"The Future for Bioplastics Feedstocks" Feb. 20, 2012 -The Omni Orlando Resort, Orlando Florida

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 20, 2012 -- The world of Bioplastics is continuously changing from single use compostable products to encompass conventional durable plastics produced from renewable resources. However, as the industry evolves questions about the feedstocks being used are becoming more frequent.

Are you beginning to question the use of food based crops for Bioplastics and need to understand if the concern is justified?
Are you up to speed on potential biomass feedstocks and the technologies being considered to efficiently utilize them?

Do you know the key players reaching commercialization for biomass derived intermediates and bioplastics?

If your answer is “I need to know more!” then register for this detail packed seminar where world renowned speakers will address these issues, progress being in made in using biomass feedstocks and bioplastics being made for these materials.

The agenda including speakers and presentation topics are provided below:

AGENDA:

7:15-8:15 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15-8:20 Welcome:
Jim Lunt, Managing Director, Jim Lunt & Associates LLC

SESSION 1: HOW JUSTIFIED IS THE CONCERN OVER FOOD-BASED RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS FOR BIOPLASTICS?
8:20-8:45 “Agricultural Feedstocks and Bioplastics”
John Williams, Head of Materials for Energy & Industry, NNFCC, York, UK

8:45-9:10 “More With Less on a Finite Planet - Balancing the Demand for Bioplastics with Increasing Food Needs”
Erin Simon, Senior Program Officer – Packaging, World Wildlife Fund

9:10-9:35 “USDA’s Perspective via the BioPreferred Program”
Kate Lewis, Deputy Program Manager, BioPreferred, USDA

9:35-10:00 “Myths and Reality of Using Agricultural Feedstocks for Bioplastics”

Ramani Narayan, Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, MSU.

10:00-10:30 Coffee and Networking


10:30-10:55 “Strategic Innovation – Nike’s Perspective on Bio-based Materials”
Eraina Duffy, Sustainable Materials Specialist, Nike

10:55-11:45 Panel Session
John Williams, Kate Lewis, Erin Simon, Ramani Narayan, Eraina Duffy, Shell Huang (Research Fellow, Packaging, Coca Cola).

11: 45-1:00 Lunch

12:35-1:00 Lunch Topic: “Sugar: the Bridge from Biomass to Bioplastics”
Mike Hamilton, CEO, Renmatix. BASF has just invested $30 million in their unique Plantrose™ process.

 
SESSION 2: 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?


1:00-1:25 “The State of the Art in Alternative Feedstocks for Bioplastics”
Doug Cameron, Founder & Managing Director, Alberti Advisors

1:25-1:50 "Streamlining the Biomass Supply Chain”
Kevin Triemstra, CEO/Founder, Minneapolis Biomass, Exchange

1:50-2:15 “Biobased Feedstocks a NatureWorks Perspective”

Bill Suehr, COO, Natureworks LLC.

2:15-2:45 Coffee & Networking


SESSION 3: WHO ARE THE EMERGING LEADERS IN CONVERTING BIOMASS TO INTERMEDIATES AND BIOPLASTICS?


2:45-3:10 "Virent’s BioForming® Technology – Bio-based Feedstocks to Commercially Viable Polymer
Intermediates”
Kieran Furlong, Director of Chemicals, Virent. Virent is one of three companies recently selected by Coca Cola to help them achieve the goal of 100% renewable polyester for beverage bottles.

3:10-3:35 “Propylene, Isobutene, Butadiene and other Light Olefins From Different Renewable Feedstocks”
Thomas Buhl, Head of Business Development, Global Bioenergies S.A

3:35-4.00 “M&G’s bio PET, a Technological Breakthrough for Sustainable Packaging
Cécile Bourland, Director, M&G Group. This will be the first public announcement of M&G’s biobased activities to produce renewable PET
4:00- 4.25 “Building Blocks for the Sustainable Economy”
Cora Leibig, VP Research & Development, Segetis

4:25-4:50 “Creating biobased building blocks for bioplastics”

Chris Gidopoulos, Senior Director, Corporate Development, Myriant Technologies

4:50-5:00 Wrap up Comments
Jim Lunt.


To register and meet the session speakers/panelists from 15 companies representing leaders from across the spectrum of Bioplastics activities go to: http://www.innovationtakesroot.com/seminar.com.
Key sponsors for this event are Coca Cola and M&G with others to follow. If you have interest in being a sponsor contact jim lunt at jl@jimluntllc.com or 9524762987

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