Recycling begins with the collection and preparation of waste to get a qualitative feedstock
To create plastics, many renewable alternatives to fossil chemistry are under development in various stages. This international conference is all about turning waste plastic into (new) plastics with a focus on collection, cleaning, sorting and pre-processing circular feedstocks, as source for mechanical and chemical recycling.
Collecting and sorting
Recycling begins with the collection and preparation of waste. A harmonised process for waste management collection and separation is key, rather than the patchwork of practices we often see today.
Input for chemical and mechanical Recycling
To optimise the output of recycling processes, we need to better understand which contaminations are critical for each of the processes, and how these can be removed during the pre-processing phase.
During the conference the (inter)national speakers will present the current and future status of collection and preparation of circular feedstocks and the consequences on the whole waste management cycle with a focus on mechanical and chemical recycling.
The following topics will be covered during the conference:
- View of the European waste management industry on chemical / mechanical recycling developments and vice versa.
- Sorting
- Washing
- Business models
- Start-Up initiatives
Who should attend:
- R&D and management of
- Waste management industry including waste collectors, plastic sorters, plastic recyclers, users of recycled plastics
- Producers of plastics
- Producers of chemical raw materials
- Converters
- Brand-owners
- Retailers
- Packaging / fashion / textile industry
- Governmental bodies
- Regulatory institutions
- Investors
- Start-Ups
Previous Editions
This page shows an overview of all the presentations given at previous editions of the Circular Chemistry Conference.
2023 |
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 | Welcome Moderator: Pieter Hermans, Jakajima |
 | Opening and introduction Lia Voermans, Managing Director, Brightlands Circular Space Download presentation |
 | The key role of waste management industry for a sustainable circular economy by Paolo Campanella, Technical Officer, FEAD, European Waste Management Association Read more.... Download presentation |
 | Kim Meulenbroeks, Manager Product Development, Renewi Nederland Download presentation |
 | Marc Spekreijse, Managing Director, Circular Plastics NL Download presentation |
 | Dilemmas in sustainable packaging by Rob Verhagen, Sustainability Director & change agent for sustainable and circular (packaging) solutions, OPACKGROUP / Steering Committee Member, European Plastics Converters | EuPC Read more... Download presentation |
 | Hendré Vos, Managing Partner, Refresh Plastics |
 | The process of Circulware and how new product concepts can create circular business! A Duopresentation by Joyce van Grinsven, New Business Developer, GBO Innovation Makers, Read more... Erwin Van Limpt, CEO / Founder, Circulware, Read more... Download presentation |
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 | The role of a Digital Product Passport within Recycling by Mesbah Sabur, Founder, Circularise Read more.. Download presentation |
 | Design for Disassembly: engineering polymers to drive circularity in fashion by Acerina Trejo Machin, PhD, Chief Technology Officer, Resortecs Read more.... |
 | ChipSense: A tiny Photonic sensor for material classification by Maurangelo Petruzzella, Managing Director, Mantispectra. Read more Download presentation |
 | Upwash, a decontamination technology for mixed plastic wastes. A Duopresentation by Pedro Abelha, Scientific Researcher and Project Manager, TNO Energy & Materials Transition unit, Read more... and Rinke Altink, Program Manager, Brightsite Plastic recycling and Biobased feedstocks, Read more... Download presentation |
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 | Blue Plastics – Part of the solution to end plastic waste, starting with transport packaging by Stephan Damer, CEO, Blue Plastics Read more Download presentation |
 | Ai4Mat: AI solution for mechanical recycling by Arash Sarhangi, Founder, AI4mat Read more... |
 | Energy-efficient recycling of waste diapers by Melvin Kizito, Founder, Alkyl Recycling Read more.. |
 | Advanced solvent-based technology for the closed-loop recycling of engineering plastics by Norbert Fraunholcz, Founder and Managing Director, ReSolved Technologies BV. Read more Download presentationv |
 | Machine learning assisted leak-free circular plastic packaging design from post-consumer waste by Yibo Su, Scientist, Brightlands Materials Center Read more... Download presentation |
2022 |
| Carlos Monreal, Chairman, Chemical Recycling Europe Association (CRE), on 'Chemical Recycling Europe and the European Plastic Waste Landscape' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Rajesh Mehta, Senior Consultant, TNO, on 'Circular Plastics – Options, Threats and Opportunities for the European Petrochemicals and Plastics Industry' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Jan-Willem Muller, Managing Partner, Infinity Recycling, on 'Where is the cash? Watch the presentation |
| Rinke Altink, Program Manager, Brightsite, on 'Brightsite and Renewable Feedstocks for Chemelot and Chemical industry' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Tom Housmans, Senior Manager Global Chemical Recycling, Sabic, on 'Towards a Circular Economy' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Simon Hansford, CEO, Itero, on 'R&D as a core pillar for driving commercial success in chemical recycling' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Jocelyn Doucet, CEO, Pyrowave, Canada, on 'Recycling of plastics using microwave technology' Watch the presentation |
| Arie van Vliet, Projectmanager, Xycle, on 'Xycle – The missing piece of the puzzle in solving the plastic waste problem' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Duopresentation: Antje Lieske, Head of Department "Polymer Synthesis", Fraunhofer IAP, on 'Feedstock recycling of PLA – a biobased polymer goes circular' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Duopresentation: Daniel Maga | Group Manager; Senior Scientist, Fraunhofer Umsicht, on 'Feedstock recycling of PLA – a biobased polymer goes circular' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Anil Jhawar, VP Technology & Process Development, Aduro Clean Technologies Inc., Canada, on 'Hydrochemolytic Upcycling of Polyethylene: An Efficient, Lower-Energy Technology to Produce Paraffins in High Yield and Purity' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Steven Peleman, CEO, Triple Helix Molecules as a Service, on 'Molecules as a Service – From Linear to Circular' Download the presentation Watch the presentation |
| Norbert Fraunholcz, CEO, Resolved Technologies B.V., on 'Closing the loop for engineering plastic waste using advanced physical recycling methods' Download the presentation |
2020 |
| Bert Kip, CEO, Brightlands Chemelot Campus Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Sanjeev Das, Global Packaging Director, Unilever, on 'User Industry Perspective : Waste 2 Value via Chemical recycling' |
| Christine Leveque, Director Business Innovation, Suez, on "Designing plastics packaging for chemical recycling" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Carlos Monreal, President & CEO, Plastic Energy Ltd, on "Chemical Recycling for the Circular Economy: Transforming Plastic Waste into Virgin-Quality Plastics" Watch Presentation |
| Dimitri Daniels, Leader Circular Economy Europe, SABIC, on "TRUCIRCLETM initiative: SABIC’s journey towards a circular economy" Watch Presentation |
| Jeroen Kelder, Partner, Infinity Recycling Watch Presentation |
| Adrian Griffiths, CEO, Recycling Technologies Ltd, on "Creating feedstocks from plastic waste for a sustainable circular economy future" Watch Presentation |
| Berend Vreugdenhil, Senior Scientist, TNO, on "Thermo chemical recycling of plastic waste" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Silvio Ghyoot, CEO, Black Bear Carbon, on "Upcycling End-of-life tires to polymer feedstock and recovered carbon black" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Alexander Hofmann, Group Manager recycling technologies,Fraunhofer UMSICHT, on "Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste – Pyrolysis and downstream processing of pyrolysis oils" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Hagen Hanel, Head of Plastics Recycling Innovation Center, APK AG, on "Newcycling ® solvent based recycling for polyolefins" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Karl Vrancken, Research Manager Sustainable Materials, VITO / Professor, University of Antwerp, on "Operationalisation of new plastic value chains for a circular economy" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
| Maurizio Crippa, CEO, gr3n SAGL, on "Circularity PET/Polyester evolution or revolution?" Watch Presentation |
| Josse Kunst, Founder / Owner, Kiduara, on "Challenges and opportunities in molecular recycling of reversible polymers" Download presentation Watch Presentation |
The conference was organised in collaboration with the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in collaboration with Jakajima.