heinz & kodak confirmed to speak at ami&rsquos multilayer film 2014 conference the 7th edition of the event will take place in cologne from 1416 october 2014packaging markets are growing and developing across the globe to preserve vital foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and other sensitive materials. at the same time the technology is improving as scientists and engineers work together to enhance the properties of the materials and expand the applications and product shelflife.flexible packaging has the big advantage of lowering weight and bulk, which cuts material and transport costs and this has led to a trend towards flexible liquid packaging and away from rigid containers.ami has once again gathered an expert panel of speakers to discuss all the current issues of the industry.multilayer packaging film 2014 will open with a market overview, with presentations from heinz, tno triskelion and ami.the following session will explore barrier films for shelflife extension including papers from r.o.p ltd. and tosaf compounds, both israeli companies, as well as eval europe kuraray and ube engineering plastics s.a. who will look at the development of evoh and the use of copolyamides and terpolyamides in the packaging market. the ceo of smurfit kappa baginbox will also cover packaging trends in drinks and dairy.several papers throughout the conference will look at how careful selection of materials and additives provides tailored properties for each packaging application, with high barrier polymers interlayered with polyolefin materials in multilayer film structures. companies such as hosokawa alpine ag, buergofol gmbh, gap s.r.l., mitsui chemicals europe gmbh and exxonmobil.plantic technologies ltd. and ghent universitypack4food will offer a biobased perspective.
