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Monday, September 28, 2009 - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Embassy Suites Lakefront - Chicago Downtown
511 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
USA

Are We Ready for A Biobased Industry?

Biopolymers use is on the rise. More and more applications to commercialize these materials appear constantly as reflect of where the bioplastics trend is going. Although packaging is still taking the big piece of the pie, the industrial side is gaining momentum too. There has been a lot of discussion as whether biopolymers are taking away food resources, but the increasing variety of resources where these materials can come from proves that they are here to stay.

Biopolymers Symposium 2009 will encapsulate the entire life cycle of biopolymers in industrial and packaging applications. Through real life case studies and revealing presentations from key industry leaders; you'll appreciate the bigger picture, from production through to the waste stream. This valuable conference will provide you with the tools to evaluate how to capitalize on the future market in biopolymers and make it work for your business.

Latest Program News:
European Bioplastics - Co-Chair participation confirmed

We're happy to announce that we have confirmed Harald Kaeb, Chairman of the Board, European Bioplastics as Co-Chair for this year's symposium. In addition to his participation as Co-Chair Harald will be presenting the current technology, market and political / legal aspects in Europe.

JapanBioplastics Association is on board to speak about the Current Status of Bioplastics Development in Japan

Rubbermaid Food & Home Products' VP of R&D will talk about the biopolymer uses in consumer goods

Dr Ramani Narayan from Michigan State University will return to give a full day workshop on the Carbon Footprint and LCA of Biopolymers

The 2008 edition of the Biopolymers Summit included the following companies as Chairs and Speakers:

Packaging Digest and Converting Magazines
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Welsh Institute for Natural Resources, Bangor University
National Research Council of Canada
Nextek
Michigan State University
Earthbound Farm
Federal Trade Commission
Porter Novelli
NatureWorks
Sony Corporation
Ashland
Levi Strauss Jeans
Nike
US EPA
Ford Motor Company
Herman Miller
Rexam
FIJI Water Company
Cereplast
Plantic Technologies
Novamont
Novomer
DuPont
Innovia
Purac

Developing effective, commercially viable biopolymers is one of the greatest challenges facing the industrial and packaging industries today. As technology and material developments progress, more trials and implementations have been made, and there are far more practical questions being raised, such as; what is the true environmental impact in the long term? At this year's Biopolymers Symposium you'll get the answers to these questions and more, as we go beyond the hype of presenting a mass of new materials and applications, and show case studies and real world examples.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:

Please download the draft program file before sending the abstract and in the body of your e-mail mention to which part of the program your topic would fit in. Format of abstracts: title plus 3-4 bullet points and a one paragraph explanation of the content. To maintain the technical level of the conference, we only accept topics related to technology developments, case studies, market overviews and trends and we avoid company or product commercials.

Send your abstract to Barbara Rojas at Barbara.rojas@pira-international.com

Deadline for abstracts is March 20th, 2009.

Abstract Submissions
Barbara Rojas
barbara.rojas@pira-international.com
            +1 207 781 9608       

Sponships and Exhibits
Brian Santos
brian.santos@pira-international.com
            +1 207 781 9618       

Media and Press
Joan Woodbrey
joan.woodbrey@pira-international.com
            +1 207 781 9636