The Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC)

October 16 2017

The Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC) will be the largest industry meeting on biocomposites worldwide, 6 - 7 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany. The conference will showcase exciting and successful composites based on bio-based materials on the current market as well as promising future developments.

A Glimpse at the program:

Wood-Plastic Composites- Overview of the German Wood-Plastic Composite Industry by Anemon Strohmeyer, German Wood-Based Panel Industry (VHI) (DE), and Horst Walther, NATURinFORM GmbH (DE)

Biocomposites in Automotive- Fiber Reinforced Composites for Structural Applications Made from Bio-based and Recycled Materials by Benedikt Lahl, Volkswagen AG (DE)

Injection Molding: Granulates and Applications- Injection Molding and Simulation of Consumer Products with Aqvacomp composites by Markku Nikkila, Elastopoli Oy (FI), and Dr. Paul F. Filz, Simcon kunststofftechnische Software GmbH (DE)

Biocomposites in 3D Printing and Design- Use of Biocomposites in 3D-Fused Layer Modelling by Dr. Andreas Haider, Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH (AT)

Structural Applications- From Plant to Agromaterial: Innovative Axes to a Better Design of Bio-Based Fibers Used in Thermoplastic Composites by Dr. Nathalie Benoit, Fibres Recherche Developpement (FRD) (FR)

Bio-Based Thermoset Resins and New Polymers- Epicerol - A Bio-Based Epichlorohydrin to Further Improve the Environmental Footprint of Composites Through Epoxy Resins by Pawin Boonyaporn, Advanced Biochemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd (TH)