Note from Lucía: Today’s post is written by guest author Nuno Helder, material specialist currently working as design engineer of flexible composites in the Aerospace Industry.
Today I’d like to present the upcoming conference “Biopackaging: From Feedstock to Waste Stream”. This conference, held in London 8-10th September 2009, will be of special interest for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). The event will gather representatives of the whole supply chain of bioplastics, as well as investors, researchers and regulator bodies.
On the 8th of September there will be a workshop on the “Principles and Concepts of Biobased and Biodegradable Materials/Plastics”, which should be a splendid opportunity for those new to the subject.
The diagram below identifies the type of attendees that will attend this venue or have done so in previous editions.
I have gone through the list of previous attendees and all areas are well represented, with the exception of investment institutions. Of course, other attendees have plenty of experience with investors and can give you insight and even hindsight on these.You can download the full agenda here.
Although most attendees are European, this should not detract people from elsewhere in the world, as many of the institutions present have an international presence and supplier base, inherent to the area of bioplastics. So, even if you are in Africa, you might, in fact end up meeting your future customer.
Another point is that traditionally the European Union spearheads the regulation for new products (materials, services, etc.), which means that in the future countries in Africa, Asia or elsewhere may come to adopting European Union standards, especially if their products will be used in the European Union.
The event is particularly a great opportunity for entrepreneurs or SME, because they can listen and talk to all of the relevant people who can help them start or expand their business!
As a last note, if you do decide to attend, just make sure you pack enough business cards, company brochures and questions.
Mira lo que he encontrado:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Lignin_structure.svg
Este es uno de los biomateriales de futuro.
Se usa en el packaging desde los sumerios
¡Saludos!
Yo diría que es un biomaterial de toda la vida
Pero tiene aplicaciones limitadas debido a sus propiedades. Los materiales renovables han sido usados siempre y ahora recuperamos su uso. Pero eso no quiere decir que no haya cabida para otros nuevos, también renovables.
Preciosa molécula, eso sí