PORTLAND, Maine, August 15 — Petroleum-based plastics may be on the road to fossilization: price volatility, chemical persistence, overall lifecycle costs, and health risks associated with these conventional plastics are sparking interest in renewable, plant-based plastics. With ever-increasing demand for limited raw materials such as petroleum oils, stocks of raw materials are dwindling. In conjunction with this, political instability has led to skyrocketing costs for these raw materials. It is only natural that end users have become more interested in renewable materials. Commercializing Bioresins 2007: Emerging Markets for Biobased Plastics, IntertechPira’s third conference on biobased plastics, will provide a forum to explore growth opportunities for corn-, soy-, starch-, and cellulose-based resins in industrial applications.
The conference will take place November 29-30 at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Atlanta Galleria Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia USA. The conference will feature 15 speakers, who will assess the prospects for bioresins in retail and industrial applications through presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and panel discussions. An intensive three-hour seminar will be held the morning of November 29, prior to the main conference sessions.
Proposed conference sessions include:
- Market overview and analysis
- Latest developments in bioresins manufacture
- Innovations in bioresins applications
- Technology advances in water soluble polymers
Conference participants will explore the outlook for bioplastics markets; generating market pull and understanding customer acceptance; cost factors and comparisons to the petrochemical value chain; adoption of biomaterials in electronics and automotive applications; and selling strategies for bioresins. The conference’s social functions, which include a reception, luncheon, breakfast, and refreshment breaks, will provide ample opportunity for attendees to further explore specific areas of interest. Over 100 industry executives and technologists from leading organizations are expected to attend this international conference. The list of attendees will include representatives from resin producers; composite and apparel manufacturers; textile weavers; and petroleum-based resin, filler, additive, and fiber manufacturers. End users from the automotive, textile, consumer electronics, food packaging and medical industries are also expected to attend.
Speaker recruitment for the 2007 conference is underway. To submit a topic for consideration, or for more information and/or to request a conference brochure with complete information on speakers, sessions, hotel arrangements, etc., please contact Christine Groff, Conference Director, IntertechPira, 19 Northbrook Drive, Portland, Maine 04105 USA. Tel: (207) 781-9617, Fax: (207) 781-2150, or Email:cgroff@intertechusa.com.
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