BIOPOLYMER Congress 2023
Partner country Vietnam

Realizing the future of plastics means consistently thinking in cycles: how can materials become useful “building blocks” of natural or technical cycles instead of waste? Many materials and processes for this already exist, many are under development, many are still visions. At the “BIOPOLYMER - Processing & Moulding” congress on June 13, 2023, which was broadcast live and online worldwide, the latest materials, technologies and trends were presented in a practical way. Conference participants had the opportunity to exchange ideas directly with scientists, product developers, users and processors. This year's partner country was Vietnam, currently one of the fastest-growing markets for biodegradable plastics in the world.

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Program
13th of June, 2023
All lectures in English.

Welcome!
9.00 – 9.05 am

Opening

Peter Putsch
Chairman
Polykum e.V.

9.05 – 9.10 am

Videomessage to the congress

Reiner Haseloff
Prime Minister
State of Saxony-Anhalt

Keynotes

Partner Country Vietnam
9.10 – 9.40 am

Recent developments of the Bioeconomy in Europe and worldwide - Current crisis as opportunities

Dr. Christian Patermann
Former Director, European Commission, "Father" of the European Bioeconomy

9.40 – 9.50 am

Vietnam - Southeast Asia's industrial powerhouse

Peter Buerstedde
Director Vietnam
Germany Trade & Invest

9.50 – 10.10 am

The overview of Vietnam plastics industry

Huynh Thi My
Secretary General
Vietnam Plastics Association (VPA)

10.10–10.30 am

Biodegradable plastics made in Vietnam

Dr. Nguyen Le Thang Long
Deputy CEO of An Phat Holdings, President of EPMA - Ecofriendly Products Manufacturers Association of Vietnam

10.30–10.45 am

Coffee break

Bioeconomy and raw materials

Session 1
10.45–11.15 am

Development and assessment of biorefinery processes
for the conversion of biomass into polymers

Arne Gröngröft
Head of research group separation processes and process development
DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

11.15–11.45 am

UPM’s first-of-its kind biorefinery in Leuna

Dr. Konrad Gebauer
Head of Process Development
UPM Biochemicals GmbH Leuna

11.45–12.15 pm

Production of lactic acid from biowaste

Dr.-Ing. Joachim Venus
Head of Research Group "Bioconversion" / Dept. Microbiom Biotechnology
ATB Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy

12.15 –1.00 pm

Lunch break

Biopolymers and additives

Session 2

1.00–1:30 pm

Additive Technologies for Bioplastics

Dr. Sebastian Heßner
Head of Application Technology Compounds
Evonik Operations GmbH

1.30–2:00 pm

Closed-loop recyclable and non-persistent polyethylene-like materials

M.Sc.Marcel Eck
Dept. of Chemistry / Research Group Prof. Dr. Mecking
University of Konstanz

2.00–2:30 pm

Development of High Temperature Resistant Stereokomplex PLA

Sebastian Körber
Scientific Assistant
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT

2.30–2.45 pm

Coffee break

Applications

Session 3
2:45–3:15 pm

Basic textile technology studies for processing of PBS films and nonwovens

Ralf Taubner
Research associate/ scientific officer
Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI e.V.)

3:15–3:45 pm

Bioresins in injection molding applications: benefits, challenges and opportunities

Oliver Schindler
Application Engineering/ Team Leader "Hot Runners"
Husky Technologies

3:45–4:15 pm

PBS as a mono material for sandwich components

Annerose Hüttl
Research assistant Processing Technology
Kunststoff-Zentrum Leipzig

4:15–4:30 pm

Coffee break

BIOPOLYMER Innovation Award

Session 4
4:30–4:40 pm

Retrospective view of the award winner 2022

Pierre de Kettenis Home Eos SA (Farciennes/Belgium) in talk with Dr. Martin Bussmann and Michael Walter (Jury)

4:40–5:10 pm

Pitches of the Laureates 2023

Cellscrew® – Sustainable cell culture system
Felix Wollenhaupt
Green Elephant GmbH (Gießen/ Germany)

Plactid® – Innovative PLA-copolymers
Dr. Johannes Fuchs
SoBiCo GmbH (Bad Sobernheim/ Germany)

Caremelt® – Biological melt adhesive
Dr. Stefan Fischer
TITK e.V., (Rudolstadt/ Germany)

5:10–5:30 pm

Awarding Ceremony

5:30–5:45 pm

Closing words and outlook on BIOPOLYMER Congress 2024

Peter Putsch
Chairman Polykum e.V.

6:00 pm / Open end

Get-together in George Frederic Handel Hall for attendees in Halle (Saale)

BIOPOLYMER Innovation Award

Find out more about the winners of the BIOPOLYMER Innovation Awards 2023 here: 

WINNER 2023

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