Date and Time: Thursday, September 7, 2023, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

*If you attend at the venue, there will be a 30-minute Q&A session with the lecturer after 16:00. 　
Lecturer: Mr. Toshinori Kimura (Vice President, Japan Organic Resources Association)
Method: Hybrid of on-site and online participation
The venue will be AIST’s Rinkai Fukutoshin Center (3 minutes walk from Telecom Center Station on the new Yurikamome Line).

Purpose of the lecture: As one of the ways to reduce GHG emissions and prevent marine pollution from plastics,
Biomass plastics, which are made from renewable organic resources such as plants, are expected to be utilized as one of the ways to reduce GHG emissions and prevent marine pollution from plastics.

The lecture will provide easy-to-understand explanations of the status of utilization of biomass products, issues related to their utilization, and future possibilities for both beginners and advanced users,

The purpose of the lecture is to provide easy-to-understand explanations to satisfy both beginners and advanced users of biomass products, and to serve as a reference when considering the introduction of biomass products.