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The 1st PLA-Bottle-Conference

Conference from 2007-09-12 to 2007-09-13

City/Country: Hamburg, Grand Elysee Hotel, Germany

Contact: Dr. Michael Thielen (info@bioplastics-magazine.com)

Content/Topics
PLA (Polylactide), a compostable plastic made from renewable resources such as corn, is a highly topical subject right now, especially in the light of increasing crude oil prices.

The stretch blow moulded PLA bottles used by Biota or Natural Iowa (USA), Belu (UK), Vitamore (Germany) and +1Water (Canada), as well as reports in the trade press, have aroused significant interest from the PET and beverage industry.

* Raw materials, from corn (or other agricultural products) to PLA
* PLA preform manufacture
* Stretch blow moulding of PLA
* Caps, labels, shrink-sleeves made from biodegradable plastics
* Barrier solutions for PLA bottles
* Temperature stability of PLA
* Additives, from processing agents to colorants
* Reports "from the market“
* Expectations from brand owners
* End of life options, recycling, energy recovery, composting

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Polymedia Publisher GmbH

Dammer Str. 112
41066 Mönchengladbach

  Germany

www.bioplasticsmagazine.com

Email: info@bioplasticsmagazine.com

Phone: +49(0)2161 664864

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