9th European Bioplastics Conference Connects More Than 320 Participants In Brusselsberlin 4 December 2014 The 9th European Bioplastics Conference Took Place On 23 December 2014 In Brussels Connecting More Than 320 Participants From Administration Policy Industry And Media In His Keynote Speech Dr Helmut Maurer European Commission Dg Environment Stressed The Need For Intelligent Products That Make Efficient Use Of Resources And Show An Acute Awareness For Waste Generation The Benefits Bioplastics Offer In Especially These Two Aspects Were Acknowledged By Axel Singhofen The Greenseuropean Free Alliancebdquowe Appreciate That Eu Stakeholders Increasingly Recognise The Potential And Performance Of Our Materialsldquo Commented Franccedilois De Bie Chairman Of European Bioplastics Bdquowe Are Aware That The Vast Field Of Plastics That Are Biobased Biodegradable Or Both Offer Hundreds Or Thousands Of Benefit Combinations That Are Hard To Oversee For Stakeholders A Step By Step Approach To Understand The Advantages Of Bioplastic Materials Is To Look At Different Applications And What Additional Value The Respective Bioplastic Offers In The Case At Handldquothe Overall Positive Development Trend Of The Bioplastics Industry Was Mirrored In Several Speeches During The Two Day Conference Brand Owners Tetra Pak And Ecover Presented Their Initiatives To Move To 100 Percent Biobased And Recyclable Packaging The Annual Market Data Update Of European Bioplastics And Its Scientific Partners Ifbb Institute For Bioplastics And Biocomposites And Novainstitute Foresees A Fourfold Growth Of Production Capacities By 2018during The Bioplastics Magazinersquos 9th Annual Global Bioplastics Award Ceremony Two Companies Were Honoured This Year Organic Icecream Brand Zandonella Received The Award For Its Compostable Biofoam Packaging Ndash The First Of Its Kind On The Market Provided By The Dutch Company Synbra The Second Winner Is The Swiss Coffee Company Whose Engagement For A Responsible Disposal Of Coffee By Using A Certified Compostable Coffee Capsule And A Correspondingly Compostable Three Layer Packaging For Its Brand Beanarella Was Acknowledged By The Judges More Information On The Award Can Be Found At Httpwwwbioplasticsmagazinecomduring The 9th European Bioplastics More Than 320 Participants Coming From Roughly 210 Companies From 29 Countries Caught Up On The Latest Discussions Developments And Progress In The Bioplastics Industry The Adjoining Exhibition With 30 Companies Showcased A Tremendous Diversity Of The Latest Products And Materialseuropean Bioplastics Extends A Special Thank You To Its Sponsors For A Great Conference Braskem Jinhui Zhaolong Sinvestec Basf Corbion Erema Ifbb Institute For Bioplastics And Biocomposites Natureworks And Sulzer Chemtechimages Of The Conference Are Available Athttpeneuropeanbioplasticsorgpresspresspictureseventsactivities2more Information On The Recent Market Data Update Is Available Athttpeneuropeanbioplasticsorgpresspressreleaseshttpeneuropeanbioplasticsorgpresspresspictureslabellinglogoschartsthe Conference Proceedings Download Link Will Shortly Be Available For Purchase Herehttpeneuropeanbioplasticsorgconferencespeakers Mario Abreu Tetra Pak International Martin Baitz Pe International Laurent Beacutelard Natureplast Franccedilois De Bie European Bioplastics Corbion Puracgerold Breuer Erema Ron Buckhalt Us Department Of Agriculture Biopreferred Program Michael Carus Novainstitute Bruno De Wilde Ows Tom Domen Ecover Oliver Ehlert Din Certco Hansjosef Endres Ifbb University Of Applied Sciences And Arts Hannover Stefano Facco Novamont Linda Goumlbel Ikt Institut Fuumlr Kunststofftechnik Jan M Henke Iscc Meo Carbon Solutions Gmbh Constance Iszligbruumlcker European Bioplastics Virginia Janssens Europen Thomas M Klaumlusli Ava Biochem Joanna Kuzincow Packaging Research Institute Cobro Kristybarbara Lange European Bioplastics John Leung Biosolutions Dr Helmut Maurer European Commission Dg Environment Molly Morse Mango Materials Ramani Narayan University Of Michigan David Newman International Solid Waste Association Isao Nodameredian Salvador Ortega Anipac Johnny Pallot Roquette Paolo Pavaj Henkel Paul Pereira Meredian Emmanuel Rapendy Sulzer Chemtech Kathryn Sheridan Sustainability Consult Eric Sievers Ethanol Europe Axel Singhofen The Greenseuropean Free Alliance Michiel Stork Ecofys Netherlands Joachim Venus Leibnizinstitute For Agricultural Engineering Potsdambornim Harmen Willemse Cen Technical Committee 411 Biobased Products Krzysztof Woacutejcik Packaging Research Institute Cobro Linda Zellner Perstorp Patrick Zimmermann Fkur Kunststoffexhibitorsapi Basf Bioplastics Magazine Biotec Biotic Braskem Corbion Purac Din Certco Ebeam Technologies Erema Europabio Fkur Fnr Agency For Renewable Recources Institute For Bioplastics And Biocomposites University Of Applied Arts Hannover Ikt Itene Jinhui Zhaolong High Technology Labtech Engineering Limagrain Mitsubishi Chemical Natureworks Ningbohome Link Novamont Organic Waste Systems Perstorp Ptt Mcc Biochem Rsb Roundtable On Sustainable Biomaterials Showa Denko Europe Sulzer Sustainability Consult Us Pacific Nonwovens Vinccedilotte Wackereuropean Bioplastics Is The European Association Representing The Interests Of The Industry Along The Complete Bioplasticslsquo Value Chain Its Members Produce Refine And Distribute Bioplastics Plastics That Are Biobased Biodegradable Or Both You Can Find More Information At Wwweuropeanbioplasticsorg