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Events Event-Calendar March 26-27, 2007 PETnology Europe 2007 featuring in Session 6: Potential and Developments for Renewable Plastics in Packaging Holiday Inn - Munich City Center, Munich, Germany www.petnology.com April 2-3, 2007 2nd World Congress on „Wood Plastics Composites“ Crowne Plaza, Seattle, Washington, USA www.executive-conference.com/conferences/wpc07.html April 24-25, 2007 BioRefinetec Amsterdam, The Netherlands http://cmtsp.com.sg April 26-27, 2007 Biomaterials in Industrial Applications Copthorne Tara Hotel, Kensington, London, UK www.intertechpira.com May 2-4, 2007 2nd Automotive Congress: „Plastics-in-Motion“ Hotel Quirinale, Rome, Italy www.executive-conference.com/conferences/plastics07.html October 24-31, 2007 K‘2007, International Trade Fair No 1 for Plastic and Rubber Worldwide Düsseldorf, Germany www.k-online.de meet bioplastics MAGAZINE in Hall 7, 07C09 November, 2007 2nd European Bioplastics 2007 Paris, France www.european-bioplastics.org December 5-6, 2007 Bioplastics 2007 including Bioplastics Awards 2007 Frankfurt/Main, Germany www.bpevent.com for the awards contact chris.smith@emap.com March 3-4, 2008 3rd International Seminar on Biodegradable Polymers Valencia, Spain www.azom.com/details.asp?newsID=7345 May 10, 2007 SustainPack SP6 conference New Technologies and Applications in Communicative packaging Wageningen, The Netherlands May 15-16, 2007 BioPolymers Markets Hong Kong www.cmtevents.com May 23-24, 2007 Biofuels & Feedstock Philippines Manila, Philippines www.cmtevents.com September 12-13, 2007 1st PLA-Bottle Conference Possibilities - Limitations - Prospects Grand Elysee Hotel, Hamburg Germany www.pla-bottle-conference.com October 17-19, 2007 BioEnvironmental Polymer Society 14th Annual Meeting International Samposium on Polymers and the environment: Emerging Technology and Science Hilton Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver, Washington Call for Papers: gmg@pw.usda.gov One of the biggest events for the plastics industry is certainly the K’2007 in Düsseldorf, Germany from 24-31 October, 2007. At the “number 1 for plastics and rubber worldwide” more than 2,900 exhibitors will show their expertise and products on an extended fairground of 265,000 square metres. The last “K-Show” in 2004 attracted almost 231,000 visitors from all over the world. bioplastics MAGAZINE will prepare a K’2007 show preview to be published in our issue 03/2007 (1 October 2007). Therefore we ask all suppliers of products or services exhibiting at K’2007 to send us your press releases, information about your exhibits etc.. Come and see us at K’2007. bioplastics MAGAZINE would be happy to welcome you in hall 7, booth 7C09. 44 bioplastics MAGAZINE [01/07] Vol. 2
12 - 13 September 2007 1st PLA-Bottle-Conference possibilities | limitations | prospects powered by PLA (Polylactide), a compostable plastic made from renewable resources such as corn, is a highly topical subject right now, especially in the light of increasing crude oil prices. The stretch blow moulded PLA bottles used by Biota or Natural Iowa (USA), Belu (UK) and Vitamore (Germany), as well as reports in the trade press, have aroused significant interest from the PET and beverage industry. Would you like to find out more about the possibilities, limitations and future prospects of PLA for bottle applications? That‘s exactly why bioplastics MAGAZINE is organising the 1st PLA Bottle Conference on the 12 th and 13 th of September 2007 in the Grand Elysee Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. This 1½ day conference offers a comprehensive overview of today‘s opportunities and challenges. Experts from companies such as Purac, Uhde Inventa-Fischer, Natureworks, Netstal, SIG Corpoplast, Wiedmer, Treofan, Sidaplax, SIG Plasmax, Doehler, Colormatrix, Polyone, Ihr Platz, Interseroh, and more, will share their knowledge and … …on the afternoon of Thursday September 13th delegates will visit SIG Corpoplast, the manufacturer of the stretch blow moulding equipment that is used to produce for example the Biota and the Belu bottles. early bird € 750.00 bookings before May 31st, 2007 Bookings made from June 1st, 2007: € 850.00 Sponsors Supported by There will be sessions covering: • Raw materials, from corn to PLA • PLA preform manufacture • Stretch blow moulding of PLA • Caps, labels, shrink-sleeves made from biodegradable plastics • Barrier solutions for PLA bottles • Temperature stability of PLA • Additives, from processing agents to colorants • Reports „from the market“ • End of life options, recycling, energy recovery, composting More information and registration: www.pla-bottle-conference.com
