Event
2nd PHA platform World Congress
Location
Cologne, Germany
Maternushaus
Organizer
Polymedia Publisher GmbH, coorganised by GO!PHA
Events
Fee
975.00 EUR
Early Bird Discount: If you register before February 29, 2020, you benefit from a 100 EUR discount (will be displayed in final invoice only)
2nd PHA platform World Congress 2020
…from Embryonic to Early Growth
PHA (Poly-Hydroxy-Alkanoates or polyhydroxy fatty acids) is a family of biobased polyesters. As in many mammals, including humans, that hold energy reserves in the form of body fat there are also bacteria that hold intracellular reserves of polyhydroxy alkanoates. Here the micro-organisms store a particularly high level of energy reserves (up to 80% of their own body weight) for when their sources of nutrition become scarce. Examples for such Polyhydroxyalkanoates are PHB, PHV, PHBV, PHBH and many more. That’s why we speak about the PHA platform.
This PHA-platform is made up of a large variety of bioplastics raw materials made from many different renewable resources. Depending on the type of PHA, they can be used for applications in films and rigid packaging, biomedical applications, automotive, consumer electronics, appliances, toys, glues, adhesives, paints, coatings, fibers for woven and non-woven andPHA products inks. So PHAs cover a broad range of properties and applications.
That’s why bioplastics MAGAZINE and Jan Ravenstijn are now organizing the 2nd PHA-platform World Congress on 2-3 September 2020 in Cologne / Germany. This congress continues the great success of the 1st PHA platform World Congress and the PHA-day at the Bioplastics Business Breakfast @ K 2019.
The congress will address the progress, challenges and market opportunities for the formation of this new polymer platform in the world. Every step in the value chain will be addressed. Raw materials, polymer manufacturing, compounding, polymer processing, applications, opportunities and end-of-life options will be discussed by parties active in each of these areas. Progress in underlying technology challenges will also be addressed.
The 2 full-day-conference will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2020 in Cologne, Germany
Programme / Call for papers
The call-for-papers is open. Please send your proposal for a presentation to
mtbplstcsmgzncm or j.ravenstijn@kpnmail.nl
The programme will be published in early 2020.
Workshop
In the afternoon (13:00-17:00) of September 1st, preceding the conference GO!PHA (the Global Organization PHA) will hold a workshop on the basics of the PHA-platform. The agenda of the workshop will be published in due time. The cost of this workshop is 300 Euro.
If you want to participate, please tick the box in the registration form for the conference. (The workshop is for full conference attendees only and will only be held if there are enough registrations)
Venue
Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany
Kardinal-Frings-Str. 1-3
50668 Köln, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0221) 1631 - 0
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www.maternushaus.de
Room-contingent
There is a limited number of rooms available in the Maternushaus
Please use the keyword "bioplastics" to book one of these rooms.
How to get there
Over the freeways (Autobahn):
Take the exit Zentrum/Innenstadt.
From there follow the red colour zone'Dom/Rhein' of the Cologne parking guidance system and reach the main station or cathedral.
From here on, please refer to Google-Maps
By public transport:
Book your flight to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN)
By train: Cologne HBF (main train station). From there it is only a 5 minutes walk via "Dompropst-Ketzer-Straße" to Maternushaus.
Nearest subway stations: Appellhofplatz and Cologne main station
Below you can see videoclips of other conferences we organized in the past