Agenda
1 MARCH
2 MARCH
9:00 Registration | |
Inauguration | |
9:20 | GENERALITAT VALENCIANA· Autonomous Secretary of Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition, Francisco José Candela AIMPLAS · General Manager, José Antonio Costa |
Bioplastics and Bioeconomy. Moderator: AIMPLAS | |
9:35 | AIMPLAS · Bioplastics. A Significant Contribution to the European Unions’ Ambitious Climate Goals, Elena Domínguez GROW/2021/OP/0005 "Study to assess biodegradability criteria for polymers used in EU fertilising products as coating agents or to increase the water retention capacity or wettability and of mulch films" |
10:00 | EUROPEAN BIOPLASTICS · Recent Market Data and Current Policies in the European Union and Member States, Constance Ißbrücker |
10:25 | EUROPEAN COMISSION · Legislative Perspectives on Biodegradable Bioplastics in the Environment, Theodora Nikolakopoulou |
10:50 | ASOBIOCOM · Key Spanish Policies, Jordi Simón |
11:15 | Q&A |
11:25 | Coffee Break |
Standardisation and Certification. Moderator: AIMPLAS | |
11:55 | AIMPLAS · Different end-of-life options for biodegradable bioplastics, Johana Carolina Andrade Chapal |
12:20 | TÜV Austria Iberia · Compostability, Biodegradability, Bio-Based Content and Recycled Content Certification, Sara García |
12:45 | DIN-CERTCO · Compostable Bioplastics: Recent Developments in Standards and Certification, María Rocha |
13:10 | Agència de Residus de Catalunya · Biodegradable and compostable plastics contribution to the Circular Bioeconomy. From an administrative point of view, Francesc Giró i Fontanals |
13:35 | Q&A |
13:45 | Lunch Break |
Raw Materials. Moderator: KOMPUESTOS | |
15:00 | PRIME BIOPOLYMER · ZIMIA: Compostable Bioplastics for the Industry, Iván Navarro |
15:25 | TotalEnergies Corbion · PLA bioplastic, a material of the future available today. Sustainable end of life options for Luminy® PLA: advanced and mechanical recycling and composting, Jenifer Mitjà |
15:50 | NESTE · Building Renewable and circular solutions towards a planet positive future, Lars Börger |
16:15 | Q&A |
16:40 | Coffee Break |
Success Stories. Moderator: ECHO INSTRUMENTS | |
17:00 | WACKER · Improved Processing and Product Properties of PLA by Support of VINNEX® and GENIOPLAST® Products from Wacker, Ingo Jeschke & Oliver Fuhrmann |
17:25 | TECNOPACKAGING · New Products with Enhanced Sustainability for Biodegradable and Compostable Applications, Irene Serrano |
17:50 | CSIC · BIOINICIA · Compostable Nanofiber Filters for Masks and Air Filtration Applications, Jose M. Lagaron |
18:15 | Round Table and Q&A |
20:30 Congress dinner · Restaurante Esteban Montesinos |
8:30 Registration | |
Biopolymers in Open Environments. MODERATOR: APE EUROPE | |
8:45 | APE EUROPE · Biodegradable Mulch Films in-Use and post-Harvest: Field Experiments to go beyond the Standards' Guarantees, François Touchaleaume |
9:10 | ERCROS · PHA: Home and Marine Compost Biopolymers, Domingo Font |
9:35 | UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO · Are Compostable Polymers an Alternative to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Plastics? A Marine Perspective, Ricardo Beiras |
10:00 | CAJAMAR · Understanding the Biodegradability of Plasticulture Products, Miguel Ángel Domene Ruiz |
10:25 | Q&A |
10:35 | Coffee Break |
Success stories. MODERATOR: TOTALENERGIES CORBION | |
11:05 | KANEKA BELGIUM NV · Biodegradation of Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet™ within Different Environments, Erwin Lepoudre |
11:30 | NOVAMONT · Mater-Bi Solutions for a more Sustainable Agriculture, Sara Guerrini |
11:55 | FKUR · Bio-Flex Biopolymer Solutions in Agriculture , Rui Marinho |
12:20 | ECHO INSTRUMENTS · Application of multichannel respirometry technique as a method for measuring biodegradation in Compost, Fresh and Wastewaters, Soil and Marine environment, Andrej Holobar |
12:55 | Q&A |
13:15 | Visit to AIMPLAS facilities or WORKSHOPS Attendance (Parallel Sessions) |
13:15 | WORKSHOP ELIOT PROJECT · End of Life (EoL) for biomaterials · Nora Lardiés, AIMPLAS |
13:40 | WORKSHOP BIONTOP PROJECT · Novel packaging films and textiles with tailored end of life and performance based on bio-based copolymers and coatings · Rafael Alonso, AIMPLAS |
14:15 | Lunch Break |
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