Side events

A broad program of conferences and technical seminars is in the works for the 5 days of PLAST 2012, taking place at the Fiera Milano fairgrounds from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May, 2012. In particular two events deserve a special attention.
The second edition of Biopolpack – organized by the General and Inorganic Chemistry Department of the University of Parma in collaboration with SSICA (Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry) – will be devoted to biodegradable polymer packaging.The conference titled "Plastic materials in a quality agricultural production chain", organized by the Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore in collaboration with Promaplast, is focused on the most recent applications of plastics in agriculture. The main topics are: plastics in greenhouses, mulching, crop protection and product packaging.The complete list of PLAST 2012 events will be available in a few days in the "side events" area of our website: www.plastonline.org.