A full day conference on polymers in the industry and research.

Join the conference and meet researchers and industry representatives. You will get an insight into how some major companies see the future of plastics and learn about the plastics research that is ongoing in the country.

• Representatives of major industries talk about their use of plastics and the challenges they see ahead.
• Researchers present ongoing research projects on the topic.

The conference is followed by a dinner.

When: May 6, 9.00 – 17.00, Dinner at 19.00

Where: 

• Conference: Stora hörsalen at Ingvar Kamprad Designcentrum, LTH, Lund University – Formstråket 13, Lund
• Dinner: Elite Hotel Ideon – Scheelevägen 27, Lund

Spoken language: English

Programme

09.00-09.30 Registration and Coffee 

09.30-09.40 Welcome 

09.40-10.00 SuPRA – Lars Jerpdal, Scania 

10.00-10.50 Polymers in the packaging industry – Jan Wahlberg, Tetra Pak 

10.50-11.10 Experimental characterisation and constitutive modelling of thermoplastics under finite strain – Björn Stoltz, Linnæus University 

11.10-11.30 Polymer durability and degradation: Studies from KTH polymeric materials division – Xinfeng Wei, KTH Royal Institute of Technology 

11.30-11.50 Starch-based blends for film blowing – Aikorkem Amangeldi and Yerassyl Aukenov, Chalmers Institute of Technology 

11.50-13.00 Lunch 

13.00-13.50 Polymers in the automotive industry – Giovanna Iannuzzi, Volvo Cars 

13.50-14.10 Sustainable aromatic-aliphatic copolyesters from lignin-based aromatic monomeric building blocks – Tam Nguyen, Lund University 

14.10-14.30 Enhancing sustainable nanocomposites through cellulose nanocrystal integration in water-based emulsion polymerisation – Shahab Nasr, University of Borås 

14.30-14.50 Different plasticisation methods for thermoplastic cellulosic fibres – Enrica Pellegrino, Chalmers Institute of Technology 

14.50-15.30 Coffee 

15.30-16.20 Material smart road to decarbonise products – Henrik Palokangas, Polykemi 

16.20-16.40 Low carbon footprint by recycled polypropylene – Jeevan Joseph, Jönköping University 

16.40-17.00 Polythioureas: an emerging class of polymer materials with potential to replace polyurethanes in different applications – Rafael Natal Lima de Menezes, Lund University 

19.00 Dinner

Registration

To participate is free of charge. Sign up by filling in the form in this link. Registration is open until April 25.

Organisers 

The Department of Design Sciences, LTH, and SUPRA Sustainable Polymer Research Arena

Contact

Anders Sjögren anders@ad-manus.se