd.
• Nucleating Agents for Inducing the Crystallization of PLA
  Dr. Yoshinori Kasai, Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
• Bio-based Innovations for Building and Trade
  Gary Noble, Bio-Plastic Solutions LLC
   

Expanding Bioplastic Applications in Durables  (February 22, 9:00am - 12:00pm)

• Highly functional PLA composites used for electronic products
  Masatoshi Iji, NEC Corporation
• Hydrolytic stability of Ingeo PLA
  Deepak Venkatraman, NatureWorks LLC
• Plexiglas® RNew Acrylic/Biopolymer Blends
  Dr. Robert Barsotti
  Arkema Inc.
• Bio-based Materials for IT Applications
  Joe Kuczynski, IBM
• Non-Halogen Flame Retarded reSound™ Development
  Roger Avakian, PolyOne Corporation
   

Opportunities in Food Service and Food Packaging  (February 22, 9:00am - 12:00pm)

• Bio-package strategy in Risupack
  Eita Ohmatsu, Risupack
• The Neophyte's Journey of Product Development to Market Release
  Buzz Chandler, ASEAN Corporation
• Combining the benefits of paperboard and bioplastics
  Jaana Keskitalo, Stora Enso
• Sustainability in Sports and Entertainment Venues
  Justin Zeulner, Rose Quarter/Portland Trail Blazers
• A Look at the First "USDA Certified Biobased" Food Service Products and Packaging Materials in 2011
  Kate Lewis, USDA
   

Driving Economics to Sustainable Commercialization  (February 22, 9:00am - 12:00pm)

• The Economics of PLA vs. PET Resin Drying and Crystallization
  Bill Goldfarb, Univeral Dynamics, Inc.
• Innovative PLA Processing: The MRS Devolatilising Extruder
  Monika Gneuss, Gneuss, Inc.
• Achieving the Triple Bottom Line - Social, Economic and Environmental Profit
  Rich Eichfield, Plastic Suppliers, Inc.
• Comparing twin screw extrusion systems to process PLA compounds more efficiently
  Charlie Martin, Leistritz
   

Lunch Speaker  (February 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm)

• Fueling the Innovation Cycle
  Marc Verburggen, NatureWorks LLC
   

Cradle-to-Cradle and Ingeo  (February 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm)

• BioPlastics Sorting
  Mike Centers, Titus Maintenance & Installation Services, Inc.
• APR Rigids Recycling Program
  Steve Alexander, The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
• The Wild, Wild, West
  Laurie Hansen, Western Plastics Association
• Accepting Compostable “Plastics”  at a Commercial Composting Operation
  Carla Castagnero, AgRecycle, Inc.
• Labeling Challenges for Compostable Products & Biodegradable Additives
  Steve Mojo, Biodegradable Products Institute
• Effectively Challenging Misleading Degradability Claims
  Sue Vang, Californians Against Waste
   

Growth of Ingeo Lactides and Lactide Derivatives  (February 22, 1:30pm - 4:00pm)

• Surfactant and Sensory Properties of Lauryl Lactyl Lactate in Personal Care Formulations
  David Allen, Stepan Company
• The Far Eastern Group’s Green Innovation in Biodegradable & Bio-based Materials
  Chun-Chia Hsu, Far Eastern New Century Corp.
• Amorphous PLA for Coating Applications
  Takashi Miyamoto, Toyobo Co., Ltd.
• PLA Nanocomposites
  John Dorgan, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels
• Lactides as Building Blocks for Adhesives and for Engineered Degradability
  Dr. Daniel Carraway, DaniMer Scientific LLC