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Agenda

GO Wipes Europe 2022 agenda is revealed. 


 
Registration and welcome refreshments
Market Outlook
The European wipes market and its fit in the global market through 2027
Disposable wipes: growth challenges and meeting consumer demands
Networking break
The Future Of Plastic-Free Wipes
Bast Fibre use in wiping applications: opportunities and challenges
Natural and recycled fibers for bio-wipes
Wet wipes – innovation for plastic free future
Networking lunch
Innovation In Nonwovens And Forumlations
LENZING™ Lyocell short cut for low shear flushability tests
Biopolymer direct formed nonwovens for wipes – when is a plastic not a plastic?
Networking break
Novel nonwovens from sustainable natural fibers
Sustainability
How to build a successful consumer education campaign
Cross-industry learnings, how textiles recycling and nonwovens are joining forces for a more sustainable future
• Textiles Recycling landscape Europe
• Textiles Recycling in the Netherlands: introducing Frankenhuis, the largest textiles recycling company in the Netherlands
• Bottlenecks and opportunities for the future
• Innovation platforms in nonwovens
• What role could textiles recycling play in wipes?
Bertram Wevers, Deputy Director, Frankenhuis and Heidi van den Hul, Founder, fabriCreation
Bertram Wevers | Deputy Director, Frankenhuis
Chair's closing remarks
Networking drinks reception
17:45-19:45 Networking drinks reception
Take this opportunity to network in a more informal environment and discuss the big topics of the day during a evening of drinks and canapes sponsored by Berry Global at the Amstel Boathouse.
Registration and welcome refreshments
Chair's opening remarks
Sustainability cont.
Global plastics crisis – who will be the winners and the losers in the global wipes market?
Bryan D. Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Technical Director, Kimberly- Clark Corporation
PANEL: Ensuring correct disposal: Is this the call to action the wipes industry should focus on now?
Moderator:
Heidi Beatty, CEO, Crown Abbey

Panellists:
Lara Wyss, President, Responsible Flushing Alliance
Dr. Anna Gergely, Director, EHS Regulatory, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Peter Henley, Principal Consultant, Water Research Centre
Gabriel Kermiche, CEO Ecowipes
Networking break
Biodegradability and compostability of wet wipes from testing & standards to certification
What’s the big deal about carbon neutral?
Lynda Kelly, Senior Vice President Americas & Business Development, Suominen Corporation
Miray Acar, Head of Marketing and Branding EU/AM/MEA, Lenzing Group
 
Ingeo Biopolymers - latest advancements for improved performance that fits within the Circular Economy
Biodegradable/compostable fibers for wipes and other non-woven applications
Present and future challenges of sustainable wet wipes
Networking lunch
Water Dissolvable Wet Wipes
Fasie Malherbe, Chief Business Development Officer, Kindcloth
Production Innovation
Improving nonwovens production efficiency by IT- and AI-based support
Jutta Stehr, Head of Marketing, Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH
The future raw materials for wipes and their applications in the new converting technologies
High Performance Wipes Converting for Nonwovens from renewable raw materials
Chair's closing remarks and close of conference

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