Program

12:00-13:00

Lunch

(Monday lunch is also included in the participant fee!)

13:00-14:00

Opening

Welcome & Introduction
Anna Helgert, Sven Sängerlaub, Peter Lamboy

Key Note:
Packaging and filled good in the quandary between sustainability targets and the fulfilment of original requirements on packaging

Key Note Speaker:
Dr. Günter Schubert, TAPPI Fellow

Remarks on sealing and hot tack of classical, non-aluminium and so-called mono-laminates in packaging
Dr. Günter Schubert
Ralph Jänchen, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Dresden

14:00-15:30

Extrusion coating basics

Extrusion coating versus adhesive lamination – which process should I use?
Louis Piffer, Davis-Standard

Rheological tools for extrusion coating
Sylvie Vervoort, Dow Benelux B.V.

Rheology and material properties in beverage cartons
Maria Eriksson, Tetra Pak

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-18:00

Extrusion & lamination – processes and technology

Understanding the impact of extrusion coated polyethylene to improve the organoleptic performance of flexible and liquid board packaging
Anna Helgert, Dow Chemical Ibérica S.L.

Leveraging pilot extrusion capabilities to develop advanced packaging solutions
Dominique Jan, INEOS Petra Hollacher, INEOS

Behind flexible packaging lamination: A process technology matter!
Ouissam Abbas, ExxonMobil Chemical Europe LLC
Linda Van den Bossche, ExxonMobil Chemical Europe LLC
Marie-Paule Van Den Eede, ExxonMobil Chemical Europe LLC

Sustainability and performance – a contradiction?
Jürgen Scheperjans, Morchem

18:00-20:00

Evening Reception & Poster Session

Light Snacks & Drinks & Networking

Recycling of beverage carton, requirements for extrusion-coated polymers and processes
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Belle, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Dairy residual contents in beverage carton packaging for recycling

Jürgen Belle, Jonas Rittler, Sven Sängerlaub, Hochschule München

Multiple recycling – dream or feasibility: Investigations using the example of polyethylene for sealing, shrink and stretch applications
Franziska Janßen, Felix Fischbeck, IVV

Delamination recycling – True circularity for food & beverage carton packaging recycling

Dr. Marcus Schulze, Saperatec

Sustainable barrier laminates – advanced maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene tie layer designed for extrusion lamination

Uwe Süßmann, Mitsui

From chitin to chitosan: utilizing Tenebrio molitor across their developmental stages for packaging application

Max Sturm, Kristina Eißenberger, Anna Sadzik , Mara Strenger, Markus Schmid, SPI Sustainable Packaging Institute Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen

Plasma based roller cleaning in polymer film production

A. Tillmanns, W. Maus, Friedrichs, L. Girnth, M. Barthels, TU Clausthal, Derichs Walzenmanufaktur GmbH

Function-driven sustainability assessment – LCA & shelf-life modelling

Phil Rosenow, Anna Kerps, Paula Vehmeier, Matthias Reinelt, Fraunhofer IVV, UMSICHT

Preparation of freestanding lacquer films for tensile testing

Michael Sommer, Nelly Freitag, Stefan Schiessl, Fraunhofer IVV

Composite lacquer as gas barrier option for mono
material packaging

Stefan Schiessl, Esra Kücükpinar, Fraunhofer IVV

Evaluation of market-available snack chip packaging

Sven Sängerlaub, Theresa Schmackler, Kajetan Müller, Thorsten Tybussek, Marius Jesdinszki, Hochschule München

Wheat straw as base paper for barrier coating

Sven Sängerlaub, Mohammed Ahmed, Anke Lind, Emanuele Martorana, Hochschule München

Comparison of polyethylene pellets with their extrusion coatings –
A rheological frippery?

Günter Schubert, Simon Hüsch, Otto Plassmann

Change to regulate: Investigation of the curl effect in alginate-PE laminates under varying humidity conditions

Matthias Bucher, Günther Meier, Markus Schmid, SPI Sustainable Packaging Institute Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen

Extrusion coating and properties of poly(hydroxyalkanoates)

Juuso Toriseva, Johanna Lahti, VTT

Accurate permeation measurement – Reliable package preparation by replacing epoxy sealant

Andreas Roos, Mocon Ametek

EasyInspect – Local defect detection

Martin Lehmköster, Dr. Schenk

Flying setup for aseptic coating lines

Jan, Kummerow, ER-WE-PA

Rheology of blends with LDPE for extrusion coating

Sylvie Vervoort, Anna Helgert, Dow

8:00-10:00

Heat sealing – Old challenges and new frontiers

Adhesion of maleic anhydride-grafted polymers to aluminium and investigation of the temperature dependence
Uwe Süßmann, Mitsui Chemicals Europe GmbH
Günter Schubert

Sealing on stainless steel – Peelable lidding for reusable container
Dr. Christoph Dietrich, Amcor Flexibles Singen GmbH

Local delamination in pharmaceutical blister packages – A thermomechanical theory on buckling of heat sealed composite laminates in flexible packaging
Peter A. Gellerich, Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG
Lena Bracken, Technische Universität Dresden, Chair of Processing Machines and Processing Technology

Step change to highly efficient mono PE flexible packaging with extrusion coating / lamination
Petri Myllytie, Borealis

10:00-10:30

Coffee break

10:30-12:00

Permeation, barrier and coated paper

Dynamic characterisation of permeation processes in polymer packaging films
Andreas Stenzel, IVV

From flexible laminated packages to folding carton and corrugated board. Looking in the past to develop the future of the fiber based barrier structures.
Davide Pomati, BOBST, Technology Sales Manager Extrusion Coating

Challenge of measuring barrier layers on porous substrates – small details with high influence on the result
Andreas Roos, Mocon-Ametek

Barrier dispersion coated fibre packaging
Bernhard Kainz, Dow

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:30

Roadmap to circularity – Remarks on PPWR

Packaging film design in a circular environment
Karlheinz Hausmann, Dow

Best practice operation clean sweep
Alex Degeest, INEOS

Can flexible packaging go circular? Novel packaging concepts with PE PCR and barrier
Esra Kücükpinar, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV

Towards circularity: Multi-structured polymer materials and compatabilization for packaging
Frederik Grønborg, Nordic Grafting
(Quentin LePiouff, Nordic Grafting)

14:30-15:00

Coffee break

15:00-16:30

Sustainability in extrusion coating

Sustainable solutions for extrusion coating applications
Ben Raven, Sabic

Sustainability – Beyond recycling
Louis Bourgeus, INEOS

From concept to reality: Disruptive advancements in die technology
Dominic Hohensinn-Pintar, Nordson

16:30-16:45

Mini Break

16:45-18:15

Film quality and inspection – towards circularity

Mechanically recycled polypropylene in packaging films: Adapting designs and compositions
Alexandra Albuna, Borealis

Intelligent inspection solutions for extruded and coated films
Martin Lehmkoester, Dr. Schenk GmbH

“Good” and “bad” gels
Oliver Hissmann, OCS Service GmbH

19:00-23:00

Evening event

With dinner & life music

8:30-10:30

Paperization and plastic reduction

New fibre based packaging materials
Mats Käldström, Walki Group

Adhesion with purpose: The value of primers in sustainable flexible packaging.
Yong Zheng, MICA Corporation

Composting of extrusion-coated paper without generating persistent microplastics
Robert Huber, BASF

Key technical capabilitities in sustainable packaging material development
Ulf Nyman, Tetra Pak

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:30

Stick and unstick

Optimization of packaging properties through nanoscale surface functionalization utilizing grafting of fatty acid chlorides
Anna Sadzik, HS Albstadt-Sigmaringen

Plasma-based roller cleaning in polymer film production
Alexander Tillmans, TU Clausthal, PlasmaGreen
Leif Girnth, Derichs Walzenmanufaktur GmbH

Corona treatment – From history to modern customized solutions and their environmental footprint
Florian Brehmer, AFS

Influence of different levels of recycled content and of plasma treatment on the surface energy of polypropylene films
Matthias Bucher, HS Albstadt-Sigmaringen

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:30

Latest innovations – News from research and advanced development

Novel process for exceptional stretch values in cross direction in every paper
Marion Sterner, Gruppo X

Data-efficient determination of machine-specific processing windows in thermoforming using the example of PCR materials
Felix Lange, IVV

MultiRec case study: Evaluation of tensile properties and transport performance of virgin and PCR-containing stretch film
Bram Bamps, Hasselt University

Properties of multiple-time processed polyolefin films obtained in blown film extrusion
Konrad Szustakiewicz, Wroclaw University

15:30-16:00

End of conference / Coffee break

16:00-18:00

European PLACE Committee Meeting