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August 2021

From the office

Dear members and friends of ZELLCHEMING,

At the end of the summer break we are back with positive news. After many months of abandonment, we dare to take the step and invite you to our ZELLCHEMING & VPM Fall Meeting of the Southern Regional Group as a face-to-face event on September 17, 2021. According to the current conditions, a meeting in a small format, with the Corona rules in force at that time, is quite possible.  The event will take place in the Voith Arena in Heidenheim.

Please note that due to the space and the compliance with the distance rules the event is limited to 50 participants. The contingent will be allocated in the order of registrations. We are looking forward to an enjoyable conference and would like to thank our sponsors (AGRANA Stärke, Villforth Siebtechnik and Voith) in advance, without whom this conference would not be possible in this framework.

Review ZELLCHEMING Virtual Days

Once again, we would like to thank everyone who actively contributed and made the ZELLCHEMING Virtual Days a complete success - the ZELLCHEMING board and team, the Aktivitas of the APV Darmstadt, the technical committee leaders and the partner companies and sponsors!

As you know - after the game is before the game - preparations for the next events are already in full swing. Of course we will keep you up to date.

Until then and stay safe!

Best regards,

Petra Hanke

ZELLCHEMING Virtual Days: The Highlights

•  For the ZELLCHEMING Virtual Days, the international paper and cellulose community gathered on a digital platform for a total of three days, from June 8 to 10.
• More than 635 participants and 65 sponsors and partner companies used the virtual stage.
• A good 55 % of the registered visitors are employees of paper, board and pulp manufacturers or work in science, trade, converting and associations.  
• 18 % of the participants had joined from abroad.
• More than 220 people followed the panel discussion at the start of the event.
• In total, registered visitors spent almost 85,000 minutes on the platform over two days.
• The wide-ranging program included more than 70 lectures and presentations.

Participant Testimonies

• Dr. Marcus Janura, Fibre Production Manager Kelheim Fibers GmbH: "I would like to express great praise for the organization of this event - also on behalf of the members of the Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives (CELL) Technical Committee who participated in the Virtual Days. The moderation and the contributions were very professional!"
• Erich Kollmar, President Bellmer GmbH: "Congratulations ZELLCHEMING on this super successful event. This was the best digital event I have attended so far!"
• Detlef Gnauck, Sales Manager Paper & Board OutNature GmbH: "Many thanks for the excellent organization and execution of this very inspiring and top-class event!"
• Tobias Hain, Senior Sales Manager, Valmet GmbH: "Once again, a very big praise to the ZELLCHEMING association and the organization team. In networking, many participants expressed that this event was by far the best virtual event in the paper industry. Marginal things can still be improved, but the overall conclusion is: Outstanding!"

From the membership

ZELLCHEMING Company Members

We are pleased to welcome the company LignoPure GmbH as a new supporting member.

LignoPure was founded as a startup with the aim of utilizing sulfur-free lignin in high-quality applications. The focus is on the processing of raw lignin and its distribution as a cosmetic ingredient, but also on targeted development projects in the field of novel, bio-based materials. In this field LignoPure is active for biorefineries and pulp companies as well as for lignin users.

Dr.-Ing. Wienke Reynolds, CTO LignoPure GmbH

"Joining ZELLCHEMING e.V. represents a great opportunity for us to enrich our network in the pulp industry and to develop new, promising and previously untapped lignin sources," says Dr.-Ing. Wienke Reynolds, CTO LignoPure GmbH.

We welcome the new ZELLCHEMING members:

• Karin André
• Detlev Brinkmann
• Rui de Amorim Ferreira
• Gilda Joana Gil Chavez  
• Paul Habermeier
• Matthias Hausmann
• B.Sc. Pyry Iltanen
• Jörg Karrenberg   
• Frank Kretschmer
• Lic. phil. Martin Kluge   
• Anna Lexa
• M.Sc. Laura Liukkonen
• Lucas Christoph Mihm   
• Valentin Poth
• Dr.-Ing. Wienke Reynolds
• Dipl.-Ing. Victoria Scherzinger
• Yannick Zinner   

From the technical committees

Survey Invitation

The Technical Committee Microbiology (MBIO) is tackling exciting microbiological topics.

In recent months, a number of ideas have been added, which cannot all be dealt with at the same time. The planning list includes information on microbiology, industrial hygiene and the interpretation of test results and measured values.

The aim is to provide tailored assistance in the form of information sheets/leaflets or to set up new workshops. Internally, it is difficult to decide which issues should be tackled first. Therefore, the technical committee asks for your help with the ranking and thanks you very much for your participation in the short survey.

From the network

30th PTS Coating Symposium 2021

Themed "Functional Coating for Fibre Based Packaging" the 30th PTS Conference will be held online from September 7-8, 2021.

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