Plenary speakers
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Prof. Liangbing Hu
Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland, and affiliated to Maryland Energy Innovation Institute, as well as Director, Center for Materials Innovation
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FibRe is a Vinnova competence centre, which is a research consortium between academia (Chalmers University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology), industry and public organisation partners. The vision is a sustainable society where thermoplastic fossil-based plastics are replaced by lignocellulose-based materials.