The company's lecture hall will host specialists covering themes to support the development of the plastics chain

Braskem, the leading thermoplastic resins producer in the Americas and the world's largest biopolymers producer, has prepared a special agenda of lectures that will be presented during Feiplastic 2013, the most important plastics trade fair in Latin America. The lecture panels are free and open to the public, but have limited openings. To participate, simply register 20 minutes prior to the event at the auditorium located in the Braskem booth.

The themes to be covered were designed to provide visitors with information on innovation, competitiveness, financing, new techniques, management and products, as well as other information of interest to the plastics chain that can help manufacturers expand and strengthen their businesses. The lecture panels will include presentations by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) on financing facilities for the plastics chain; rotomolding, with international expert Paul Nugent; basic sanitation, featuring Instituto Trata Brasil; family succession; and engineering finance for innovation.

Check out below the complete schedule for Braskem's auditorium at the fair*:

Monday, May 20

11:40 a.m. - Plastic trends in construction and buildings

1:00 p.m. - Basic sanitation in Brazil

2:00 p.m. - Press conference - Plan to Foster Competitiveness in the Plastics Chain

3:50 p.m. - Free energy market

Tuesday, May 21

11:40 a.m.  - Braskem Maxio^®: competitiveness and sustainability in manufacturing processes

1:00 p.m. - Family succession

2:20 p.m. - BNDES Proplástico - financing facilities for the plastics production chain

4:20 p.m. - Revisions of the authorized list of monomers and polymers: RDC resolution 56/2012

5:40 p.m. - Brasil Pack Trends 2020

Wednesday, May 22

9:00 a.m. - Press conference - Carbon footprint

11:40 a.m. - Launch of the book "Environmental impacts caused by plastics: myths and scientific data"

1:00 p.m. - Food industry: plastic trends and applications

2:20 p.m. - Rotomolding, with Paul Nugent

4:20 p.m. - The future of packaging

5:40 p.m. - International economic scenario

Thursday, May 23

11:30 a.m. - Plasticizer scenario worldwide

12:30 p.m. - Innovation in PP and PE pigments

2:10 p.m. - Engineering of financing for innovation

3:30 p.m. - Innovation in sustainable materials

4:50 p.m. - Braskem Maxio®: competitiveness and sustainability in manufacturing processes

6:10 p.m. - Rotomolding, with Paul Nugent

Friday, May 24

11:40 - Lectures on the Green PE portfolio

1:00 p.m. - Indumak (automatic packaging) and Flexus9212XP (increased CoF stability)

2:20 p.m. - LCA: contribution of plastic to a green economy

3:40 p.m. - Pluris4301: films for hygienic applications

*Agenda subject to change without prior notice