Bioplastic
Wednesday November 25, 2009, 9AM-11AM
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Production and sustainability of bio-plastic
1- Production and use
• Is agriculture able to satisfy demand for raw materials and bio-plastics?
• What procedures exist for the production of bio-plastics?
• What are the material characteristics of bio-plastic?
• What are the usage possibilities and what is the potential market size?
2- Economic efficiency and the ecological balance sheet
• What opportunities do bio-plastics offer for the different economic systems and industries?
• What is the cost structure compared with conventional materials?
• How does collaboration work between the different actors in the supply chain?
• What does the economic and ecological balance sheet look like?
• What types of feedstock recycling exist and what are their advantages and disadvantages?


