PRSE Virtual Conference Programme
All PRSE Virtual conference sessions are available for on-demand viewing. Please select the day you wish you view below.
Day 1 - 9th December 2020
Day 2 - 10th December 2020
Day 3 - 11th December 2020
Day one - Wednesday 9th December
The New Reality for Plastics will look at the current state of the affairs and new developments of the plastics-related EU legislation and the industry’s answer to the ongoing legislative changes.
Keynote Speech: Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission
Materials focus sessions take a close look at the newest developments, opportunities and challenges within the different recycling streams, and will cover PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PVC (polyvinylchloride) on the first day.
Chaired by: Casper van den Dungen, PRE Vice President & PET WG Chairman
Chaired by: Maribel Cansell, PRE Board Member & PVC WG Chairwoman
Day two - Thursday 10th December
Revisiting Plastics Recyclability will focus on the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and the latest developments in the field of plastic packaging recyclability.
Presented by:
Antonino Furfari, Managing Director, Plastics Recyclers Europe and Brennan Lafferty, Vice President & Group Publisher, Crain Communications
Materials focus sessions take a close look at the newest developments, opportunities and challenges within the different recycling streams, and will cover HPDE (high-density polyethylene) and LDPE (low-density polyethylene) on the second day.
Chaired by: Lukas Intemann, Managing Director, LRI Consulting GmbH & LDPE WG Vice-Chairman
Chaired by: Herbert Snell, PRE Board Member & Chairman HDPE WG
Day three - Friday 11th December 2020
Global Solutions and Regional Actions on Plastic Waste will explore existing and new worldwide solutions for combatting unwanted plastic waste in the environment.
Welcome by: Emilia Tarlowska, PRE Public Affairs and Communications Manager
Materials focus sessions take a close look at the newest developments, opportunities and challenges within the different recycling streams, and will cover PP (polypropylene) recycling and Technical Plastics on the last day.
Chaired by: Werner Kruschitz, PRE Board Member & Chairman PP/PO WG Chairman
Chaired by: Mathilde Taveau, Technical Engineer, Coolrec
Please note: All times are CET.
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* Programme is subject to change