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25/03/202025/03/2020

Designing plastics packaging for chemical recycling

by Christine Leveque, Director Business Innovation, Suez

There is a a widespread belief that Chemical Recycling processes allow to recycle the mechanically unrecyclable mixed polymer packaging. However thermo-chemical processes like Pyrolysis also need quality feedstock to produce quality oil !

The presentation will explain why it is essential for the circularity of plastics to continue the industry efforts in redesigning multi-polymers into mono-polymer packaging.

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19/03/202019/03/2020

Operationalisation of new plastic value chains for a circular economy

by Karl Vrancken, Research Manager Sustainable Materials, VITO / Professor, University of Antwerp

Europe is at a crossroads for the way it manages plastic, plastic waste, and plastic waste trade. Plastic and plastic waste is traded worldwide. Exports from the EU to Asia have been a means to deal with insufficient recycling capacities in the EU. Waste import restrictions in China and Hong Kong have triggered a shift of exports to other countries.

Since some types of plastic waste have been added to the UN Basel Convention, the option of exporting plastic waste is becoming increasingly difficult, requiring to build a more robust and circular economy for plastic in Europe.

09/03/202009/03/2020

Opportunities for Thermochemical recycling of plastic waste

by Gerard van der Laan, Program Manager Circular Plastics, TNO

The presentation of TNO/Brightsite will provide an holistic view of the future plastics. In detail, we will show the current status of thermochemical recycling technologies for plastic waste and new recycling routes like MIlena Thermal Cracking for plastic and mixed waste streams.

09/03/202009/03/2020

Newcycling ® solvent based recycling for polyolefins

by Hagen Hanel, Head of Plastics Recycling Innovation Center, APK AG

introduction APK (Scale, Location, Staff)
Newcycling Technology and comparison to Recycling
target audience
our closest loop as unique selling point
status quo and proof of principle
APK’s offer

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26/02/202026/02/2020

Creating feedstocks from plastic waste for a sustainable circular economy future

by Adrian Griffiths, Recycling Technologies Ltd

Adrian will discuss the potential for future plastics production to be made from recycled polymers and the effect this could bring to the industry and circular economy overall.

program: https://plasticwaste2plasticconference.com/conference/

20/02/202020/02/2020

The two ways to make use out of plastic-waste

by Prof. Dr. Gernot K Brueck, CEO of Plasma Power BV and Plasma Power Holding BV

Long molecules chains of PE and PP can be cut down to usable chemicals like olefins, naphtha and paraffin. This cracking procedure needs defined temperatures which only can be realized with contact-heat. Such a system was realized and finds worldwide interest.

20/02/202024/02/2020

Challenges and opportunities in molecular recycling of reversible polymers

by Josse Kunst, Kiduara BV

Is Molecular Recycling Economy’s Hottest Ticket or Toxic Tech Disguised as the Solution? Let’s look specifically at the molecular recycling of reversible polymers such as polyester, polyamide 6 and polylactic acid

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20/02/202020/02/2020

Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste – Pyrolysis and downstream processing of pyrolysis oils

by Alexander Hofman, Fraunhofer UMSICHT

The recycling of many plastic waste streams like mixed plastics, composites or plastics with inorganic and organic contaminations remains very challenging. As an addition to mechanical recycling, chemical recycling offers the chance for closing the plastic recycling loop. Currently, great amounts of plastics are still incinerated and removed from this loop.

03/02/202012/02/2020

Brightlands Chemelot Campus is Strategic Partner of Plastic Waste 2 Plastic Conference

Plastic Waste 2 Plastic Conference welcomes Brightlands Chemelot Campus as Strategic Partner

Brightlands Chemelot Campus is a world-leading innovation location in smart materials and sustainable manufacturing and home to a vibrant and fast-growing open community of groundbreaking companies and knowledge institutes.