Full Conference Agenda

Achieving climate targets requires the full value chain to change the product portfolio toward more sustainable and circular products. Value-chain collaboration and extended product design criteria, f ...

Sustainable manufacturing or supply chain operations are often siloed as low-value or profit generators when compared to traditional value drivers in process or efficiency optimization. Yet, this shou ...

In a clean circular economy, it is essential to boost the production and uptake of recycled materials and ensure that both virgin and recycled materials and products are always safe. This will require ...

This talk looks at green manufacturing focusing on how to ensure more circular and sustainable manufacturing for consumption in Europe. Plastic and textiles are explored as examples of sectors with hi ...

Plastics play an essential role in modern society, but also lead to significant impacts on the environment and climate. Reducing such impacts while retaining the usefulness of plastics requires a shif ...

A plastic snapshot covering impact, invisibility and innovation with a glimpse into a future we can all accelerate towards with optimism.

The dramatic increase in global plastic waste and pollution has become one of the greatest environmental crises of our time, with around eight million tonnes of plastic waste leaking into the ocean ev ...

During the Basel Conference of the Parties in April/May 2019, governments amended the Basel Convention to include plastic waste in a legally binding framework to make global trade in plastic waste mor ...

There is a growing movement around the world to tax plastic packaging, whether it be to fill budget gaps left by Covid-19 or to bolster infrastructure for recycling. Plastic taxes have already been im ...

Legislative enforcement and practical application of German Packaging Act contribute hugely to a new packaging design. Modulated Fees (§21), educational programme, high collection targets for 2022 and ...

The world today has a heightened focus on the impact of packaging, particularly plastic packaging, and the need to reduce ocean pollution and promote a circular economy. Our presentation will look at ...

Vogue Scandinavia is disrupting the publishing industry in many ways and aim to become the most modern magazine and a sustainability leader in the industry. To achieve these goals, Vogue Scandinavia f ...

Major global brand owners are facing a variety of challenges in the context of sustainability and their individual environmental footprints. Procter & Gamble is developing products according to the la ...

COTY, a global beauty company and member of the Ellen MacArthur Circular Economy 100 Network, will share its experience with a circular innovation project at its bottling plant in Cologne, Germany, wh ...

The supply of raw materials is about to be revolutionized in the pursuit of sustainable feedstocks that support a circular bioeconomy. The development of new generation materials will only take place ...

Aluminium has a key role in the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. It is lightweight and, despite other materials, infinitely recyclable – without loss of quality. The lowest carbon ...

You have probably heard about the few successful case studies of brands that proved Circular Economy can indeed lead to business growth. However, translating their strategies to your own products can ...

Moving away from hazardous chemicals is an important step toward a more sustainable business, and substitution of problematic substances is the best way to reduce the use. Two tools for a more progres ...

As a company that is committed to sustainability, Croda’s purpose is to deliver Smart Science to Improve Lives. Croda’s Smart Materials business creates sustainable solutions for a range of polymer ap ...

The way in which products and systems are designed is key to addressing sustainability challenges such as climate change, plastic waste, loss of biodiversity and resource depletion. Using lifecycle th ...

Our vision is to use our cellulosic fibers to enable the production of fully biodegradable solutions with performance comparable to products containing synthetic fibers. Fields of application where th ...

The presentation will outline the technological options to make plastics circular. In this respect, the well-established method of chemical recycling plays an important role and the technology needs t ...

Tosaf has made it a priority to find more sustainable practices in plastics manufacturing. The presentation will elaborate on four different segments and offer solutions in each one: recycling enabler ...

The global movement for smart use of (no) plastic is one of the most fascinating and successful steps toward more sustainability. Wherever you go, consumers are reducing their plastic footprint, compa ...

Packaging is the first touchpoint for a product and therefore significantly impacts product perception. This presentation will explain which aspects of packaging development to take into account, how ...

(Almost) anyone can sell natural cosmetics. Being truly sustainable and still developing innovative and helpful products, on the other hand, is not so easy. PlantBase has turned the cosmetics world up ...

As e-commerce embarks on its next wave of exponential growth, fulfillment centers and CPG brands are seeking to create sustainable, innovative packaging design to provide a competitive edge. This pres ...

Signify actively strives for a reduction in the environmental impact of its products and has now started eliminating all plastics from packaging for consumer-related products with the aim to be plasti ...

With the commitment of major companies to a circular plastic economy, the demand for rPET has doubled to 1.1 billion pounds in 2021 while the actual production is just 333 million pounds. There is a h ...

Panelists from three industries (food, beauty, packaging) discuss their experience with fiber-based materials from secondary feedstock combined with organic barrier coatings and modern injection moldi ...

The use of renewable energy sources is becoming a relevant aspect of any manufacturing process. Whether it is renewably produced products such as cars or commodities like aluminum that create them, th ...

Self-optimizing/learning third-generation AI-powered digital twins will enable us to save energy. In data centers, up to 40% energy savings in the cooling systems could be achieved. This talk will des ...

As renewables take over the role of fossils, more energy storage is needed. Fortunately, energy flexibility can substitute electricity storage to a large degree and at a much lower cost. However, conv ...

The shift from fossil-based to renewable plastics requires novel ways of producing monomers. New technologies developed at VTT enable the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus pe ...

Bioplastics can be naturally biodegradable in various ecological environments such as compost, sewage wastewater, sea or algae environments of sweet or salt waters. For this reason, it is very importa ...

Biodegradable plastic materials are increasingly being discussed as an alternative to conventional non-biodegradable plastic and as a mitigation strategy against plastic pollution, especially for item ...

Circulor, Total Energies and Recycling Technology recently announced their work together to track waste plastic into new polymers, including the attribution of embedded CO2 footprint to materials. Thi ...

In Europe around 30 million mattresses are discarded each year. Currently most of this bulky waste stream (~60%) ends up in landfills, the remainder being incinerated to produce heat and electricity. ...

The Digimarc Barcode innovation, introduced on the surface of plastic packaging by PACCOR, enables the correct identification of each package throughout the value chain to consumers and disposal compa ...

Is your business taking responsibility for its plastics impact? Do you have a robust process in place to back up your claims around plastics? With pressure to reduce plastic usage coming from consumer ...

Decoupling plastic production from fossil feed-stock and creating a circular plastics economy are essential to achieving European Union climate, energy and sustainability goals. Approximately 12 milli ...

The presentation will provide an overview of international FCM legislation, TUVR product testing and DINCERTCO certification scheme requirements for sustainable products (biobased, biodegradable, comp ...

The presentation will explain how Lenzing and PACKNATUR joined forces to shake up the way we pack fresh fruits and vegetables, and how retailers have benefited from showing the will to change. LENZING ...

Our packaging is part of the solution to future challenges. However, one of the biggest challenges for sustainability so far is the various processes of collecting and sorting the packaging waste and ...

The world has moved forward with the sustainability initiative known as the “War on Plastic Pollution.” The team at Ahlstrom-Munksjö is taking it a step further – by implementing our “from Plastic to ...

Mondi’s customer-centric approach, EcoSolutions, supports customers to achieve their sustainability goals and commitments in a fact-based manner that benefits end consumers and the planet. Mondi is un ...

The presentation will discuss proven closed-loop recycling technologies for food packaging. Plastic packaging materials and waste face increasingly stringent sustainability targets on a global basis. ...

This session will explain the principles of extended producer responsible and respective EPR systems that can ensure the proper treatment of (plastic) packaging so that only a few plastics leak into t ...

All serious sustainability and ESG strategies need to include Scope 3 emissions, but it is one of the most difficult areas to tackle. Complex supply chains are often faced with huge data complexities ...

Industries that manufacture things like steel, pulp and paper, chemicals and oil and gas are some of the world’s biggest users of water. These companies use water for everything from fabricating to pr ...

The spotlight on materials traceability and circular economy solutions is growing. The panel will discuss how manufacturers can track the first and second life of materials to ease the global climate ...

The limitations of traditional recycling technologies and the economic challenges facing the planet currently present significant roadblocks in tackling the global plastic waste crisis. To truly trans ...

End-of-life chemical materials such as plastics and mixed municipal solids waste have been traditionally regarded as valueless rubbish to be disposed of at minimum cost. This perception is rapidly cha ...

Tato Bigio, co-founder and CEO of UBQ Materials shares how UBQ has converted waste – a gross environmental liability - into the most climate positive thermoplastic on the market.

The company is closing the loop between production, consumption, and waste with a singular solution – the UBQ™ material. A universal, drop-in material that substitutes oil-based resins, wood or minerals in everything from car parts, furniture, supply chain logistics and even 3D printing - the potential for UBQ™ is ubiquitous.

Sustainability has never been so simple or economically viable.  The same price, same process, same products have a revolutionary environmental impact when made with UBQ™. Manufacturers now have the power to divert waste, protect finite natural resources, offset greenhouse gas emissions, and advance clients’ environmental goals at no additional cost. This is the dawn of a new era - one where the industry is leading the change and pioneering initiatives for a cleaner future.

There is a growing movement toward increasing plastic recycling rates, in particular by consumer goods companies who are facing intense pressure to reduce the environmental impact of their waste packa ...

The presentation will discuss the following issues: PET is safe and sound; refill at home, on the go and through bottle crates recognition within an RDS; reuse through compaction with RVM (reverse ven ...

Plastic Bank empowers the regenerative society. We are helping the world stop ocean plastic while improving the lives of collector communities. Plastic Bank builds ethical recycling ecosystems in coas ...

Awareness of the global plastic waste issue has grown in recent years resulting in many regulatory and voluntary initiatives. The COVID-19 pandemic showed the importance of polymers as valuable materi ...

The presentation will cover the various barriers and enablers for recycling (for the total plastic industry and all types of products). The aim is to provide practical insights into the current situat ...

The aim to become fully circular at Covestro is closely interlinked with the goal set by the Paris Agreement, the European Union and in many other jurisdictions to become climate neutral. Circularity ...

There is a growing movement toward increasing plastic recycling rates, in particular by consumer goods companies who are facing intense pressure to reduce the environmental impact of their waste packa ...

There are examples of packaging that are made to be shared and reused. IFCO is the leading company in reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for fresh produce. We have managed a pool of 314 mio RPCs for a ...

By 2050 the container glass industry aims to achieve a major revolution in the way glass is produced, that is fit for a circular and climate-neutral economy. We are proud to produce healthy, reusable ...

This panel of experts will discuss : •The confusion on compostables •Chicken or egg  •Food waste collections from 2023 • Future opportunities 

Searious Business is a social enterprise committed to accelerating the circular economy for plastics. In this presentation, Willemijn Peeters will discuss how packaging can be designed with recycling ...

APK AG is an innovative plastics recycler. Its Newcycling process enables the plastics and packaging value chains to meet two major challenges of today’s plastics economy: increasing the quality of pl ...

The presentation will outline the different contributions of different technologies and clarify what is chemical and what is physical recycling and which processes can achieve specific aspects of a ci ...