Curious to find out how innovative plastic materials are essential to tackle climate challenge? Join us at this year’s edition of the Belgian Plastics Day! essenscia PolyMatters and Agoria are pleased to invite you for an insightful and engaging event on the 25th of April at Bluepoint Brussels.
Under the theme Plastics for Climate, join us as we delve into how plastics provide solutions to tackle and mitigate climate change across vital sectors like building, energy, packaging, and mobility. We will do so together with inspiring speakers from Colruyt, DOW, Pack4Food, Sirris, Toyota Motor Europe, Unilin and VITO, among others.
Featuring a keynote speech by Professor Aurore Richel from the University of Liège, and the presentation of Belgian data from the pan-European report on plastics circularity by Plastics Europe, this event promises to be both enlightening and enriching.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with peers and experts from academia and industry, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of plastics in a sustainable world.
Programme
- Introduction
- Kevin Poelmans, Agoria
- Saskia Walraedt, essenscia PolyMatters
- Key note: Synthetic Polymers: Confronting the Inescapable Dilemma
- Prof. Aurore Richel, University of Liège
- Presentation: Construction – Pioneering Sustainable Solutions within the EU and Belgian Policy Landscape
- Carolin Spirinckx, VITO
- Panel: Energy – The Pivotal Role of Plastics in Driving the Energy Transition
- Guy Beaucarne, DOW
- Linde De Vriese, Sirris
- Networking break
- Presentation: The Latest Data on Belgian and European Plastics Circularity
- Charlotte Delvaux, Plastics Europe
- Panel: Packaging – Navigating towards Sustainable Packaging Plastics
- Elke Gijsbrechts, Colruyt
- Jorrit Gillijns, Unilin
- An Vermeulen, Pack4Food
- Presentation: Mobility – Outlook for Sustainable Plastics in the Automotive Industry
- Julien Tachon, Toyota Motor Europe
- Conclusion – Key Takeaways
- Kevin Poelmans, Agoria
- Saskia Walraedt, essenscia PolyMatters
- Networking drink