New Technologies Highlighted at NPE2009 Exhibition

Published: April 27, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC | NPE2009, the central event in this year’s plastics industry calendar, will stand as a milestone in historical transition, according to The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), producer of the triennial NPE. Once the stuff of pure research, now bioplastics have become a fast-growing business for marketers and technologists in the plastics industry, and it will receive significant emphasis at this year’s show.

Taking place June 22-26, 2009, at Chicago’s McCormick Place, NPE2009 will be a showcase a technology exchange for polymers derived from corn, castor beans, soybeans, potatoes, tapioca, and other natural resources. Three raw material companies will report on new ventures for manufacturing bioplastics. In addition, 39 companies, agencies, and industry consortia will make conference presentations on bioplastics technology and business strategy.

On the NPE show floor, there will be at least 16 booths where bioplastics are either the only or a main feature of the exhibit. Other exhibitors will introduce additives and processing equipment designed specifically for these new types of polymer.