Conference Programme
PRS Europe 2018 is pleased to announce an informative and inspiring conference programme which will address the latest opportunities and challenges that face the plastics recycling industry. With key industry figures in attendance and a number of big name speakers, this really is a must attend event for those looking to evolve their business and generate new revenue streams. The Conference is FREE to attend and forms part of the FREE to attend exhibition where you can not only benefit from the content, but also from quality networking, meeting top suppliers, seeing the most innovative products & services as well as see new launches.
10.10H OFFICIAL OPENING and WELCOME
Ton Emans, President, Plastics Recyclers Europe
Stientje van Veldhoven, State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Government of Netherlands
10.25 - 11.35H
PLASTICS AND PLASTICS RECYCLING INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
This session will give an overview of the legislative landscape in respect to the plastics recycling, plastics recycling figures as well as initiatives on marine litter.
Moderator: Jim Armstrong, Managing Director Director, Kermadec Ltd
PURPOSE IS THE NEW LUXURY: How saving the Oceans is a better business
than destroying them
Cyrill
Gutsch, Founder, Parley for the Oceans
The new EU Strategy for Plastics
Carlo Pettinelli, Director for Consumer, Environmental and Health Technologies, European Commission
Circular Economy - the new reality for plastics
Davor Škrlec, MEP, European Parliament
MATERIALS FOCUS
SESSIONS
11.45
- 13.00H
Focus
on: PET
The PET material focus session at PRSE
will focus on the latest developments within the PET recycling sector. The speakers
of this session will talk about the launch of the PET trays recycling and the
pioneer water marking project whose aim is to improve sorting.
Chairman: Casper van den Dungen, Vice President and PET WG Chairman, Plastics Recyclers Europe / General Manager, Poly Recycling AG
RPET towards 2025, what can we expect?
Casper
van den Dungen, Vice President and PET WG Chairman, Plastics Recyclers Europe / General
Manager, Poly Recycling AG
Sustainable economic recycling starts with economic high-quality sorting
Johan
Kerver, CEO - CTO, FiliGrade
Tray2tray recycling, what can we expect?
Jean-Loup
van de Wiele, Commercial
Director / Owner, 4PET
Recycling
14.00
- 15.15H
Focus
on: PVC
This session will make a close-up on the
current collection schemes and recycled volumes of PVC across Europe as well as
the legislative framework for PVC recycling.
Chairman: Franck Seité, Industrial Director, Paprec Group
Market and legislative framework for PVC recycling
Franck Seité, Industrial Director, Paprec Group
Circular Solutions with PVC products
Zdenek
Hruska, Public Affairs Director, VinylPlus
Recovinyl, more than just numbers
Ingrid
Verschueren, Managing Director, Recovinyl
Plastic Pipes and Recyclate
Ton Van der Giessen, Managing Director, Kunststoff Recycling van Werven
The four requirements for successful Recycling
Norbert
Bruns, Managing Director, Veka Umwelttechnik
15.25
- 16.25H
Focus
on: Technical Plastics
The speakers of
this session will talk about the challenges and opportunities linked to the
collection, sorting, recycling and uptake of recyclates in this stream.
Recycled technical plastics: the end or the future?
Arjen
Wittekoek, Managing Director, Coolrec
How a collective take back scheme facilitates a closed loop plastic recycling
Edouard
Carteron, Eco-design & Circular Economy Expert, Eco Systémes
Sustainable recycled plastics in home appliances
Hakan Özkan, R&D Specialist – Material Technologies
Department, Arçelik A.Ş
Systemic innovation towards a circular economy for plastics
Michiel De Smet, Policy
Officer – Eco-Innovation, DG Research & Innovation, European
Commission
Volvo Ocean Race - Not just a Global Sports Event: A microplastic research expedition and a platform to influence change
Anne-Cecile
Turner, Sustainability Programme Leader, Volvo
Ocean Race
Day Two | 25 April 2018
Focus on Polyolefins
10.15H
OPENING AND WELCOME
10.20
- 11.20H
Focus
on: LDPE
This session will focus mainly on the successful
collection and recycling schemes of LDPE in Ireland as well as current EU recycling
rates of this stream.
Chairman: Ton Emans, President and LDPE WG Chairman, Plastics Recyclers Europe / Managing Director, CeDo Recycling
An
outlook on LDPE recycling in Europe
Ton
Emans, President and LDPE WG Chairman, Plastics
Recyclers Europe / Managing
Director, CeDo Recycling
Farm Plastics Recycling in Ireland – a Shared Success Story
Liam
Moloney, General Manager, IFFPG
Collection and Recycling of Flexible Polyethylene Packaging
John Standish, Technical Director, The Association of Plastics Recyclers
Quality is key
Marchel van de Grift, Director, Nedvang
11.30
- 12.30H
Focus
on: HDPE
This session will zoom into the use of
recycled HDPE and PP by brand owners and the future of HDPE recycling. It
will present as well recently launched polyolefins platform.
Chairman: Herbert Snell, Board Member and HDPE WG Chairman, Plastics Recyclers Europe/ Managing Director, Multiport GmbH
EU Ecolabel connecting recyclers with brand owners of
consumer goods
Kristine Dorosko, Policy Officer – Ecolabel, European Commission
Recycling Rigid HDPE in North America - A Brief Review
John Standish, Technical Director, The Association of Plastics Recyclers
100% PCR in packaging -
we’ve done it!
Immo Sander, Head of Packaging Development, Werner & Mertz
13.30 - 14.00H
AWARDS CEREMONY
The Ceremony will announce the winners of
the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe in 5 different categories. The Awards are
designed to recognise and celebrate achievement throughout the scope of the
European plastics recycling industry. Finalist entries will be displayed in the
“Plastics Recycling Awards Europe Feature Area” for the duration of the
exhibition.
14.10
- 15.10H
Focus
on: Pots, Tubs and Trays
The speakers in this session will focus on
the recycling potential of mixed plastics. This session will provide insights into
difficult to sort and recycle products.
Chairman: Werner Kruschitz, PRE Board Member and Chairman of the PTTs WG, Plastics Recyclers Europe / CEO, Kruschitz GmbH
Recycling Mixed
Plastics
Werner Kruschitz, PRE Board Member and Chairman of the PTTs WG, Plastics Recyclers Europe / CEO, Kruschitz GmbH
Solution for
black trays sorting?
Steve Morgan, Technical Manager, RECOUP
Building the Plastic Pot, Tub & Tray Value Chain - Experiences from the UK
Daniela May, Project Engineer, HTP
Chemicycling as a
sustainable solution for mixed plastic!
Ran
Sharon, President/CEO, Clariter
15.00H
Closing
Ton Emans, President, Plastics Recyclers Europe
Programme may be subject to change