Conference "Bio plastic - the latest tendencies in Europe" , September 16, Riga

On September 16th, 2011 the organization "homo ecos" in co-operation with one of the largest bio plastics raw material producers "Novamont", the largest bio plastics products distributor in Latvia "Green Mood" and the producers responsibility system "Latvijas Zalais punkts" will organize a bio plastics conference informing about the latest tendencies in the bio plastics industry in Europe.

Several internationally acknowledged experts will participate in the conference:

Velta Tupureina, Riga Technical University Polymer Institute, Latvia
Lija Dukaļska, University of Agriculture, Latvia
Sandra Muižniece - Brasava, University of Agriculture, Latvia
Roland Scharatow, European Bioplastics, Germany
Michael Carus, Nova - Institut GmbH, Germany
Philippe Dewolfs, Vincotte, Belgium
Andrea Bruckner, Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
Birger Kerckow, Agency for Renewable Resources, Germany
John Williams, Head of Materials for Energy and Industry, UK
Alberto Castellanza, Novamont, Italy
Patrick Zimmermann, FKUR, Germany

The conference will take place at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia. The working language is Latvian and English and will be translated synchronously. The participants will receive all presentations and other information material at the end of the conference on DVD.

The conference can be attended by a limited amount of participants, that is why the deadline for applications is July 20th, 2011. Please apply at: http://www.homoecos.lv/lv/konference