Event Agenda | Informex Latin America - The Business of Fine Specialty and Custom Chemistry
International Conference Program  

Day 1: August 23, 2010
Green Exchange
9.15 a.m.
 Opening
9.15 - 10.15 a.m.
Green Chemistry: Outlook for Brazil & the World
Presenter: Paulo Luiz de Andrade Coutinho
Braskem
10.15 - 10.45
New Technologies for Production of Materials from Renewable Sources
Vision and Action in the Academic Sector

Brazilian Green Chemistry Network / Brazilian Green Chemistry School
Peter Seidl
Chemistry Faculty, Rio de Janeiro Federal University (UFRJ)
10.45 - 11 a.m.
 Debate
11 - 11.30 a.m.
 Coffee Break
11.30 a.m. - 12.40 p.m.
Vision & Action of New Companies

Biodegradable Polymers – Development of the Market & Technology
Marcos Nogueira César

SRI Consulting

 

Production of Farnesene & Other Isoprenoids from Sugarcane
Adilson Liebsch

Amyris Biotechnologies

12:40 - 1pm p.m.
  Debate
1 - 2.30 p.m.
  Break for Lunch
2.30 - 4 p.m.
 
Vision & action of Large Companies
Braskem & Green Chemistry
Luis Fernando Cassinelli
Braskem
Biodegradable Plastics & Renewable Sources
Julio Harada
BASF
Biodegradable Plastic from Cane Sugar: the Technology
Eduardo Brondi
Biocycle
4 - 4.30 p.m.
 Coffee Break
4.30 - 5 p.m.
Incentives to Innovation in Green Chemistry: Vision of Brazilian Government
Science & Technology Ministry
Department of Innovation & Technological Development
5 - 5.30 p.m.
Debate
5.30 - 6:15 p.m.
 Alternative Feed Stocks Professor James Clark, Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
Day 2: August 24, 2010
New Products and Solutions
 9 - 9.15 a.m. Opening – Welcome from UBM
 9.15 - 10 a.m.Outlook for the Chemicals Industry – the Next 10 Years
Abiquim
 10 - 10.45 a.m.Prodir
Speaker: Gloria Benazzi, Technical Engineer
 10.45 - 11 a.m.Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition
 11.15 - 12 p.m.Technical Responsibility in the Chemicals Industry and the Importance of the Environment
Speaker: Marcos Antônio da Silva
 12 - 12.45 p.m.From Lactic Acid to PLA – Promoting Sustainable Development
Speaker: Juscinei Souza Santos – Purac
 12.45 - 2 p.m. Break for Lunch and visit to the exhibition
 2 - 2.45 p.m.Low-toxicity Extender Oil for the Rubber Industry
Speaker: Marco Antônio Garcia – Petrobras
 2.45 - 3.30 p.m.Building Blocks from Renewable Materials
Speaker: Juscinei Souza Santos – Purac
 3.30 - 4.15 p.m.Coffee Break and visit to the exhibition
 4.15 - 5 p.m.Micro-algae for the petrochemicals industry: Possibilities and Challenges
Speaker: Augusto Teruo Morita – Braskem
 5 - 5.45 p.m.Green Solvents and Alternatives
Marco Antônio Garcia – Petrobras
 5.45 - 6.15 p.m.The Rise of the Chemistry Business Sector in Latin America
Humberto Bastos, Elsevier
6.15 p.m.Closing of presentations, and visit to the exhibition
Humberto Bastos, Elsevier losing of presentations, and visit to the exhibition 

 

Price for 1 day (August 23 or 24)
R$ 190.00Until August 1, 2010
R$ 220.00On or after August 2, 2010
Price for 2 days ( August 23-24, 2010)
R$ 250.00Until August 1, 2010
R$ 290.00On or after August 2, 2010

 


 

 

 

 
 
 

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