BioPlastics from BioChemicals: Radical Innovation in Chemical Industry, Las Vegas, March 4-6, 2014

Join us at this DIFFERENTIATED & FOCUSED conference on "BIOPLASTICS" and get updated on how traditional polymers as well as newer materials are being developed from renewable food / non-food biomass; a radical shift from petroleum based industry.

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Pre-Conference: CRASH-COURSE
BioPlastics 2014: BioPlastics TODAY; Outlook for TOMORROW

Keynote Presentations

Weighing Emergence of BioChemical Refineries Against Fracking Momentum, Shale Gas Discovery & Traditional PetroChemicals: Challenges & Opportunities
TBA

Green / BioPlastics Entering the Commercial-Durables Space
EcoPaXX® : Automotive Engine Beauty Cover & Packaging Applications
Kees Tintel, Business Manager-EcoPaXX, DSM, Netherlands

Session I: Green Plastics in Commercial Phase
Polyesters, Nylons, and Polyolefins besides PLA
Session II: Brand Owners SYMPOSIUM on Green Polymers

Medical Devices Industry:
Role of Sustainable / Renewable Polymers in Medical Device Industry
Jacqueline Anim, Staff SME-Polymers/Plastics/Coatings,
Ethicon EndoSurgery - Johnson & Johnson, USA
DESolve®: PLLA based Drug Eluting Coronary Scaffold System
Dr. Vinayak Bhat, Chief Development Officer, Elixir Medical, USA

Eyewear Industry:
A Whole New World - How Plant based Plastics are Re-Defining the Sunglass Industry
John Sanchez, President, ZEAL Optics, USA

IT & Electronics Industry:
World's First Touch Screen Computer/Devices from High-Heat PLA
Dr. Wen-Jeng Kuo, President, Kuender Plastic Technology, Taiwan
Dr. Chung-Jen Wu, Chairman, SUPLA, Taiwan
Latest Update on Biobased Materials for Durable Goods Applications
Dr. Dylan Boday, Senior Engineer, IBM Materials Engineering, USA

Packaging Industry
Sustainable Packaging: From Technology to Applications
Dr. James Wang, Research Technical Leader, Kimberly-Clark, USA

Session III: BioPlastics Markets: Trends in Europe & Asia
Session IV: BioChemical Building Blocks for Green Polymers
Session V: BioPlastic Formulations: Engineered Performance
Session VI: Intellectual Property, V. Capital & Certifications

Why REGISTER Now ?

A serious shortage of hotel rooms in Las Vegas is expected for the week of our conference. We have a limited block of discounted rooms at Caesars Palace @ $179/night until February 17, 2014. Once that block is filled, we have made arrangements for another block of discounted rooms at neighboring Flamingo @ $225/night. Also, the registration discount deadline is DEC 15.