VII International Seminar Biopolymers and Sustainable Composites

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The Seminar

The bioplastics industry has rapidly grown over the last few years and it is predicted that production will have tripled by 2026. Nowadays there are clear, sustainable alternatives for particular applications, which strengthen innovative solutions for waste recovery, both organic and synthetic. This waste will be transformed into new raw materials, promoting the circular economy model in its strictest sense.

Our main aim is to promote discussion on new challenges and opportunities in bioplastics and sustainable biocomposites. The Seminar will be organized around the following thematic sessions:

✓ Innovations in bioplastic materials.

✓ Success stories of leading companies.

✓ Standardization and certification.

✓ Environmental impact of bioplastics in open environments.

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Topics

Innovations in the bioplastics sector

The seminar will explore cutting-edge bioplastic trends, such as products that use alternative, more environmentally friendly sources. Some of these products also have a high capacity for biodegradation, which meets consumer demand for more environmentally sustainable consumption.

Reference companies and their success stories

The seminar will address current trends and the role of bioplastics in the future economy. The seminar will also cover company success stories and will present the most innovative uses of bioplastics in the food, construction, textile, fishing, and agricultural industries.

Normalisation and certification

To make sure the biodegradable polymers and/or the polymers made from renewable sources are eco-labelled correctly, different standards have been used to create a system to certify and identify the polymers. These standards lay out the requirements that need to be measured in order to award the product the appropriate certificate and label.

Environmental impact of bioplastics in open environments

From a scientific and end-of life perspective, we will look at bioplastics that have already degraded on land or in river or marine environments. We will also consider the waste hierarchy, how bioplastics align with circular economy policies and how they interact with the environment.

Agenda previous edition

4 MARCH

5 MARCH

8:30 Registration
Opening
9:00	Opening and welcome remarks Mireia Mollà i Herrera, Valencian government’s Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition José Antonio Costa Mocholí, General Manager of AIMPLAS
Bioplastics and bioeconomy
9:10	EUROPEAN BIOPLASTICS · Latest market data and current policy developments in the EU and Member states, Oliver Buchholz
9:35	EUROPEAN COMMISSION · Plastics and biodegradable plastics in Agriculture, Angelo Innamorati, DG Agriculture and Rural Development
10:00	ASOBIOCOM (Spanish Association of Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics) · National current policy developments, Jordi Simón
10:25	AIMPLAS · Current scenario and trends, Elena Domínguez
Question time
11:00 Coffee break
Standardization, certification and Life Cycle Assessment (ACV)
11:30	OWS · The rise of anaerobic digestion and what it means for compostable products, Sam Deconinck
11:55	TÜV Austria · Certification of sustainable materials, Sara García (Tüv Iberia)
12:20	DTU / UI · Optimisation of bioproducts with Life Cycle Assessment and technical and economic assessment at an early stage, Ólafur Ögmundarson
12:45	Agencia de Residuos de Cataluña (Catalan Waste Agency) · The role of biopolymers in biowaste management, Teresa Guerrero
Question time
13:20 Lunch break
14:00 PERCAL PROJECT WORKSHOP · Municipal Solid Waste: a source of new chemical products of great interest for the industry. Miguel Ángel Valera, AIMPLAS - Free entrance
Raw materials
14:20	Fkur · Development of high-performance biopolymers, Pia Püllen
14:45	DUPONT · Engineered Polysaccharides and Composite Applications, Christian P. Lenges
15:10	NESTE · Commercial-scale production of bio-based PP, Lars Börger
15:35	KURARAY · High barrier compostable material and its possible applications in multilayer structures, Stefan Corbus
Round table and question time
16:10 Coffee break
Success stories
16:40	ECOPLAS · Success stories in the packaging sector, Anxo Vidal
17:05	TOTAL CORBION · Sc-PLA powder, one step production, Jenifer Mitja
17:30	COVESTRO · Success cases in bio-based polyurethanes: Alternatives raw materials for high performance materials, Verena Goldbach
17:55	QUIMOVIL · Water-based inks: the sustainable solution for printing compostable and flexible packaging, Ana García y Laura Pomes
Round table and question time
20:30 Conference dinner

9:00 Registration
Biotechnology
9:30	CARBIOLICE · Complete and accelerated biodegradation of PLA through enzymes, Clementine Arnault
9:55	CSIC · Enzymes in biodegradation processes, Dr. Manuel Godoy - Polymer Biotechnology Lab.
10:20	AIMPLAS · Enzymatic biodegradation of conventional materials, Pablo Ferrero
Question time
10:55 Coffee break
Biorefineries
11:25	BIOTREND · Extraction and purification of PHA: Converting diverse waste-derived materials into useful products, Bruno Ferreira
11:50	NOVAMONT · Integrated Biorefineries: the Novamont model and its integration in the actual legislative framework, Stefano Facco
12:15	BIOPOLIS · Use of gaseous streams from biorefineries for the production of biopolymers, Antonia Rojas Martínez
Question time
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Visit to AIMPLAS’ facilities
14:40	DAFIA PROJECT WORKSHOP · Biomacromolecules from municipal solid bio-waste fractions and fish waste for high added value applications. Laura Martí, AIMPLAS - Free entrance
Success stories
15:00	ABM COMPOSITE · New era of bioplastics – degradable glass fiber as reinforcement, Tomy Kangas
15:25	EVERSIA · Biomaterials for mass consumption, Salvador Martínez
15:50	LEISTRITZ · Innovation in compounding techniques for processing biobased polymers, Sebastian Fraas
16:15 Round table and question time
Closing remarks