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FIBRE VALUE CHAIN CONFERENCE 2019

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THE FIBRE VALUE CHAIN

CONFERENCE 2019CREATING OUR BIO-FUTURE - TOWARD A CIRCULAR BIO-ECONOMY

Conference PreviewDEC 10th - 12th 2019MELBOURNE CONVENTION EXHIBITION CENTRE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

APPITA.COM/FIBRE-VALUE-CHAIN-2019


WELCOME

PROGRAM OUTLINE

TUESDAY 10th DEC WEDNESDAY 11th DEC THURSDAY 12th DEC

Plenary Guest Speakers & Panel Discussion: A forest based circular bioeconomy BioFuture ForumManufacturing Excellence SymposiumPulp & Paper ForumWelcome Function

Plenary Guest Speakers & Panel Discussion: Emerging challenges for recycling in Australia & New Zealand BioFuture ForumMarkets ForumPulp & Paper ForumNew Speaker Competition FinalsNetworking & Happy Hour

Plenary Guest Speakers & Panel Discussion: The role of waste to energy and material recycling in the circular economy BioFuture ForumSustainable Packaging ForumPulp & Paper ForumMill Managers ForumAwards Dinner Luna Park, St Kilda

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3

The Appita Executive Committee and Technical Committee welcome you to the 2019 Appita Fibre Value Chain Conference – Creating our biofuture. Appita is excited to present over 90 speakers over three days. Hear from thought leaders who will share experiences, perspectives, insights and the latest innovations and technologies shaping the future of our industry.

This informative and comprehensive program explores what it means to be a fully sustainable and bio-innovative industry. The conference will cover a broad range of topics, including industry innovations, markets, sustainability and circular bioeconomy, R&D and emerging technologies across the full spectrum of the fibre value chain - fibre resources, pulp, paper, packaging and bioproducts.

We thank our sponsors, partners, exhibitors and supporting organisations for making this conference possible. We particularly thank the Appita Technical Committee for their support and advice in shaping the conference program. We hope that you find it an outstanding and stimulating program and take this fantastic opportunity to connect and interact with colleagues and friends.

Stephen ParkinsonAppita President

APPITA.COM/FIBRE-VALUE-CHAIN-2019FIBRE VALUE CHAIN CONFERENCE 2019

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 201908:30 - 08:40

08:40 - 09:20

09:20 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30

CONFERENCE WELCOME Stephen Parkinson, Appita President

OPENING ADDRESSTHE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A GLOBAL POWERHOUSE OF INNOVATIONDebbie O’Byrne, Director, Circular Business Solutions, New Zealand

RESPONSIBLE FORESTRY TO SUPPORT CIRCULAR BIOECONOMYAida Greenbury, Board of Advisors, The Bioeconomy Forum, Australia

PANEL DISCUSSIONA FOREST BASED CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY – VISION, OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGESMODERATOR: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Aida Greenbury, The Bioeconomy Forum, Debbie O’Byrne, Circular Business Solutions, Heli Kangas, VTT, Prof. Gil Garnier, BioPRIA

BIOFUTURE FORUM SPONSORED BY AUSTRALIAN PAPER - BIOPATHWAYSROOM 106

MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE SYMPOSIUMSPONSORED BY VALMETROOM 105

PULP & PAPER FORUMSPONSORED BY GAWROOM 104

Chair: Dr Nafty Vanderhoek, Consultant Chair: Howard Burvill, Consultant Chair: Murray Ellis, Australian Paper

11:00 - 11:10SPONSORS ADDRESS Craig Dunn, General Manager Communications &Sustainability, Australian Paper, Australia

11:00 - 11:10SPONSORS ADDRESS Jaegen Peet, Director, Australia & New Zealand, Valmet

11:00 - 11:10SPONSORS ADDRESS Raj Venugopal, Regional Director Asia Pacific, GAW Technologies GmbH, Malaysia

11:10 - 11:40DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TRAINING AND RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FOR BIO-MANUFACTURING IN A REGIONAL AREA Mark Potter, Project Director, WTIF Biopathways Partnership Project, Australian Paper, Australia

11:10 - 11:40HOW TO STAY COMPETITIVE THROUGH SERVICE AGREEMENTS IN PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY Petri Lakka, Vice President, Services Development, Valmet, Finland

11:10 - 11:40INNOVATIVE ENZYMATIC STARCH CONVERSION SYSTEM Raj Venugopal, Regional Director Asia Pacific, GAW Technologies GmbH, Malaysia

11:40 - 12:10STRUCTURING APPLIED BIOMANUFACTURING LEARNING TO MAXIMISE CROSS-SECTORIAL APPLICABILITY Emily Scholes, CEO, EnviroMicroBio, Australia

11:40 - 12:10LEAN IMPLEMENTATION – AM I REALLY READY AND WHERE DO I START? Victor Andjelkovic, Operational Excellence Manager, Bulla Dairy Foods, Australia

11:40 - 12:10DOSING OF WET END ADDITIVES IN PREMIXED PAIRS AND GROUPS IN A FLASH MIXING REACTOR CHALLENGES OLD RULES WITH GREAT ECONOMICAL BENEFITS Urpo Launonen, Managing Director, UJL Pty Ltd, Australia

12:10 - 12:40TRANSITIONING REGIONAL AUSTRALIA TO CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY: A CASE FOR THE LATROBE VALLEYAdeel Ghayur, Postdoc Fellow BiomanufacturingSchool of Science, Engineering & IT Federation University, Australia

12:10 - 12:40INDUSTRY 4.0 HYPE OR REALITYJohn Broadbent, Founder, RealisePotential, Australia

12:10 - 12:40WHY AND WHAT TO DO WHEN WHITE AKD DEPOSITS OCCUR Prof Hak Lae Lee, Professor, Seoul National University, Korea

Chair: Prof Warren Batchelor, BioPRIA Chair: Victor Caune, Best Practice Network Chair: Stephen Keyte, OJI Fibre Solutions

1:30 - 2:00PAPER AND CELLULOSE FOR BLOOD DIAGNOSTICS Prof Gil Garnier, Director, Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA) Monash University, Australia

1:30 - 2:00STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP – DRIVING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE THROUGH EMPOWERING PEOPLENatascia Girardi, Organisational Change Leader, Blue Bike Solutions, Australia

1:30 - 2:00RETENTION – DRAINAGE – FORMATIONRavi Shankar Joshi, General Manager – Sales & Technology, Ivax Paper Chemicals Limited, India

2:00 - 2:30RAPID PAPER DIAGNOSTIC FOR PLASMA FIBRINOGEN CONCENTRATION Marek Bialkower, PhD Student, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia

2:00 - 2:30TACKLING CHALLENGING GOALS THROUGH TEAMWORK AND LEAN THINKING Jim Glover, Group Manager – Continuous Improvement, Operations Excellence, Visy Industries, Victoria, Australia

2:00 - 2:30HOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE IN PAPER PERFORMANCE AND CORRUGATED PACKAGING? Russell Allan, Director, Aurelia Group, Australia

2:30 - 3:00RADIAL WICKING IN PAPER FOR BIO-DIAGNOSTICS Michael Hertaeg, PhD Student, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Monash University, Australia

2:30 - 3:00ESSENTIAL LEAN BEHAVIOURS FOR MANAGEMENTAndy Kelsall, Managing Director, Complete Lean Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia

2:30 - 3:00STRENGTH RECOVERY IN RECYCLED FURNISHES Doug McLean, District Account Manager, Nalco Water – An Ecolab Company, Australia

Chair: Dr Karen Stack, Appita Chair: Russell Allan, Aurelia Group Chair: Terry McDonald, Visy P & P

3:30 - 4:00CHARACTERISING NOVEL CELLULOSIC MATERIALS BY NEUTRON AND SYNCHROTRON BASED METHODSVikram Singh Raghuwanshi, Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Monash University, Australia

3:30 - 4:00CREATING VALUE THROUGH PROCESS SAFETYAndrew Wilson, Principal DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Australia & New Zealand

3:30 - 4:00FOCUSSING ON QUALITY AT M2 PAPER MACHINEAnthony Beckett, Improvement Manager M1/M2/M3, Australian Paper, Australia

4:00 - 4:30HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS CREATED THROUGH MICROPATTERNED NANOCELLULOSE MATERIALS Christine Browne, Post Doc, Bioresource Processing Research Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Monash University, Australia

4:00 - 4:30ADVANCED ANALYTICS IMPROVE MILL PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY Jari Almi, Vice President, Industrial Internet, Valmet, Finland

4:00 - 4:30SAVE YOUR FIBERS, KEEP THE STRENGTH – SHOE PRESS AND SIZING TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR TOOLBOXTomasz Radziszewski, Capital Sales Manager, PMP – Paper Machinery Producer, Poland

4:30 - 5:00BISMUTH-BASED ANTIBACTERIAL FILTER PAPER FOR DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION Maisha Maliha, PhD Student, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Monash University, Australia

4:30 - 5:00USING ADVANCED ANALYTICS TO COMPLEMENT TRADITIONAL PITCH MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AT THE ALBURY MILL Matthew O’Connor, Technical Coordinator & Lab Manager, Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Ltd., Australia

4:30 - 5:00LINERBOARD PAPER MACHINE FORMING TABLE OPTIMIZATION Steven Prokopiwskyi, PM Process Engineer, Australian Paper, Australia

5:00PM - 6:30PMWELCOME RECEPTION, SPONSORED BY BIOPRIA “CELEBRATING 30 YEARS”

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 201908:30 - 08:40

08:40 - 09:20

09:20 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30

CHAIRS WELCOME Tim Woods, IndustryEdge

RECYCLING AND RECOVERED PAPER CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EMERGING CIRCULAR ECONOMY Dr Anthony Wilkins, Executive Director Environment, NewsMediaWorks

EMERGING ISSUES FOR RECYCLING AND RECOVERED PAPER – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Gayle Sloan, Chief Executive Officer, Waste Management & Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRRA)

PANEL DISCUSSIONEMERGING CHALLENGES FOR RECYCLING IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALANDMODERATOR: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Dr Anthony Wilkins, NewsMediaWorks, Gayle Sloan, WMRRA , Darren Thorpe, Australian Paper Recovery, Dr William Rowlands, Licella HOLDINGS


MARKET FORUMSPONSORED BY INDUSTRYEDGEROOM 105

PULP & PAPER FORUMSPONSORED BY GAWROOM 104

Chair: Stephen Parkinson, Appita Moderator: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Chair: Deanne Heier, Norske Skog

11:00 - 11:30FROM KGS TO TONNES: GETTING TO MARKET IN THE BIOECONOMY Jim Henneberry, Chair, Circa Group Ltd, Australia

11:00 - 11:10WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Tim Woods, Director, IndustryEdge, Australia

11:00 - 11:30NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION – FORWARD THINKING CONCEPTS ON HOW TO BUILD A PM FOR THE FUTURE Maja Mejsner, Vice President Business Development & Marketing, PMP –Paper Machinery Producer, Poland

11:30 - 12:00THE CAT-HTR HYDROTHERMAL UPGRADING PLATFORM AS A SOLUTION FOR WASTE BIOMASS AND WASTE PLASTIC Dr William Rowlands, Chief Scientist, Licella Holdings, Australia

11:10 - 11:50RECOVERED FIBRE MARKETS IN TURMOIL - THE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES Steve Balmforth, Principal, Balmforth & Associates, Australia

11:30 - 12:00VALMET FS5 UPGRADED TO UHD IMAGE QUALITY - NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAB ANALYSIS OF FIBRES, FINES AND FIBRILS Timo Riippa, Sales Manager Australia, Valmet Measurement Products, Australia

12:00 - 12:30CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE PAPER PRODUCT IN THE PLASTIC ERA Professor Hak Lae Lee, Professor, Korea University, Korea

11:50 - 12:30STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS PANEL Moderated by Tim Woods, an open discussion on the major market issues.

12:00 - 12:30UNIQUE SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING SOLUTION FOR PAPER AND PACKAGING INDUSTRY Inigo Bridle, Director, I-Plan Europe, United Kingdom

Chair: Prof Gil Garnier, BioPRIA Moderator: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Chair: Mathew O’Connor, Norske Skog

1:30 - 2:00STRATEGIES FOR TRANSITIONING TO THE NEW PLASTICS ECONOMY Bronwyn Laycock, Associate Professor School of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, Australia

1:30 - 2:00AUSTRALIAN PAPER: SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONPeter Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Paper, Australia

1:30 - 2:00DEBOTTLENECKING A HORIZONTAL BELT STYLE WASHER Shawn Chen, Process Engineer, Australian Paper, Australia

2:00 - 2:30LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION TO GENERATE FEEDSTOCK FOR POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE PRODUCTION (ID52) Tianlong Zhang, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia

2:00 - 2:30RESILIENCE AND CHANGE David Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Spicers Ltd, Australia

2:00 - 2:30M2 PRESSING CONCERNS (ID12 MP) Rachael Green, Mechanical Engineer, Australian Paper Maryvale Mill, Australia

2:30 - 3:00NANOCELLULOSE RECYCLABILITY Professor Warren Batchelor, Deputy Director, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia

2:30 - 3:00THE PIVOT TO PACKAGING AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REGIONTim Woods, Director, IndustryEdge, Australia

2:30 - 3:00IMPROVING RELIABILITY AND PROCESS EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHEMICAL RECOVERY CYCLE CAPITAL INVESTMENT Murray Ellis, Process Technology Manager – Recovery, Australian Paper, Australia

NEW SPEAKERS COMPETITIONSPONSORED BY IMERYSROOM 105

Chair: Prof Warren Batchelor, BioPRIA Chair: Russell Allan, Aurelia Group Chair: Piers Pettit, Enviroprocess

3:30 - 4:00POTENTIAL OF NANOCELLULOSE-BASED SUPERABSORBENT HYDROGEL IN AGRICULTURERuth Barajas Ledesma, PhD Student, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia

3:30 - 3:40SPONSORS ADDRESSMike Fowler, Imerys Minerals Australia, Sales Manager Australia & New Zealand

3:30 - 4:00CHANGES TO VICTORIA’S ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONLauren Beckett, Environment Manager, Australian Paper, Maryvale Mill, Australia

4:00 - 4:30MESOPOROUS SILICA- NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE COMPOSITES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE DEPTH FILTRATION Seyedeh Simin Miri, PhD Student, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia

3:40 - 4:10PAPER MACHINE 2 SAVEALL IMPROVEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION Rudrashish Bandyopadhyay, Graduate Process Engineer, Australian Paper, Australia

4:00 - 4:30BOILER BIOGAS INTEGRATION AT VISY PAPER 3&6 Madeleine Neville, Graduate Project Engineer, Visy Paper, Australia

4:30 - 5:00PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CROSSLINKED NANOCELULOSE FOAM: STRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND SWELLING PHENOMENON Laila Hossain, PhD Student, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia

4:10 - 4:40FIBRELINE MASS BALANCE FOR PRODUCTION RECONCILIATION Ryan Brown, Graduate Process Engineer, Oji Fibre Solutions, New Zealand

4:30 - 5:00BACK TO BASICS WITH FOUL GAS INCINERATION Hamish McCracken, Senior Process Technology Engineer, Australian Paper, Australia

5:00PM - 6:00PMAFTERSESSION NETWORKING, SPONSORED BY BTG

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2019

6:30PM - 11:00PM APPITA AWARDS DINNER - LUNA PARK, ST KILDA, SPONSORED BY SOLENIS

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 201908:30 - 08:40

08:40 - 09:20

09:20 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30

CHAIRS WELCOME Tim Woods, IndustryEdge

FACING AN UNCERTAIN FEDERAL POLITICAL LANDSCAPERoss Hampton, CEO, Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), ACT, Australia

TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: CONVERTING WASTE AND BIOMASS TO ENERGY PRODUCTSDr Daniel Roberts, Director of CSIRO’s Hydrogen Energy Future Science Platform, CSIRO, QLD, Australia

PANEL DISCUSSIONTHE ROLE OF WASTE TO ENERGY AND MATERIAL RECYCLING IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMYMODERATOR: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Carol Ng, SUEZ, David Jettner, Australian Paper, Dr Daniel Roberts, CSIRO, Professor Bernadette McCabe, University of Southern Queensland


SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING FORUMSPONSORED BY VISY PULP & PAPERROOM 105

PULP & PAPER FORUMSPONSORED BY PMPROOM 104

MILL MANAGERS FORUM

SPONSORED BY WOOD BECAROOM 107

Chair: Dr Nafty Vanderhoek, Consultant Chair: Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Chair: Thilina, Gunawardhana, Orora

INVITATION ONLY

FACILITATORHoward Burvill

The Mill Managers Forum is a regular feature of the Appita Annual Conference program

11:00 - 11:30DRIVERS AND CHALLENGES OF BIO-BASED ECONOMY IN EUROPE Heli Kangas, D. Sc. (Tech.), Research Team Leader, Project Manager, Biomass Processing and Products, VTT, Finland

11:00 - 11:30SPONSORS ADDRESS:PACKAGING, RECYCLING, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY - WHAT NEXT? Richard Macchiesi, Visy - Corporate - General Manager - Innovation and Corporate Affairs, Visy, Australia

11:00 - 11:10SPONSORS ADDRESS Ignacy Dumin, Senior Marketing Specialist, PMP Group, Poland

11:30 - 12:00THE BIOECONOMY LANDSCAPE IN AUSTRALIA AND THE ROLE OF BIOENERGY Professor Bernadette McCabe, Principal Scientist, Leader - Energy and Bioresource Recycling Research Program Team, Centre for Agricultural Engineering, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

11:30 - 12:00TOWARDS THE 2025 NATIONAL PACKAGING TARGETS Lily Barnett, Program Manager, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), Australia

11:10 - 12:00REINVENT YOURSELF. THE SCIENCE OF BREAKING OUT OF A COMFORT ZONE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Maja Mejsner, Vice President Business Development & Marketing PMP Group, Poland

12:00 - 12:30LEADING THE WAY TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN VICTORIA – AUSTRALIAN PAPER & SUEZ MARYVALE ENERGY FROM WASTE DEVELOPMENT Carol Ng, Project Manager, SUEZ Recycling & Recovery, Australia & New Zealand

12:00 - 12:30NESTLÉ PACKAGING SAFETY & COMPLIANCE & SUSTAINABILITY Raymond Tan, Packaging Technologist, Nestle, Australia

12:00 - 12:30THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY: HOW MENTORS AND MANAGERS HAVE HELPED SHAPED MY CAREER SO FAR Dr David Vercoe, Technical Manager, Australian Paper, Australia

Chair: Prof Warren Batchelor, BioPRIA Chair: Chris Peloso, Amcor Chair: Deanne Heier, Norske Skog

The main aim of the forum is to provide a means for senior managers from the Australian

& New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry to meet and

address critical management issues relating to today’s mill environment. It is an invitation only event, and

there is a consensus agenda – managers select the topics.

1:30 - 2:00SPINIFEX-DERIVED CELLULOSE NANOFIBRES, SCALE UP, APPLICATIONS AND COMMERCIAL INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS Professor Darren Martin, Group Leader, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Australia

1:30 - 2:00THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAPER AS A MORE SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO PLASTIC PACKAGINGRicardo De Genova, Vice President, Strategic Marketing and R&D – Paper, Solenis, USA

1:30 - 2:00BUILDING SELF CONFIDENCE - GOING BEYOND “FAKE IT ‘TILL YOU MAKE IT’Lauren Beckett, Environment Manager, Australian Paper, Maryvale Mill, Australia

2:00 - 2:30PROPERTIES AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSE FIBRES DERIVED FROM SPINIFEX & PREPARED BY DIFFERENT MECHANICAL METHODS Katarzyna Kępa, PhD Student, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Australia

2:00 - 2:30SUSTAINABLE FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS IN CHINA Oscar Wang, Deputy Director, Guangzhou Customs Technology Center, National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material (Guangdong), China

2:00 - 2:30THE DATA ANALYTICS TOOLBOX: CHOOSING THE BEST TOOL FOR YOUR JOB Dr Joanne Tanner, Lecturer & Researcher, Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA), Australia

2:30 - 3:00VALORISATION OF SORGHUM BIOMASS INTO SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE CELLULOSE NANOMATERIALSJordan Pennells, PhD Student, The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Australia

2:30 - 3:00UNPACKING FOOD INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS FOR FOOD PACKAGING MANUFACTURERS James Elton, Director/Consultant, Core Compliance Pty Ltd, Australia

2:30 - 3:00STORY TELLING THROUGH DATA VISUALIZATION Matthew O’Connor, Technical Coordinator & Lab Manager, Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Ltd., Australia

PULP & PAPER FORUM Chair: Steven Woollacott, Visy Pulp & Paper Chair: Sarah Ruddell, Wood Beca

The topics are generally wide-ranging, covering culture

change, mill safety, water and energy management,

industrial relations, addressing skills shortages

and lean manufacturing.

Chair: Piers Pettit, Enviroprocess

3:30 - 4:00BIG DATA OPPORTUNITIES IN PULP AND PAPER – A CASE STUDY ON WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED DURING A RECENT ENERGY AUDITGraeme Harding, Senior Associate Process Engineer, Wood Beca, Australia

3:30 - 4:00MEASUREMENT CHALLENGES FOR PARTICLE CHARACTERISATION: FROM NANOPARTICLES TO MICROPLASTICS Dr. Åsa Jämting, Senior Scientist, Nanometrology Section, National Measurement Institute, Australia

3:30 - 4:00PANEL: MANAGING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH: TIPS AND TOOLS FOR MAKING PROGRESSJoin a lively discussion on how to manage your professional growth with a panel of vibrant young professionals and learn how you can stay on track

4:00 - 4:30EVALUATION OF PULP AND PAPER WASTEWATER CELL GROWTH KINETICS Rohan Wilks, Environment Development Manager, Australian Paper, Australia

4:00 - 4:30LESSONS FROM THE LIFECYCLE OF PAPER PRODUCTS Tim Grant, Product Development, Manager, PIQET, Australia

4:30 - 5:00UREA DOSING OPTIMISATION IN NUTRIENT DEFICIENT PULP & PAPER WASTEWATER Lahiru Perera, Improvement Manager, Australian Paper, Australia

4:30 - 5:00CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE BIOPOLYMERS AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY Rowan Williams, Australasian Bioplastics Association, Australia

4:30 - 5:00YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM – Get involved and realise the benefits! Sahan Kumarasinghe, Asset Management Engineer, Australian Paper, Australia

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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TEAM BUILDING DAY

FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER 2019

POSTERSPOSTERS WILL BE DISPLAYED

Join the Appita Young Professionals on a Team Building Day with Urban Quest (Registration required)

10:30 am – 1:00 pm Melbourne Central Lion HotelDelegates to meet at the Melbourne Central Lion Hotel,

211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC at 10:15 am.

Urban Quest is an emotionally charged interactive Race that is full of clever riddles, hilarious challenges and lots of fun and action that will keep you

talking for weeks afterwards!

What will you do?You will participate in a fun filled race through the heart of Melbourne CBD which will keep your team engaged and constantly interacting, with tasks involving visual and audio puzzles and problems to solve.

Why you should join us?• Put your problem-solving and communication skills to test• Network with fellow young professionals across the globe and make new friends• Get to know Melbourne better while traversing through iconic Melbourne alleys and pathways• More importantly, wind-down and have fun!

What else will you get?Lunch and drinks at Melbourne Central Lion Hotel after the event.

EFFECT OF ULTRASONIC-ASSISTED IONIC LIQUID PRETREATMENT ON THE BLEACHABILITY AND PROPERTIES OF EUCALYPTUS KRAFT PULPGuihua Yang1, Jianmin Peng1, Letian Qi1, Ming He1, Yu Xue1, Jiachuan Chen1

1Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong, PR China

EFFECTS OF CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS WITH DIFFERENT ADDITION METHODS ON PULP DRAINABILITY AND PAPER PROPERTIESMing He1, Guihua Yang1, Jiachuan Chen1, Xingxiang Ji1, Zhaoxiang Liu1


OXIDIZED AND ESTERIFIED STARCH WITH THE ASSIST OF CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL AND ITS SUBSEQUENT COMPOSITE FILMZhaoyun Lin1, Guihua Yang1, Jiachuan Chen1, Yuanyuan Xia1


ONE-STEP HYDROTHERMAL CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CASSAVA RESIDUE INTO DIOLSKai Zhang1, Jiachuan Chen1, Xingxiang Ji1, Guihua Yang1


HİGH-TECH İNSTRUMENTS TO CONTROL THE PAPERMAKİNG PROCESS MACHİNE, QUALİTY AND SAFETYUrpo LaunonenUJL Pty Ltd, Australia

INTELLI AIR CAP – SMART RESPONSE FOR NEW CHALLENGESMaciej OssowskiPMP-Paper Machinery Producer

BE WISE, GET WIDE, ACHIEVE SPECTACULAR RESULTS WITH INTELLI-TISSUE® ULTRA TECHNOLOGYMaciej OssowskiPMP-Paper Machinery Producer

MODERN FORMING FABRIC AND PRESS-FELT CLEANING SOLUTION FOR PAPER-, BOARD AND TISSUE MACHINESLudo FransenPFC Maintenance, Netherlands

PROCEMEX ONE PLATFORM – FUTURE PROOF INVESTMENTİlpo Turunen Procemex Ltd, Finland

STRENGTHENING OF POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE (PVP) HYDROGELS BY ADDITION OF CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILSHye Jung Youn1, Wanhee Im1, Shin Young Park1, Sooim Goo1, Simyub Yook1, and Hak Lae Lee1

1Department of Forest Science, Seoul National University, Korea


NETWORKING AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONSWELCOME FUNCTIONTuesday 10 DecemberProudly sponsored by

5:00 pm – 6:30 pmFoyer 1 (Exhibition Networking Area)

Join us at the Appita Fibre Value Conference, Welcome Function as we celebrate BioPRIA’s 30 years of technology-based research, development and training for a competitive Australian bio-manufacturing industry.

Held in the exhibition networking area, after the first day of conference, the Welcome Function will give delegates the opportunity to network with colleagues and friends whilst enjoying drinks and canapes.

HAPPY HOURWednesday 11 DecemberProudly sponsored by

5:00pm - 6:00pmFoyer 1 (Exhibition Networking Area)

This networking session offers a welcome break in the conference timetable to reflect on the day’s sessions so far and enjoy a relaxing drink in the comfortable atmosphere of the BioFutures Hub.

CREATING INDUSTRIES FOR TOMORROWYE

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Ken Maddern AwardThe Ken Maddern award is given to the best peer reviewed paper published in Appita Journal in the year. It is in memory of the late Dr Ken Maddern, Peer review Editor of Appita Journal from 2000 – 2006. Dr Maddern was a highly regarded researcher who diligently applied himself to the onerous task of coordinating the peer reviewed papers appearing in the Journal. His contribution is recognized in the high status of Appita Journal as measured by a number of institutions against its peers.

Best Mill PaperProudly sponsored by

The Best Mill Paper Prize, is awarded to the best paper presented at the conference, by a person working in a pulp and/or paper mill. It is based on technical content, quality of oral presentation, and audience interest. Valued at AUD 2,000, the prize is to be used for professional development.

Appita New Speakers Competition WinnerProudly sponsored by

The Appita New Speakers Contest provides an opportunity for first time presenters to develop their presentation skills and present in front of a large audience as part of their ongoing career development. It is based on weighted criteria including quality of oral presentation, quality of audio visual aids, technical content, ability to answer questions and audience interest. The winner will receive AUD 2,000 to be used for professional development.

APPITA AWARDS DINNER

AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE APPITA AWARDS DINNER

Oertel Nadenbaum Distinguished Service AwardThis prestigious award is designed to provide recognition to Appita members who have made substantial non-technical contributions, in a voluntary capacity, to Appita over a number of years. The nominee should have been an active financial member for at least ten years.

LR Benjamin MedalThe Appita L R Benjamin Medal is Appita’s highest award, given for outstanding contribution to the scientific and/or technological development of the Australia and New Zealand pulp and paper industry. The contribution must be largely personal, and could be in research, development, engineering or management.

Brice Charles Landman Memorial AwardEstablished in 2019, the Brice Charles Landman Memorial Award for the Young Professional of the Year honours the late Brice Charles Landman, a strong supporter of Appita and a dedicated and well-respected leader in the pulp and paper industry who recognised the value of fostering and mentoring young talent.

The Brice Charles Landman Memorial Award for the Young Professional of the Year will recognise an individual or individuals who are pursuing excellence in their careers and have made a valuable contribution to their organisation and/or the pulp and paper industry, by demonstrating an outstanding level of professionalism, integrity and leadership in their position either at a local or international level.

Thursday 12th December, 6:30 pm – 11:00 pmLuna Palace, Luna Park - St Kilda, VictoriaProudly sponsored by

The Conference Awards Dinner will be held at the iconic Melbourne Lunar Park. Join use as we celebrate and highlight outstanding achievements and service to the industry and the association.

Delegates will be admitted entry through the Moor Doors on Cavell Street, St Kilda at 6:30 p.m. and will be escorted to the Luna Palace where canapes and drinks await!


CONFERENCE INFORMATIONCONFERENCE VENUEMelbourne Convention Exhibition CentreLevel 1, 1 Convention PlaceRooms 106, 105, 104, & 103South Wharf, Melbourne

REGISTRATION DESK All delegates and exhibitors should register at the Conference registration desk located at the Level 1 Foyer near rooms 106/105.

REGISTRATION DESK OPERATING HOURS

Tuesday 10 December 2019Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th December Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Appita staff can be contacted on 0428 912 738.

WIFI Proudy sponsored by PapertechConnecting to the wireless network depends on the device being used. Refer to manufacturer instructions for further information, if required. 1. Select the wireless service – Papertech – from your device.2. A browser window will open on your device.3. Read the Terms and Conditions page and choose to Agree in order to connect.4. Click the Connect Now button.5. Use the password – Totalvision – to authenticate your connection. 6. Commence using the wireless service.

NAME BADGES For security purposes, delegates and exhibitors are required to wear their name badge at all times during the Conference and Conference functions. The Conference lanyards are sponsored by Asten Johnson.

CATERING Morning teas, lunches and afternoon teas (Tues – Thurs) and after-session refreshments Tues and Wed will be served in the Biofutures Exhibition area.

DIETARY REQUIREMENTS Under the Privacy Laws, only information required by third parties to assist you will be passed on. Please confirm your requirements at the Conference registration desk. Dietary meals will be available for collection from a table located near room 103.

CONFERENCE FUNCTIONSTickets to the Conference functions as indicated on your registration form have been placed behind your Conference name badge.

Entrance to all Conference functions will be on presentation of the relevant ticket. If you have misplaced your ticket and wish to now attend a Conference function or purchase additional tickets, please contact the Conference registration desk. Please note Conference function tickets are not transferable unless pre-arranged with Appita.Please review the following important information:

WELCOME FUNCTIONTues 10 Dec, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pmSponsored by BioPRIAMelbourne Convention & Exhibition CentreLevel 1, 1 Convention PlaceFoyer – Biofutures Hub (Near room 105/106)South Wharf, Melbourne

HAPPY HOURWed 11 Dec, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pmSponsored by BTGMelbourne Convention & Exhibition CentreLevel 1, 1 Convention PlaceFoyer – Biofutures Hub (Near room 105/106)South Wharf, Melbourne

CONFERENCE AWARDS DINNER Thu Dec 12, 6:30 pm – 11:00 pmSponsored by SolenisLuna Park, Luna Palace18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda Delegates will be admitted entry through the Moor Doors on Cavell Street, St Kilda at 6:30 p.m. and will be escorted to the Luna Palace.

Dress code: Business attireFor more information about how to get there visit https://lunapark.com.au/getting-here/.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TEAM BUILDING DAYFri Dec 13, 2019 10:30 am – 1.00 pm Melbourne Central Lion Hotel, 211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000. Delegates are asked to meet at the Melbourne Central Lion Hotel at 10:15 am SHARP.

NON SMOKING POLICYAppita 2019 and the MCEC and Luna Park are smoke free zones. Smoking will not be permitted within the venues.

DISCLAIMERThe speakers, topics and times are correct at the time of printing. Appita reserves the right to delete or alter items in the Conference program.

LIABILITY/INSURANCEAppita cannot accept responsibility for any financial losses incurred by the delegates and exhibitors in the event of industrial disruptions or natural disasters. Nor can Appita take responsibility for injury or damage to persons or property occurring during the Conference. Personal Insurance is the responsibility of the individual delegate and exhibitor.


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THE FIBRE VALUE CHAINCONFERENCE 2019

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APPITA INC.

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