Seminar: Bioplastics – future avenues

Programme

9.30–9.35
Opening of the seminar
- Professor Jouni Partanen, Aalto University

9.35–9.55
Are we collaborating to make plastics’ innovations more sustainable?
- Staff Scientist Esko Hakanen, Aalto University
- Professor Rosa Ballardini, University of Lapland

9.55–10.15
Reduction of plastics consumption through extending product lifetime and recycling
- Professor Jouni Partanen, Aalto University
- Senior Scientist Kirsi Immonen, VTT

10.15–10.35
Sustainability of bio-based plastics and composites
- Research Professor Hannu Ilvesniemi, LUKE
- Professor Jukka Niskanen, Aalto University

10.35–11.00
Coffee and poster exhibition

11.00–11.35
Biomass available on global and European scale for use in biobased chemicals and plastics
- CEO Michael Carus, Nova-institute, Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)

11.35–12.00
New winds in plastics industry
- Managing Director Vesa Kärhä, Finnish Plastics Industry

12.00–12.25
Life cycle assessment as a tool to evaluate sustainability
- Professor Risto Soukka, LUT University

12.25–12.55
PANEL discussion with Principal Scientist Peter Ylén, VTT, as facilitator

12.55–13.00
Closing of the seminar, Professor Jouni Partanen, Aalto University

More information

Kirsi Kukko
Researcher
School of Engineering
Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
kirsi.kukko@aalto.fi , mobile: +358 50 344 7248

ValueBioMat (VBM) is a project funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC) at the Academy of Finland from 2019 to 2025, studying how the entire value chain of plastic production and use can be made more sustainable. It is a consortium consisting of experts from Aalto University, LUKE, VTT, and University of Lapland. You can find more about VBM in the webpages here valuebiomat.fi.