Speakers： DR. Graham Moore and Senior Researcher Jari Vartiainen

Title： Specialty Paper - - Martket and Techologies

Time: 9:00- 17:30,  April 9 -10, 2015
Location: 2 Dongguanzhou Road, Guangzhou.

 Dr Graham Moore, Strategic Consultant, Smithers Pira, Leatherhead, UK
        Graham Moore holds an Honours degree in Applied Chemistry and a PhD for his research on chemical modification of the natural polymer, chitosan, and has over thirty years’ experience of the paper and board industry, encompassing process and product knowledge, recycling, deinking, wet end chemistry and product performance research. He has been a regular presenter, chairman and advisory board member for Smithers Pira’s Specialty Paper conference held alternately in the US and Europe in conjunction with TAPPI (USA).
        He has authored many papers and publications, including a number of books, e.g. Wet End Chemistry Strategies, Non Wood Fibres and Pulp and Paper Five-Year Technology Forecast. He has also contributed to other publications including the EC COST publication, ‘Paper Recycling’ and TAPPI’s Paper 360° magazine. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Chartered Chemist.
        He is a member and Fellow of TAPPI (USA), member, non-executive director and National Chairman of PITA (UK) and a member of PRIMA. . He has represented the UK on the European COST programme for Forests and Forest Products and has acted as a research project evaluator for the EC and the Finnish Academy of Science. He has also acted as an external examiner for Manchester and Reading Universities in the UK and been an invited lecturer at the pulp and paper schools of Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland and Seoul University in South Korea.

Jari Vartiainen       

Jari Vartiainen works as a Senior Scientist in High Performance Fibre Products research team at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. He has over 15 years’ experience in packaging and coating research. He has specialized in high barrier materials, biobased coatings and films, active and antimicrobial packaging and surface treatments e.g. atmospheric plasma treatment. He has almost 100 scientific publications including peer-reviewed papers, conference presentations and patents.