Covid-19 urged us to totally reschedule and reorganize the Second International Conference on a Circular Economy for Plastics and Textiles. We are happy to present to you our adapted - yet equally interesting - program that will take place in a guaranteed corona proof online setting.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to this virtual conference.
Programme
15/12/2020
Start of the session: 14.00 hours
Welcoming speech and opening of the conference by Jan Laperre, general manager, Centexbel
Chairperson: Myriam Vanneste, Centexbel
The aim of the European Green Deal and how it will be implemented
Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Unit ENV.B1 ‘Sustainable Productions, Products and Consumption’
The way to circularity for the Plastics Industry in Europe
Alexandre Dangis, EuPC
Digital Recycling
Patrick Etesse, The Coca-Cola Company
A European Circular Strategy to support economic recovery
Dirk Vantyghem, Euratex
Walk the talk. From cotton waste to new fibre on industrial scale with REFIBRA™ technology
Sonja Zak, Lenzing
16:45
Closing of the First conference day
17:00
Poster show
End of the session: 17.30 hours
16/12/2020
Start of the session: 09.30 hours
Chairperson: Stijn Devaere, Centexbel
PART 1 - DEMAND & SUPPLY
Supply Textiles
ESG Green, Post-Consumer Recycled Denim Yarns and #hackyourjeans
Julie Lietaer, European Spinning Group
Supply Plastics
Unlocking the circularity of polystyrene
Herman Van Roost, Styrenics Circular Solutions
Demand Textiles
Design with the end in mind: the turning point
Luca Bertamini, Aquafil
Demand Textiles
The circular masterbatch: where the metal, plastics and textile industries meet
Wim De Vos, Campine
PART 2 - TEXTILE AND PLASTICS RECYCLING
RETEX: recycling of textile waste streams
Daniël Verstraete, Centexbel
Technology and solutions for plastics and fiber recycling
Wolfgang Hermann, Erema
12:15
Closing of the Second conference day
12:30
Poster show
End of the session: 13.00 hours
Before the start of the conference, all participants will receive a link to the secured webpage featuring the presentations.
Registration fees
Entire conference = 15/12/2020 (afternoon) and 16/12/2020 (morning)
- Regular participants: € 200
- Centexbel members, sponsors, participants presenting a scientific poster: € 180
One conference day = 15/12/2020 (afternoon) or 16/12/2020 (morning)
- Regular participants: € 120
- Centexbel members, sponsors, participants presenting a scientific poster: € 100
All prices are VAT excluded.
Registration form
Sponsors
We are very grateful to our sponsors in helping us to turn this online conference into a success!
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Scientific poster presentations
All posters will be presented during the conference.
Before the start of the conference, all participants will receive a link to the secured webpage featuring the posters and presentations.
Aiming for Water and Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling
Pedro Magalhães, Tintex Textiles
Biogears: developing biobased ropes for use in mussel and seaweed aquaculture
Leire Arantzamendi, AZTI. Tecnologías Marinas
Decoat: debonding of coated materials
Ine De Vilder, Centexbel
Multicycle – Sustainable recycling processes for plastic-based multi-materials
Birgit Stubbe, Centexbel
Recycoat: Recycling of coated and laminated materials
Stijn Van Vrekhem, Centexbel
Remadyl – Removal of Legacy Substances from polyvinylchloride (PVC) via a continuous and sustainable extrusion process
Isabel De Schrijver, Centexbel
Step-by-Step Recycling of Polyurethane’s Building Blocks
Pegah Zahedifar, University of Antwerp
Unlimited recycling – cocreation projects to support circularity
Isabel De Schrijver, Centexbel
Urbanrec – The valorisation of urban bulky waste textiles and plastics
Birgit Stubbe, Centexbel
Ancient hemp fiber as a driver of circularity in the textile sector?
Katrien Vandepitte, HOGENT
Basalt fibers for textiles: circularity and end-of-life solutions
Wouter Verbouwe, Basaltex
NOOSA®, the bio-based circular textile fiber
Luna Aslan, NOOSA