The Circular Plastics Conference 2021 is a series of online sessions on creating a circular plastics value chain. Top experts from academia, government and businesses present the latest technological, regulatory and socio-economic developments and outlook. Participants are actively involved to share their expertise and the hurdles they face.
Keynote speakers for the sessions on 8 April will be:
4A – Mechanical recycling (including dissolution), moderated by Jaap den Doelder (TU Eindhoven):
- Jan Bruys (Sales Representative – KrausMaffei)
- Ruben Demets (Doctoral Researcher -Ghent University)
- Mark Roelands (Researcher -TNO)
- Jan Kolijn (CTO – Tusti)
4B – Developing sustainable EPR systems for tomorrow, moderated by Graham Houlder (CEFLEX)
- Joachim Quoden (Managing Director – EXPRA)
- Feliks Bezati (Global Sustainable Packaging Manager – Mars)
- Mike Jefferson (Workstream Consultant – CEFLEX)
Online platform
The conference will be streamed to a special Networkapp. Next to the online sessions, the Circular Plastic Conference connects the community through its online platform with Q&A sessions, networking facilities, and short pitches on the latest research by PhD and Post-Doc researchers. On the platform, companies also have the opportunity to feature their products and innovations on the online marketplace. 
The Circular Plastics Conference 2021 is organized in collaboration with Plastics Europe, TNO and CEFLEX. The next sessions are on April 29 and May 20, from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.
PhD students or postdoc researchers who want to pitch their research during the conference can submit an abstract for this.
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