The Conference section

🎤 THE CONFERENCE @ CEPM 2025

No fluff. No greenwashing. Just the real issues and real people shaping the future of plastics in Europe.

🔥 What to expect at the Conference sections

At the CEPM, we’re not afraid to talk about the hard stuff.
The European chemical, plastics and recycling industries are underenormous pressure — regulation, price volatility, supply shifts, energy cost, slow innovations and global competition.

We believe solutions come from bold conversations, not corporate slideshows.

That’s why our conference is:

• Open to all registered participants

• Designed to spark real debate

• Backed by industry data, market intelligence, and unfiltered insights

• Interactive — audience questions are encouraged, not buried

📣 Debate. Disagree. Find answers together.

🗓️ Conference Overview (Structure by Day)

📍 DAY 1 -16 September
The Big Picture: Will Europe going to be competitive again?

🕒 Afternoon Session (after all-day B2B meetings):

• 📜 The CEPM Declaration Signing
  A formal commitment by leading industry players to the European Commission, calling for action to protect and revive the European chemical sector.
  (Details of the declaration coming soon)

• 📊 Market Overview & Forecast
  Delivered by our Managing Director:

  • What happened in the plastics and recycling markets this year?

  • Price trends, demand dynamics, material flows

  • What’s ahead in Q4 and beyond?

• 🔥 Industry Debate Panel
  Headline: “The Math of Plastics: Producers, Distributors, Processors – Who’s Still Making Money?”
  Expect honest numbers, tough questions, and audience votes.
  No one’s holding back.

🎉 Evening Reception:
Grab a glass, continue the debate, and meet the panelists face-to-face.

📍 DAY 2 – 17 September
Engineering, Packaging & Pressure Points

🕘 All-day B2B continues
🎤 Two conference blocks in parallel:

• 🧪 Engineering Plastics

  • Supply chain instability

  • Material innovation vs cost pressure

  • Challenges with specialty compounds

• 📦 Packaging Industry Insights

  • What’s the real state of plastic packaging in Europe?

  • Legislation vs innovation

  • What processors and brands actually need  to make circularity work

⛴ Networking Boat Party on the Danube
A floating continuation of your best conversations. Wine, music, city views.

📍 DAY 3 – 18 September
The Industry Meets Science

🧬 We’re giving the stage to researchers, startups, and innovation hubs bringing fresh thinking into the plastics and recycling space.

• Very short presentations of market-ready solutions, with interviews on how to integrate the solutions on the actual market

• Focus areas:

  • Circular polymers

  • Chemical recycling

  • Additive technologies

  • Process optimization with AI or data

• Interactive Q&A: connect science directly with business

🎯 Want to pitch here? Apply soon at andrea.nagy@myceppi.com — limited slots.

📸 Past Moments from the Conference Floor

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Every Visitor ticket includes access to all sessions.
Exhibitor packages include full conference passes for your whole team.

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Let’s shape the future of European plastics — together, on stage and off.