"A good learning experience with excellent networking opportunities." ALOK MASTERBATCHES
AMI's 11th Agricultural Film 2017 conference gathered over 150 delegates including agricultural and horticultural cover specifiers, raw material and film manufacturers, professional researchers and educational institutions, cooperatives, growers and associations and public and private bodies involved in agriculture. The conference provided a forum and a networking platform with professionals active in this challenging industry and global food supply in general.
Over the past 60 years, agricultural output and productivity has significantly increased and plastic agricultural film for silage, mulch and greenhouse applications has made substantial contributions to this development. The use of plastic films has been notable in the horticultural industry, as well as in preserving and improving the quality of silage and contributing to continuously increasing crop and milk yields. Plastic films have also enabled the extension of cultivation in terms of the growing season and the location through the use of protective mulch and greenhouse films.
Plasticulture is offering viable solutions to help achieve the challenging goals faced by today’s agriculture. Plastic films have been part of the solution concerning global food supply and they will hold an even more important role as government funds are released to encourage agriculture in the developing and/or climatically challenged regions.
While plastic films can undoubtedly contribute to improved efficiency and output, growing concern about film waste and disposal is leading to growing interest in the use of biodegradable materials or utilising advanced technologies which enable recycling of those heavily contaminated films where it is economically and environmentally feasible. New generation of agricultural films enable not only longer film life with better strength qualities offered, but often have direct impact on the quantity and quality of agricultural output, whilst maintaining or even improving the soil, the landscape and the health of animals.
Agricultural Film 2018 discussed the above issues and presented research findings and possible solutions to the problems faced by today's protected agriculture.
Agricultural Film 2019
Agricultural Film 2019 will take place at the Hilton Barcelona on 18-20 November 2019. We hope to see you there!
Companies who previously attended the event include the following:
3V SIGMA S.p.A., 3M ESPAÑA
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A TO Z TEXTILE MILLS Ltd - A. SCHULMAN PLASTICS BVBA - A. SCHULMAN PLASTICS S.L. - A. SCHULMAN S.A. - A.A. POLITIV (1999) Ltd. - A.SCHULMAN CASTELLON S.L.U. - A.SCHULMAN De MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. - AB RANI PLAST OY - ADDCOMP HOLLAND BV - ADDIVANT - ADDIVANT BELGIUM SPRL - ADEKA PALMAROLE SAS - ADITIVE PLASTICOS LTDA - AGRICULTURAL POLYETHYLENE FILM MANF. CO (DAOUDCO) - AGRIPOLYANE SASU - AGRIPLAST TECH INDIA PVT.LTD - AGROPAPER - AGROPLASTICOS S.A. - AIMPLAS (INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGICO PLASTICO) - AITIIP TECHNOLOGICAL CENTRE - AKSOY PLASTIK A.S. - AKZO NOBEL - AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS S.A. - AKZO NOBEL POLYMER CHEMICALS B.V. - ALBERPLÁS INDÚSTRIA DE PLÁSTICOS S.A. - ALOK MASTERBATCHES Ltd. - ALOK MASTERBATCHES Ltd. - AMPACET EUROPE - APTECHNOLOGIES SA - ARGUS ADDITIVE PLASTICS GmbH - ARKEMA - ARMANDO ALVAREZ, S.A. - ASTRA POLYMERS - ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE - ASPLA-PLÁSTICOS ESPAÑOLES S.A. (ARMANDO ÁLVAREZ GROUP)
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BANDERA LUIGI COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE S.p.A. - BASELL POLIOLEFINAS IBERICA, S.L - BARBIER GROUP - BASF ADVANCED MATERIAL CHEMICAL CO LTD. - BASF COORPORATION - BASF AG - BASF EAST ASIA REGIONAL HQ LTD - BASF ESPAÑOLA S.L. - BASF FRANCE-BASF SE - BASF ITALIA SRL - BASF SCHWIEZ AG - BASF SE - BASF TURK KIMYA SAN. - BAYER CROPSCIENCE Ltd. - BAYER INNOVATION GmbH - BAZAN GROUP (CARMEL OLEFINS) - BEIJING TIANGANG AUXILIARY Co. Ltd. - BENIPLAST - BERRY PLASTICS - BIOBAG INTERNATIONAL - BIO-FED, BRANCH OF AKRO-PLASTIC GMBH - BIOTEC - BIOTEC - BIOTEC GmbH & Co. KG - BOREALIS POLYMERS N.V. - BOROUGE PTE Ltd. - BPI VISQUEEN - BRASKEM - BRASKEM S.A. - BRASKEM S.A. ESCRITORIO SP SEDE - BRENNTAG QUIMICA S.A. - BRUNO RIMINI Ltd. - BSK & LAKUFOL KUNSTSTOFFE GmbH
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C TECH CORPORATION - C.C.T. PLAST - C.I.KASEI Co., Ltd. - CABOT SWITZERLAND GMBH - CAMPO TECNICO - CAPPA - COMITÉ ARGENTINO DE PLÁSTICOS PARA LA PROD - CCP MASTERBATCH - CENTRE TECHNIQUE INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS ET - CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA - CETEC - CHEMOURS BVBA - CHEMOURS COMPANY - CHEMPART POLYMERS S.A.L. - CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY - CICLOPLAST - CLARIANT BRAZIL - CLARIANT CHEMICALS INDIA LTD. ( Prev.PLASTICHEMIX) - CLARIANT IBERICA COMERCIAL S.L. - CLARIANT IBERICA COMERCIAL S.L. - CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL Ltd. - CLARIANT MASTERBATCH IBÉRICA S.A. - CLARIANT MASTERBATCHES ITALIA S.p.A. - CLARIANT PLASTICS & COATINGS - COFTA MOULDINGS - COMERCIAL SCHNEIDER S.A. - COMITE DES PLASTIQUES EN AGRICULTURE – PLASTICS IN - COMITE VENEZOLANO DE PLASTICOS EN AGRICULTURA - CONSORCIO M.G. SA DE C.V. - CONSTAB POLYOLEFIN ADDITIVES GmbH-CORDEX S.A. - COTESI TEXTEIS SINTETICOS SA - CRODA EUROPE Ltd. - CRODA IBERICA, S.A. - C-TECH EUROPE - CUSTOM FILMS INC. - CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS - CYTEC INDUSTRIES B.V. - CYTEC ITALY s.r.l.
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DAELIM CORPORATION - DAIKIN CHEMICAL FRANCE - DAIOS PLASTICS S.A - DAVIS-STANDARD LLC - DELTA TECNIC S.A. - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA - DERPLAS-DERIVADOS PLASTICOS S.A. - DOR CHEMICALS - DOR FILM - DOW CHEMICAL IBÉRICA S.L. - DUPONT DE NEMOURS (LUXEMBOURG) SARL - DUPONT DE NEMOURS BELGIUM - DUPONT DE NEMOURS INTERNATIONAL-DUPONT ITALIANA SRL
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ECKART GmbH / ALTANA - ERCIYES UNIVERSITY - EPI (EUROPE) LTD - EREMA (ENGINEERING RECYCLING MASCHINEN UND ANLAGEN GmbH) - ERMA GROUP - EUPR (EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLERS) - EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG-EXPORTADORA DE PLASTICOS AGRICOLAS, S.A. DE C.V. - EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL - EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL ASIA PACIFIC - EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL EUROPE INC. - EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL IBÉRICA S.L. - EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL SERVICES (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD - EXXONMOBIL COMPANY INDIA
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FARZAN CHEMIDANAN LTD - FIBERWEB FRANCE SAS - FKuR KUNSTSTOFF GmbH - FRILVAM S.p.A. - FI PLAST S.r.l.
G GABRIEL-CHEMIE Ges.m.b.H. - GALLOPLAST S.L. - GCR GROUP - GESTORA CATALANA DE RESIDUOS/GRANIC - GFK KYNETEC - GINEGAR PLASTIC PRODUCTS Ltd. - GLOUCESTER ENGINEERING-GRAFE ADVANCED POLYMERS GmbH - GRÖNT PUNKT NORGE AS - GRUPO POLYNNOVA - GROUPE BARBIER - GRUPO BENIPLAST
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HANWHA EUROPE GMBH - HERBOLD MECKESHEIM GmbH - HUBEI GUANGHE BIO-TECH CO. LTD - HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS - HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS TIOXIDE EUROPE, S.L. - HYDROX TECHNOLOGIES - HYMA PLASTIC
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ICMA SAN GIORGIO SpA - IMAFLEX INC. - IMIDA (Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarollo) - IND. QUIMICA VIBA IBERICA S.L. - INDUSTRIE POLIECO - MPB S.r.l. - INDUSTRIA DE PLASTICOS VALENCA - INGENIA POLYMERS - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA INDUSTRIAL (INTA) - INTERFACE POLYMERS LTD - INTERGRO INC - ISTANBUL SERA PLASTIK SAN.TIC.LTD.STI - ITOCHU DEUTSCHLAND GmbH - ITOCHU FRANCE
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JABALY INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT - JUNGBUNZLAUER LADENBURG GMBH - JX NIPPON ANCI
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KAFRIT GROUP - KAFRIT INDUSTRIES Ltd. - KANEKA BELGIUM N.V. - KANEKA CORPORATION - KEELING & WALKER LTD. - KRONOS INTERNATIONAL INC. - KUGO REPARA S.L. - KUHNE GmbH - KURARAY AMERICA, INC. - KURARAY CO. LTD - KURARAY- EVAL EUROPE N.V.
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LIDAH BUAYA GROUP - LIMAGRAIN CÉRÉALES INGRÉDIENTS - LIRSA S.r.l. - LORD PLASTICS - LOTTE CHEMICAL Co. - LYONDELLBASELL
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MACCHI S.p.A. - MACONDRAY PLASTICS PRODUCTS INC. - MAMM NICODENO S.A.S - MANULI FILM S.p.A - MANULI STRETCH S.p.A. - MANULI STRETCH DEUTCHLAND GMBH - MASTERPAK - MEGAPLAST S.A. - MENARA COLOR - METABOLIX - MICRO EPSILON - MITSUI & CO EUROPE ESPAÑA S.A. - MITSUI & Co. EUROPE Plc, PARIS - MITSUI & Co. ITALIA SpA - MITSUI CHEMICALS EUROPE GmbH - MMP CORPORATION Ltd. - MONDON SAS - MOORGATE CAPITAL - MORERA & VALLEJO INDUSTRIAL S.A.
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NAKSAN PLASTIK VE ENERJI SAN VE TIC A.S. - NAPCO GROUP OF COMPANIES - NAVARRA DE CONCENTRADOS Y ADITIVOS, S.L. - NEXEO SOLUTIONS - NGR NEXT GENERATION RECYCLING MASCHINEN GmbH - NIKOLAS KOKEL - NIPPON GOHSEI EUROPE GmbH - NORDENIA IBERICA BARCELONA S.A. - NORDENIA IBERICA BARCELONA S.A. - NORDSON EXTRUSION DIES INDUSTRIES, LLC - NORFLEX INC. - NOVAMONT S.p.A. - NUREL S.A.
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OIKOS TECNICS 2004 S.L. - OLEFINAS S.A. - OLEFINAS SLP SA - OLYMPIC POLYMERS Pty Ltd. - OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG - OMYA S.p.A. - OWS N.V.
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PARTIUM'70 MŰANYAGIPARI RÉSZVÉNYTÁRSASÁG ZRT. - PATI S.p.A. - PAUL & Co. GmbH & Co. KG - PEARL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. / HILROD-PLAMEX MASCHINENBAU GmbH - PERSTORP AB - PLASTA d.o.o. - PLASTIKA KRITIS S.A. - PLASTIC FILMS FOR AGRICULTURE (PFFA) - PLASTICHEM LATAM CONSULTANTS LLC - PLASTICOS COMPUESTOS S.A.U. - PLASTICOS FILMAMERICA Ltda. - PLASTIK S.p.A. - PLASTIKA KRITIS S.A. - PLASTILENE S.A. - PLASTIMER S.A. (MORERA & VALLEJO GROUP) - PLASTOTECNICA S.p.A. - PLEXI S.A. - POLIFILM EXTRUSION GmbH - POLIMEROS Y TECNOLOGIA, S.A. - POLYONE - POLIVOUGA INDUSTRIA DE PLASTICOS S.A. - POLY EXPERT INC. - POLYMATERIA - POLYMER ASIA (VIETNAM) Ltd. - POLYMER ASIA TECHNOLOY CO. - POLYONE - POLYONE ESPANA S.L. - POLYONE ITALY SRL - POLYPLAST MÜLLER GmbH - POLYSACK PLASTIC INDUSTRIES (R.A.C.S.) LTD - POLYTECHS S.A.S. - PROTECNIC 1967 - PTT CHEMICAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED - PURE PLASTICS
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QATAR PETROCHEMICAL Co. Ltd. (QAPCO), QUALYPLAST S.A. DE C.V., QUARZWERKE GmbH
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RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. - REIFENHÄUSER GmbH - REIFENHÄUSER BLOWN FILM GMBH - REIFENHÄUSER KIEFEL EXTRUSION GmbH - REPSOL S.A. - REPSOL QUIMICA S.A. - REYENVAS S.A. (ARMANDO ÁLVAREZ GROUP) - RICHDALE PLASTICS - RIGK GmbH - RKW AGRI GmbH & Co.KG - RKW GROUP - RKW HYPLAST NV - ROHM AND HAAS - ROQUETTE - ROWAD NATIONAL PLASTIC Co. Ltd. - RPC BPI INDUPAC
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S&B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS S.A. - SABIC EUROPE B.V. - SABIC LIMBURG S.A. - SABO INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS - SABO INTERNATIONAL SA - SABO S.P.A. - SACHTLEBEN CHEMIE - SACHTLEBEN PIGMENT GmbH - SAINT-GOBAIN - SAMCO AGRICULTURAL MANUFACTURING Ltd. - SANIN Ltd - SANTENO IRRIGACOES DO NE - SCOUT MATERIALS - SCR-SIBELCO NV - SEALED AIR - SEGTI / IRRIPLAST - SEQUIPLAST XXI - SHANDONG SANSU GROUP - SHANDONG TIANHE PLASTIC CO. LTD - SHOUMAN GROUP - SIBELCO - SIBELCO EUROPE (Previously ANKERPOORT N.V.) - SIBELCO MALAYSIA SDN BHD - SIBUR LLC - SOJITZ EUROPE PLC - SOLCHEM SPECIALITY CHEMICALS - SOLPLAST S.A. (ARMANDO ÁLVAREZ GROUP) - SOLVAY - SONGWON INTERNATIONAL AG - SONOCO ALCORE - SONOCO DEMOLLI - SOREMA - SP BERNER PLASTIC GROUP S.L. - SOTRAFA S.A. - SPANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CSIC) - SPDC Ltd. - SPHERE GROUP SPAIN S.L. - STARLINGER & Co. Ges.m.b.H. - STYROLUTION - SUPERBAG CORP. - SWISS WINDING PERFORMANCE AG - SWISS WINDING PERFORMANCE AG - SYNCRO S.R.L
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TAMA PLASTIC INDUSTRIES - TASNEE - TEAGASC - TECHMER PM - TECHNOCOM LLC - TECHNOFILMS S.A. - TEHMCO S.A. - TEKNOR APEX COMPANY - TESSITURE PIETRO RADICI - THE CHEMOURS COMPANY - THE COMPOST BAG COMPANY NV - THOMAS JAMES CONSULTANTS - TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY - TOSAF COMPOUNDS Ltd. - TOSAF GROUP - TOSAF IBERICA SL - TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING SA - TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY - TRANS OCEAN - TRANS OCEAN BULK LOGISTIC LIMITED - TREDEGAR FILM PRODUCTS B.V. - TRIOPLAST INDUSTRIER AB - TRIOPLAST
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UBE ENGINEERING PLASTICS S.A. - UBE EUROPE GmbH - ULTRABATCH S.r.l. - UNIMIN CORPORATION - UNIMIN SPECIALTY MINERALS INC. - UNIPETROL RPA S.R.O - UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA - DITEC DEPARTMENT - UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA - UNIVERSITY OF MONTPELLIER - UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND - UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY - UNIVERSITY OF TURIN - ITALY. DEPT. OF AGRONOMY - UOP - HONEYWELL
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VALOTA S.p.A. - VECTOR HEALTH INTERNATIONAL LTD - VENADOS MANUFACTURA PLASTICA S.A. - VERIM PLASTIK IHTIYAÇ MADDELERI DAGITIM A.S. - VERSALIS INTERNATIONAL FRANCE - VERSALIS S.p.A. - VIBA S.p.A. - VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE
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WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH CENTER - WELLS PLASTICS Ltd. - WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
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ZEUS QUIMICA S.A., ZHEJIANG HANGZHOU XINFU PHARMACEUTICAL Co., Ltd.
Yes, the conference papers are available for sale after each event in the following formats:
PDF copies - €400*
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