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Sustainability for Conventional and Alternative Fibers
Dr. Ronalds Gonzalez, North Carolina State
Naycari Forfora, North Carolina State
Global Capacity Outlook for Type 3 Molded Fiber Packaging
Alexander Koukoulas, AFRY Management Consulting
Microfibrillated Cellulose – A Bio-Binder Enhancing Strength and Barrier Priorities in Fiber-Based Systems
Otto Soidinsalo, Business Development Manager, Borregaard
New Technology for Thin Film Lamination of Molded Fiber Products
Conor Carlin, Managing Director, ILLIG North America LP
The Relevance of Molded Fiber Lamination in a Plastic-Restrictive Framework
Salvador Diaz, Sales Director, Hamer Packaging Technology
Pol Casado, Ecological Business Unit Manager, Hamer Packaging Technology
Ingeo Biopolymer Advances in Molded Fiber Applications
Koen Bastiaens, Strategic Market Manager, NatureWorks
Molded Fiber 101
Gary Visser, IMFA Chairman
Paul Carter, MyBlendedLearning.com
Vince Daniel, Huhtamaki North America
Packaging Megatrends – Sustainability and Opportunities in Molded Fiber
Abhinav Goel, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Maimouna Diakhaby, McKinsey & Company
Regulatory Compliance: Access to the Market
Huqiu Zhang, SME
Fibre-based Packaging Industry in Action for a Circular Future
Susanne Haase, 4Evergreen
Going With the Grain
Martin Pudlas, Red Leaf Pulp
Reclaimed Fiber and Direct Food Contact – Not an Oxymoron!
Paul Schutes, Recycled Paperboard Alliance & The Recycled Paper Technical Association
New Pulping Possibilities
Goran Antillo, PrPulping
Using a Tornado Pulper to Process Alternative Raw Materials for Pulp Moulding
Tarik Jabrane, Innofibre
Fiber 2.0: The Digital and Information Age
Oliver Campbell, Dell Technologies
Trends in Foodservice Packaging
Natha Dempsey, Foodservice Packaging Institute
Mineral Magic in Moulded Fiber Products
Janet Preston, IMERYS Minerals
Operation and Maintenance of Vacuum Systems in Fiber Molding Applications
Tom Daris, Gardner Denver Nash
New Developments in Fiber Thermoformer Technology & Efficiencies
Gary Sowden, Kiefel Packaging Division, Bruecker Group USA
Journey with Pulp Fiber
Leona Neill, Red Sun Farms
New Capabilities of the HP Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling Solution
Mariona Company and John Briden, HP Inc.
Papermaking with Non-wood fiber as related to MF
Mark Lewis, Sustainable Fiber Technologies
Global Molded Fiber Products Market Outlook
Brian Clayson, Freedonia
Advancing the Pulp Moulding Technology
Troy Mutton & Naurice Joseph, Pulp Moulding Dies
Recyclability: How is it Tested and What Passes?
Lon E Pschigoda II, Western Michigan University
Molded Fiber & Recyclability: The Road Ahead
Susan Cornish, MOORE & Associates
Agricultural Fiber Opportunities
Kelly Tiller, Genera Energy, Inc.
Non-wood Fibers: A Global and Regional Perspective
Kathleen Kneer, POYRY
Direct to Consumer Packaging
Steve Mclaughlin, CUFPT
Pulp Molding – A View From the Plastics Industry
Friederich Jaeger, JMBG Paper
Regulatory Challenges
George Misko, K&H
PFAS
Lynn Dyer, FPI
Fire Risk / Prevention in the Molded Fiber Industry
Tom Lentz, Aon Risk Solutions
Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology
Peter Dijkstra, Huhtamaki
2018 Global Molded Pulp Market Outlook
Daniel Meges, Fredonia
Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Packaging Overview – History, Markets & Innovation
Paul Carter & Peter Dijkstra, Huhtamaki
An Unexpected Difficult Journey
Patrick Willink, James Cropper
NMFC Classification: Shipping Cost Impact
Donald Newell, National Motorfreight Classification Commission
Wet End Slurry Additives
John Leckey, Solenis
Drying Molded Fiber Products
Munishwar Kumar, Mohan Molded Fibre Products, Ltd.
Mechanical Pulping
Eric Chao Xu, Andritz Inc.
Tornado Pulper Applications
Luigi Silveri, Lamcor Corporation
Are Non-Wood Fibers for You? Maybe, Maybe Not!
Robert Hurter, HurterConsult Inc.
Slurry Technology
Neale Fetterly, Kadant/Black Clawson
Marketing through Distributors
Paul Zancanelli, Victory Packaging
Fiber Molding Technology
Steven Carolus, BeSure Technology
Discussion on the Characteristics of Plant fiber and the Tech of Molded Pulp
Hellen Wu, HGHY
Foodservice Packaging Institute
Lynn Dyer, Food Service Packaging Institute
Amazon Supply Chain
Suzanne Fisher, Amazon
Certifications Available for Molded Fiber Products around the World
Bruno De Wilde, Organic Waste Systems
Molding with Wheat Straw
Fernando Marin, Kalamazoo
Pulping Process
Tony Skyora, GL&V
Global Recovered Paper Market Trends
Bill Moore, Moore & Associates
Global Macroeconomic Environment
David Katsnelson, RISI
Packaging Trends Worldwide
Tom Schneider, World Pack Organization
Molding Machinery
Allen Lun, Guangzhou Nanya Pulp Molding
Regulatory Challenges for Recycled Fiber Users
Joanne Arnold, Recycled Paper Technical Association
Manufacturing Improvements with Slurry Additives
Brian Duffy, Nalco Corporation
Alternative Fiber Comparisons
Mark Lewis, Sustainable Fiber Technologies
Studies of Molded Fiber Product Manufacturing
John Hunt, U.S. Forest Product Laboratories
Fluorochemicals for Molded Fiber Applications
Michael Sanchez, AGS Chemicals Americas, Inc.
Fire Sprinkler Systems
Terry Victor, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell
Packaging Market Update
Lisa Pierce, Packaging Digest
SPC Update and the Molded Fiber Industry
Adam Gendell, Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Measuring Consistency Today
Dave Dailey, Cs Products
Producing High Strength Molded Fiber Products
Jeff Hyde, Minifibers, Inc.