Conference Day Two: Tuesday 9 March 2010

08:00 Registration And Refreshments

08:50 Chair’s Opening Address

Frank Oestervemb
Former Innovation Manager
Faerch Plast AS

MARKET REQUIREMENTS

09:00 Insights From A Leading Brand Owner On Its Current And Future Market Requirements

  • Consumer sentiments and demand outlook
  • Market requirements and what they mean
  • Is there a trend towards environmentally friendly products?

Kapil Bhardwaj
Global Sourcing Manager for Asia
General Mills, India

09:40 Innovations In Packaging And Other Applications

  • Spherizone - A New Approach to Polypropylene Material Design
  • Innovative Resins from LyondellBasell
  • Adding Value to your Business by Innovation

Manish Saraswat
Regional Technical Manager (Africa and Middle East)
LyondellBasell Industries

10:20 Networking Coffee Break

STRATEGIES TO GROW THE REGION’S EXPORT MARKET

10:50 Unveiling New Products For Flexible Packaging

  • Developing new products to serve both domestic and export markets
  • How do you enhance quality to meet export requirements?
  • Ensuring that quality is a priority throughout manufacturing and certification processes
  • Collaborating with suppliers to test the products and ensure they meet the required specifications

Eng. Inan El-Taweel
General Manager and Technical Sales
Jordan Shareef Plastic Factory, Jordan

11:30 Industry Panel: Transforming The Middle East Region Into An Attractive Export Market

  • Collaboration strategies to boost exports from the Middle East
  • How do the stakeholders in the value chain manage supply in an increasingly demand-oriented environment?
  • What are the transitional barriers? Lessons learnt from internationals

Moderator:

Frank Oestervemb
Former Innovation Manager
Faerch Plast AS

Panelists:

Issam Chaaya
General Manager
NAPCO Modern Plastic Products, Saudi Arabia

Eng. Inan El-Taweel
General Manager and Technical Sales
Jordan Shareef Plastic Factory, Jordan

Barbaros Demirci
General Manager
Turkish Plastics Manufacturers Research Development & Educational Foundation, Turkey

James David Bernard
Associate Director Commodities/Director Business Development
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

12:20 Networking Lunch

NEW USES AND MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING

13:30 High Barrier AMPET® CPET Tray Applications For Shelf Stable Products

  • New technology used for long shelf life foods stored at room temperature
  • Development of a new concept solution for the food manufacturing industry
  • Replacing metal cans and PP / EVOH / PP in autoclave sterilization systems
  • Environmentally friendly, innovative, user-friendly, individual packaging solutions

Frank Oestervemb
Former Innovation Manager
Faerch Plast AS

14:10 Biopolymer Market Situation, Bottle Necks And Potential For The Future

  • Price and properties of biopolymers/biopolymer film application in comparison with commercial polymers
  • Definition of the content and different classes of biopolymers
  • Different technical end-of-life options for biopolymers: recycling, composting, incineration, bio-gas production and land-fill
  • Description of the different options to work with the database and description of all material properties

Prof. Dr. Hans-Josef Endres
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
University of Applied Sciences, Germany

14:50 Afternoon Refreshments And Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

15:00 Close Of Conference Day Two

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