Event details
InnoBioPlast 2006
Conference from 2006-09-21 to 2006-09-24
City/Country: Bangkok, Siam Paragon, Germany
Contact: Wyn Ellis (innobioplast@nia.or.th)
Content/Topics
The conference will include plenary sessions and parallel track discussions, as follows:
Track A: Upstream - metabolic engineering, microbial synthesis and fermentation technology, innovations in compounding, processing and production.
Track B: Downstream - markets and applications, policies, regulations and international
standards, implications for sustainable development.
Issues to be discussed by world-renowned speakers will include the establishment of national and international standards and certification for bioplastics, national policy roadmaps and investment incentives, and the development of downstream markets.
Bioplastics- a challenging new material for the global market
Opportunities and future markets of bioplastics
Bioplastics and sustainable development- Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's)
Production challenges and opportunities
Alternative feedstocks
- Improving yield and productivity characteristics of existing and new feedstocks
- In-plant production ("plants as plants")
- Novel micro-organisms with higher conversion efficiencies
Establishment of international and regional (US, EU, Japan) standards and certification
National and international policy frameworks to stimulate bioplastics research, investment and adoption.
(Description according to organiser information)
Organiser
National Innovation Agency
Thailand
Ministry of Science and Technology
73/1 Rama VI Rd, Rajdhevee
10400 Bangkok
ThailandEmail: innobioplast@nia.or.th
Phone: +66 2 644 6000
Fax: +66 2 644 8444
