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Plastics: Greener than you might think

24 Mar 2009, Lancashire County Cricket Club , Manchester, UK

This event is aimed at increasing the knowledge of Product Designers as to what is now possible with the new materials and processes that are being developed.

Please register your attendance at this FREE event. These events often reach their capacity.

Link for more information

Programme

10:15 am Registration

10:45 am Recycling Plastics
Keith Freegard, Axion, 

11:15 am Kerbside to Kerb — Can It Get Any Better?
Chris Dawson, Qi Design & John McLoughlin POLYnnovation

12:15 am Lunch and networking 

1:15 pm Self-Reinforced Polymer Composites
Peter Hine, Leeds University 

1:45 pm Renewable Chemicals & Polymers – Where Are We Now?
John Williams/Adrian Higson, National Non-Food Crops Centre- York

2:15pm SPARK Awards- The First Step on the Way
Stuart Preston, Materials KTN-MADE

2:45 pm Tea/coffee and Networking

3:45pm Close

Event Location

Lancashire County Cricket Club
Talbot Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 0PS
UK

Organiser details

Materials and Design Exchange
Contact Name: 
Brian Knott
Email: 
brian.knott@iom3.org
Organiser Phone: 
020 7451 7300
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