NATURAL FIBRES PERFORMANCE FORUM
Copenhagen 27th - 28th May 1999
Conference Programme and Abstracts
Full papers of some presentations are available
below:
Perspectives on the performance of natural plant fibres
Dr Per Ole Olesen - Head of Centre, Centre for Plant Fibre Technology and Professor, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Taastrup, DenmarkRenewable materials for automotive application
Dr Thomas Schuh - Manager, Polymer & Composite Application Daimler-Chrysler AG, Stuttgart, GermanyHigh performance applications of plant fibres in aerospace and related industries
Dr Axel Herrmann - Head of Structure Technology, Deutche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Braunschweig, GermanyPlant fibre supply - Opportunities and current limitations
Mr Gary Newman - Director, JB Plant Fibres, Bangor, Great BritainGreen fibres - Present state and future prospects for the next millennium
Dr Ryszard Kozlowski - Director, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, PolandInfluence of fibre properties on bio-composite design and performance
Dr Laurence Mott- Research Manager, Perstorp A/B, Perstorp, SwedenDesign potential of plant fibres
Mr Jorn E. Behage - Managing Director, Proterra, Wageningen, The NetherlandsExploring the limits of design: Potential in plant fibre products
Dr Roger Rowell - Project Leader, Modified Lignocellulosic Materials, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, USAOptimization of methods of fibre preparation from agricultural raw materials
Dr Jan E.G. van Dam - Senior Researcher, Department of Fibres and Cellulose, Agrotechnological Research Institute, (ATO-DLO), Wageningen, The NetherlandsImprovement of fibre performance in composites and related materials
Dr Mark Lawther - Professor, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Taastrup, DenmarkTailoring product manufacturing processes to optimise the performance of plant fibres
Dr Jamie Hague - Deputy Director, The BioComposites Centre, University of Wales, Bangor, United KingdomEU-financed research on non-traditional industrial uses of biological fibres: Past projects and future plans
Dr Johannes Klumpers – European Commission, DGXII.E.2, Life Sciences, Brussels, BelgiumGreen Cotton - an example of plant fibres in a sustainable development
Mr Leif Nørgaard - Managing Director, Novotex A/S, Ikast, DenmarkStrategy for a sustainable future of fibre plants
Professor Rudolf Kessler - Director, Institut für Angewandte Forschung, Reutlingen, GermanyPerspectives on the utilisation of natural binders in composite materials
Dr Claus Felby - Research Scientist, Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsværd, DenmarkScenarios on the future of consumer attitudes and their use of sustainable products
Mrs Ute von Reibnitz - Scenarios+Vision, Vence, France