| Programme |
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, afternoon |
| Topic |
Innovative Functions |
| Chairperson |
John Mowbray, Ecotextile News, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| 14:00 - 14:05 |
Welcoming address and opening of the International Natural Fibres Congress
Mr. Brian Moir, FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, Italy |
| 14:05 - 14:35 |
The advantages of flax fibres in composites |
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Mr. Marc Jolly, Norafin GmbH, R&D, Allschwil, Switzerland |
| 14:35 - 15:05 |
New applications of natural fibres - how a different approach helps to retain competitiveness |
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Ms. Jo Kellock, Council Textiles & Fashion Industries Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 15:05 - 15:35 |
Application of wool in high-velocity ballistic protective fabrics |
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Dr. Rajiv Padhye, Dr. Lyndon Arnold, Kanessalingam Sinnapoo, presented by Dr. Olga Troynikov, RMIT University, Fashion and Textiles, Brunswick, Australia |
| 15:35 - 15:55 |
Break |
| 15:55 - 16:25 |
Electrospun silk fibroin tubular matrices for small vessel bypass grafting |
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Prof. Giuliano Freddi, Dr. Antonio Alessandrino, Stazione sperimentale per la Seta, Milano, Italy |
| 16:25 - 16:55 |
Hyperflax: new applications by high value added flax functionalities |
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Prof. Michiel Scheffer, Saxion Universities, Department Textile, Enschede, Netherlands
Dr. Vincent Nierstrasz, Universiteit Gent, Ghent Belgium |
| 16:55 - 17:25 |
Cotton: a powerful fibre, not only for clothing textiles |
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Mr. Ralf Bäumer, Fibre Institute Bremen –FIBRE–, Ms. Nina Graupner and Mr. Jörg Müssig, University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Department of Biomimetics / Biological Materials, Germany |
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| Programme |
Thursday, 18 June 2009, morning |
| Topic |
Mobility Applications |
| Chairperson |
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries, Institut für Textiltechnik an der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany |
| 09:15 - 09:45 |
Sustainable fibres for automotive applications |
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Mr. Michael Carus, nova-Institut GmbH, Huerth, Germany |
| 09:45 - 10:15 |
Bast fibres for mobility applications |
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Dr. Holger Fischer, Dr. Britta Lohmeyer, Faserinstitut Bremen e.V., Bremen, Germany |
| 10:15 - 10:45 |
"Ichange" - a pioneering development |
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Mr. Kurt Haselwander, Schoeller Spinning Group, CEO, Bregenz, Austria |
| 10:45 - 11:05 |
Break |
| 11:05 - 11:35 |
Challenges of natural fibre reinforced plastics (NFRP) in the exterior sector |
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Mr. Lars Reimer, Reimer Modelltechnik, Liebenburg, Germany |
| 11:35 - 12:05 |
Performance of natural fibres for non structural composites |
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Dr. John Williams, Dennis Waldron, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom |
| 12:05 - 12:35 |
Jute yarns for composite production |
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Prof. Levent Onal, Yekta Karaduman, Erciyes University, Department of Textile Engineering, Kayseri, Turkey |
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| Programme |
Thursday, 18 June 2009, afternoon |
| Topic |
Construction Applications |
| Chairperson |
Prof. Dr. Carl Lawrence, University of Leeds, Department of Textiles, Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 13:30 - 14:00 |
De-centralized eco-efficient and eco-effective production of natural fibre materials for construction and interior design |
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Mr. Oliver Heintz, Bark Fibre Research and Training Institute, Trainings, Kampala, Uganda |
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Flax & hemp, green fibres for innovative applications in construction |
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Fanny Marguet, CELC European Confederation of Flax and
Hemp, Paris, France |
| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Natural fibres technologies for construction materials |
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Ing. Thierry Masi, Laroche, Rhone, Cours la Ville, France |
| 15:00 - 15:20 |
Break |
| 15:20 - 15:50 |
Diversified uses of coir |
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Dr. Uma Sankar Sarma, Central Coir Research Institute, Alappuzha, India |
| 15:50 - 16:20 |
Applications of coir fibre in environmental erosion & sedimentation control and restoration |
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Dr. Calista Santha, Lanka Santha, RoLanka International, Inc., Stockbridge, USA |
| 16:20 - 16:50 |
Natural fibres: Contribution of vernacular architecture in contemporary solutions |
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Arch. Alex Davico and Prof. Paulo Mendonca, University of Minho, School of
Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal |
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| Organizer |
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Steering Committee |
Helmut Driessen, German Linen Association, Schlitz, Germany
Elke Hortmeyer, Bremen Cotton Exchange, Bremen, Germany
Dr. Klaus Kraatz, German Association of the Yarn, Woven Fabrics and Technical Textiles
Industry (IVGT), Eschborn, Germany Henrik Kuffner, International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO), Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Christian Schindler, International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Zurich,
Switzerland |
| Program Committees |
Innovative Functions
Francois Litty, IFTH – Institut Francais Textile Habillement, Mulhouse, France
John Mowbray, Ecotextile News, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, UK |
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Mobility Applications
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries, Institut für Textiltechnik an der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Carl A. Lawrence, University of Leeds, Department of Textiles, Leeds, UK |
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Construction Applications
Prof. Dr. Axel Herrmann, Faserinstitut Bremen e.V., Bremen, Germany
Dr. Elmar Witten, AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V., Frankfurt am Main,
Germany |
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