Hi All,
Remember a few months ago, I posted details of IBAW
http://www.ibaw.org, and said I was hoping to get Stanelco to join them, so I had E-Mailed Marko Schnarr, and HW in the hope of getting them together .... WELL I DID .... IT WORKED !!!!
I got an E-Mail from Marko to that effect today :)
http://www.ibaw.org/eng/seiten/about_us_members.html#Anker538777
Check out some of the other names in the group, VERY IMPRESSIVE, includes Natureworks and Tetrapak, and the idea is that they work TOGETHER :)
Cheers,
PM
Services for Members
IBAW is supporting its members in many ways:
Legislation and framework conditions: Monitoring issues, representing the industry's views and providing information and data to European and national institutions. We are also building alliances with other stakeholders of the sector, e.g. with APME, EuPC, Copa-Cogeca, ERRMA, CEFIC, ORBIT, ECN, BPS, BPI and many others to shape and optimize framework conditions.
Communications and pre-marketing: Generating and disseminating information on environmental aspects and industry developments. The IBAW makes use of all public relations tools, press releases and press conferences, expert articles for the media, the internet, we also provide information at fairs, exhibitions and events. We thus contribute intensively to create a very postive image of this new material class and to transfer it to the industrial players involved.
Tools for QM and marketing: IBAW is owner of the compostability label, a worldwide protected brand for the labeling of compostable BDP products. The logo is awarded to products that fulfil certification criteria. It is more and more used as the label for BDP products in Europe.
Special member services
Information transfer: Members of the IBAW receive information firsthand either by means of circulars (15-20 newsletters a year) or on secure Internet pages. We exclusively inform our members on future developments, e.g. changes in framework conditions, new funding programs, market opportunities etc.
Business requests derived from our PR are sent directly to our members.
Public relations & press work: We publish press releases and link the websites of our members on our website (appr. 10.000 hits per week in 2005).
We communicate highlights of product and market development in expert media via articles and press releases.
Consulting: We support you with relevant information and business matching: various addresses are available, our widespread contacts to BDP companies can be used (manufacturers, converters, users etc.). European projects can be supported and co-ordinated by us. IBAW shares knowledge and experiences among members.
Organization of meetings, demonstrations and trade fairs: IBAW organizes events, expert meetings and conferences, e.g. the International "Advanced Bioplastics" Symposium, as well as exhibitions and tradefairs, where members can showcase their products, e.g. at the interpack 2005, BioFach 2005 and International Green Week 2004.
We also present the material development and products to key decision makers and politicians on social events and conferences.
Members will benefit from significant price discounts on events held under the banner of IBAW.
Our activities are based on the input and participation of our members, they set up the strategies and priorities of our work.