PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD EXPO 2024 | CONFERENCE PREVIEW
on the current and upcoming legislative factors affecting plastics recycling rates in Europe. After a break for lunch, Cargill’s Technology Development Specialist in Polymer Additives, Dmitris Vgenopoulos, kicks off the afternoon with a look at additive technology that can protect polymer properties during mechanical recycling. Giorgio Santella, CEO of CMG Granulators, will then present the latest developments in granula- tion technology for post-consumer plastics. Chemical recycling is the subject of a presentation by Adlan Omer, Sales Manager for Aixprocess. The day finishes with a top-level discussion on one
of the most challenging areas for recycling: packag-
ing.Alena Maran, Director of Strategy & Sustainabil- ity, Labels at Avery Dennison,Guido Aufdemkamp, Executive Director of Flexible Packaging Europe, and Tony Nawar, VP of Sustainability, Strategy and Innovation at Berry BPI, join David Eldridge to discuss the current challenges facing packaging recycling in Europe along with the technological and legislative solutions that can address the issues. The second day of talks begins with a keynote
from Thies Julius Lorenzen, Nestlé’s European Public Affairs Manager, on the multinational’s approach to packaging sustainability that will provide insights into the trajectory and require- ments of commercial plastic packaging. Joonas Mikkonen, Senior Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, will then discuss the use of adaptive in-line rheology control to improve the performance of mechanical recycling systems. Following this, recyclate purification becomes the focus with a talk on cleaning and odour reduction in polyolefins from Florian
Mitterecker, Sales Manager at Starlinger. This focus on quality improvement continues with
a talk from Gneuss’ Regional Sales Manager Niklas Möhlmann on how new systems for super-clean recycling are allowing industry to meeting the constantly increasing requirements for recyclate quality. Paulo Gomes, Sales Director at Plasmaq, will further expand on this theme with a look at the effect of moisture content and bulk density consist- ency on the output and consistency of flexibles material drying during recycling. Aimplas Mechani- cal Recycling Researcher Vanessa Gutiérrez then takes to the stage to explore the ability of mechani- cal and chemical recycling to tackle complex waste streams in a complementary fashion. Herbold Meckesheim’s Team Leader of Sales David Hüttig kicks off proceedings again after lunch with a talk elucidating the company’s latest plastics recycling solutions. Dietmar Dieing, Vice President of Sales at Sesotec, follows with a look at the latest innovations in sorting and separation that are ensuring high quality feedstocks. The final industry presentation of the event from Estelle Dalod, R&D Director of Materials & Process at Axel’One, will look at the hot topic of textiles recycling, investigating current progress towards a circular economy for textiles. The event rounds off with a panel discussion that
looks to the future of plastics recycling. Siddharth Bagri, Head of Recycling at Landbell, Silke Eins- chuetz, Senior Consultant at AMI, Hao Ding, Global Marketing Director of Total Energies, and Vanya Veras, Secretary General of Municipal Waste Europe, will once again be joined by David Eldridge to discuss the the importance of supply chains.
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