BIODEGRADABU PLASTICS

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1 & 4 December 2003 rankfurt, Germany Organised by: BIODEGRADABU PLASTICS O N R N Sponsored by: XT epf. totally degradable plastic additives NatureWorks" UB/TIB Hannover

2 f Organised by: European Sponsored by: Biodegradable Plastics 2003 Conference Frankfurt Hilton, Frankfurt, Germany 3 & 4 December 2003 RL.»«- NatureWorks~ 08:00 Morning refreshments and registration 09:00 Chairman's opening remarks Andrew Beevers, Publishing Director European Plastics News, Plastics & Rubber Weekly SESSION ONE: TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATES AND MARKET REPORTS 09:15 The retailer's perspective: analysing the changing consumer attitude towards biodegradable plastics Terry Robins, Packaging Innovations Manager, Sainsburys and Faraday Packaging Partnership Final evaluation of the Kassel project: assessing consumer buying trends Martin Lichtl, Executive Director, Lichtl Sustainability Communications Biodegradable plastics and biowaste management: drivers and solutions Dr. Enzo Favoino, Working Group on Composting and Integrated Waste Management, Scuola Agraria del Parco di Monza 10:45 Question and answer session 11:00 Morning refreshments SESSION TWO: BIO POLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES Providing sustainable solutions to meet industry demand 11:30 Lucy Cowton, Senior Project Leader, Surface Specialties UCB 12:00 Dr. Catia Bastioli, General Manager, Novamont ' 12:30 Dr. Robert Whitehouse, Director of Applications Development, Metabolix 13:00 Question and answer session

3 13:15 Lunch SESSION THREE: ADDITIVES FOR BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS Biodegradable composite materials from renewable resources - material and process development Paula Sarsama, Research Scientist, VTT Processes, Materials & Chemicals Examining new developments in sustainable additive solutions Dr. Daan S. van Es, Program Manager Polymer Additives, ATO Fuelling demand for biodegradable plastics in the agricultural market Olivier de Beaurepaire, Business Development Envirocare, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Question and answer session Afternoon refreshments SESSION FOUR: BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS AS A MARKETING TOOL 16:30 Examining the challenges of environmental product certification in a global market: combining credibility, visibility and efficiency Guy Jacques, Department Manager, AIB Vincotte Exploiting demand for biodegradable plastics in a range of applications and markets Dr. Harald Kab, Chairman, IBAW 17:30 Question and answer session 17:45 End of day one

4 Day two: Thursday 4 th December :00 Morning refreshments 09:00 Chairman's opening remarks Chris Smith, Technology Editor and Conference Manager, European Plastics News and Plastics & Rubber Weekly SESSION FIVE: STANDARDS, TESTING AND LEGISLATION 09:15 Clarifying the recent changes to the European compostable labeling system Joran Reske, Chairman of Certification Committee, Din Certco 09:45 Examining the most effective test methods that guarantee reliable results Bruno De Wilde, Lab Manager, Organic Waste Systems 10:15 Examining developments in marketing bio-based materials Bob Springs, Director Product Development, Packaging Cargill Dow 10:45 Question and answer session Morning refreshments SESSION SIX: EMERGING APPLICATIONS FOR BIOPLASTICS Water-soluble polymers: developing biodegradable and water-soluble wadding materials for shooting cartridge applications Costas Apostolidis, Development Manager, Soltec Edible polymers: exploring the need and opportunities for edible packaging Bhima Vijayendran, Senior Program Manager, Battelle Examining tailor-made resorbable polyesters for the medical market - synthesis modification and properties Dr. Jaqueline Lang, Research Divison Synthesis and Polymer Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research Question and answer session 13:15 Lunch SESSION SEVEN: BIODEGRADABLE FILMS MARKETS AND INNOVATIONS Examining environmentally degradable plastics based on oxobiodegradation of conventional polyolefins Prof. Norman C Billingham, Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex & EPI Europe

5 : Global demand for cost effective degradable and biodegradable technology Michael G. Weedon, General Manager, EPI Environmental Products Inc. Question and answer session End of conference