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PLASTKO CONFERENCE AGAIN IN ZLÍN

Trends in the plastics industry. This will be the main topic of this year\'s PLASTKO 2026 conference, which will take place on April 22-23, 2026 at Tomas Bata University (UTB) in Zlín. The event was first held in 2008, so it is a traditional conference organized by the University Institute (UNI) of TBU, the Center for Polymer Systems (CPS), the Transfer Technology Center (TTC), and the Plastics Cluster. The main goal of the conference is to familiarize the professional public with current trends in the field, share good practice, and establish cooperation between businesses and academia,\" said Ing. Ivana Bartoníková, Director of the Transfer Technology Center TBU in Zlín. \"Over the course of two days, a number of very interesting lectures will take place presenting novelties and trends in the plastics sector. The results of research and development in the scientific and commercial spheres will also be discussed. Besides, we have also prepared a rich accompanying program for the participants this year,\" says prof. Vladimír Sedlařík, Director of the Center for Polymer Systems at the University of Zlín. The accompanying program will focus on the presentation of the results of the projects of the National Competence Center (www.polyenvi21.cz)  and other projects solved by the Center of Polymer Systems. \"Furthermore, there will be a DesignThinking workshop with the topic of Waste Biomass as a Component for New Sustainable Materials and Products, which is related to the implementation of the CirkArea project www.cirkarena.cz,\" adds prof. Vladimír Sedlařík, who is the main investigator of the mentioned strategic projects for TBU. Details about the program and registration can be found at: https://cps.utb.cz/plastko2026/program-plastko  

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