More & More Speakers confirmed and Final Agenda out !- An Industry for the European Circular Economy
Join us in Brussels, the heart of Europe, for the latest topics around the chemical recycling industry and its role in the European Circular Economy. Hear and engage with chemical recycling industry leaders, EC and regulatory interests, value chain members including polymer producers, waste management, brand owners, recyclers and other stakeholders.
Meet the speakers of the Conference
Key speakers such as Jens Aßmann from BASF; Ursula Denison from DerGrünePunkt GmbH and PRO Europe; Lauriane Veillard from Zero Waste Europe and many others have been confirmed.
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For policymakers from the EU institutions who are interested about this conference and willing to participate, please contact us by email to angela.janssen@pceu.eu or aude.bourgeois@pceu.eu to get your entrance ticket free of charge.
Day I. - 13 October 2022, Renaissance Brussels Hotel
10.30 Welcome Coffee & Registration
11.00 Session 1 : Industry Status and Future Outlook
11.00 - 11.20 Carlos Monreal, Chemical Recycling Europe president, welcome and agenda setting
11.20 - 11.35 Egor Dementev, ICIS, on capacity development
11.35 - 11.55 Marco Ten Bruggencate, Plastics Europe president
11.55 - 12.30 Kevin Van Geem, Ghent University, on technologies
12.30 - 13.30 Networking Lunch
13.30 Session 2 : Policies Enabling Circularity with Chemical Recycling
13.30 - 13.50 Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, European Commission DG ENV Dir. Circular Economy
13.50 - 14.05 Paul Davidson, Innovate UK, on the importance of mass balance
14.05 - 14.15 Joshua Baca, American Chemical Council - ACC, on US industry and approach
14.15 - 14.30 Annick Meerschman, Cefic, European chemical industry perspective
14.30 - 14.50 Networking Coffee
14.50 Panel 1 : Policy Focus on Chemical Recycling in Europe
Panel Moderator: Geoff Brighty, Chemical Recycling Europe Policy
Adela Putinelu, Chemical Recycling Europe
Bilyana Ignatova, Tomra
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, European Commission DG ENV Dir. Circular Economy
Paul Davidson, Innovate UK
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15.30 Session 3 : Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Application to Chemical Recycling Technologies
Session leader: Dr. Daria Fraczak, Chemical Recycling Europe Technical
15.30 - 15.40 Fabian Loske, Sphera, LCA of chemical recycling – Methodology & Case Studies
15.40 - 15.50 Lauriane Veillard, Zero Waste Europe, ZWE perspective
15.50 - 16.05 Dr. Daria Fraczak, Chemical Recycling Europe Technical, CRE perspective
16.05 - 16.30 Panel format discussion
16.30 Panel 2 : Implementing Circularity in the Plastics Value Chain with Chemical Recycling
Panel Moderator: Karen Laird, Sustainable Plastics
(waste management - TBC)
Maurizio Crippa, Chemical Recycling Europe vice-president
Jens Aßmann, BASF
Saskia Walraedt, Essenscia
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17.15 - 18.30 Cocktail
Day II. - 14 October 2022, Renaissance Brussels Hotel
08.30 Welcome Coffee & Registration
09.00 Session 4 : Value Chain Perspectives
09.00 - 09.15 Polymer Producer - TBC
09.15 - 09.30 Michael Heyde, Alpla
09.30 - 09.45 Christophe Durand, Michelin
09.45 - 10.00 Q&A
10.00 Session 5 : Enabling Circularity with Chemical Recycling: addressing challenges, opportunities and concerns in value chain and with stakeholders
10.00 - 10.20 Theo Jan Simons, McKinsey & Company
10.20 - 10.35 Ursula Denison, DerGrünePunkt GmbH and PRO Europe
10.35 - 10.50 Jan Hommen, Tomra, on sorting technologies
10.50 - 11.05 Ton Emans, Plastics Recyclers Europe, on mechanical and chemical recycling
11.05 - 11.20 Sven Soura, Veolia, waste management perspective
11.20 - 12.00 Networking Coffee
12.00 Session 6 : Solving Today's Problems and Building the Future Together
12.00 - 12.20 Paula Chin, WWF, on delivering chemical recycling sustainability: the 10 principles
12.20 - 12.30 Geoff Brighty, Chemical Recycling Europe Policy, CRE perspective on sustainability
12.30 Panel 3: Solving Problems and Moving Forward
Panel Moderator: Geoff Brighty, Chemical Recycling Europe policy
12.55 Close / Moving Forward
13.00 - 14.00 Networking Lunch & Goodbye
Sessions and Panels will focus around:
State of the Industry & Future Outlook
Chemical Recycling Industry Leaders Panel
Technology Landscape for Circularity
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Application to Chemical Recycling Technologies
Value Chain and Stakeholder Perspectives
Chemical Recycling and the European Circular Economy
Topics of Focus include:
Scaling to support targets
Mass balance acceptance and implementation across member states
Feedstock complexity and solutions
For policymakers from the EU institutions who are interested about this conference and willing to participate, please contact us by email to angela.janssen@pceu.eu or aude.bourgeois@pceu.eu to get your entrance ticket free of charge.
Stay tuned for further updates on speakers and topics !