🎤 THE CONFERENCE SESSIONS @ CEPM 2025
At the CEPM, we’re not afraid to talk about the hard stuff.
The European chemical, plastics and recycling industries are under enormous pressure — regulation, price volatility, supply shifts, energy cost, slow innovations and global competition. We believe solutions come from bold conversations, open to all registered participants.
🗓️ Conference Overview (Structure by Day)
📍 DAY 1 - 16 September (Tuesday)
The Big Picture: Could the European chemical industry be competitive again?
15:50 - 17:40
🕒 Afternoon Session (after all-day B2B meetings)
Panel program:
- 📊 Market Overview & Forecast - Drawing up the context: an outlook on what happened on the European polymer market in the past year with special regards of recyclates.
- Vincent Breit, PIE Plastics Information Europe
- 🔥Industry Debate Panel
Headline: “The Math of Plastics: How to make money in today's economy and overcome the market challenges?
- László Bűdy, myCEPPI
- Adrian Prodanel, Prointermed
- Péter Torma, Inno-Comp
- Vincent Breit, PIE Plastics Information Europe
- + 📜The CEPM Plastics Industry Declaration
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: https://www.plasticsmeeting.co...)
*🥂Evening Reception (18:00-20:00)
Grab a glass after the conference, continue the conversation and meet the panelists face-to-face.
+ WORKSHOP PROGRAM on 16 September
13:30 - 15:00
Plan-C International Workshop for the European Circular Economy
Industry insights into making Central European plastics and machine industry circular
The workshop is part of the EU-funded project Plan-C: Moving Plastics and Machine Industry towards Circularity. Further information about the project can be found on our website and on LinkedIn.
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📍 DAY 2 - 17 September (Wednesday)
Sector challenges in the Plastics Industry and the Opportunities they hold
🕘 In parallel with all-day B2B sessions.
🎤 Three conference blocks:
1. 🧪 The importance of Engineering Plastics applications in a changing market
10:30 - 12:00
Moderator: Bernard Adamczak, TER Polimer Group
- Luca Ferrari, Cossa Polimeri
- Péter László, Plastoplan
- Giuseppe Comi, OMS Besser Group
- Benedikt Kuttner, Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co
Advancements in materials and their utilization can result in significant breakthroughs. The discussion will clarify the realistic role of recycled materials and how the IM processing (molds, machineries) can adjust to changing expectations.
2.📦 The Key Success Factors in Packaging
13:20 - 14:50
Moderator: Milan Pesic, Ultrapolymers
– Beáta Gönczi, CSAOSZ
- Imre Rauch, Folplast
- Dr. Günther Gratzl, Plastrans
In view of prevailing market trends, the incorporation of recycled materials and various certifications is of the utmost importance. We believe that bioplastics could also be of interest, but their role and future is not yet clear. Unfortunately, the majority of available recycled materials do not meet the required market demand in terms of quality and quantity.The audience will receive answers to the question: What are the key factors for success in the packaging sector?
3.♻️ Waste management - best practices in polyolefin waste treatments
15:00 - 16:30
How can we increase the price and quality of polyolefin regranulates?
- 🗑️Presentation of COREPLA's polyolefin waste management practices
- Giovanni Cassuti, COREPLA
- Panel discussion: (invitations in progress)
Moderator: Silvia Merighi, MSP Group
- Giovanni Cassuti, COREPLA
- Katalin Hajdu, MOHU
- Thomas Blocher, BUSS ChemTech
- Laurent Lubelski, Claraplast
⛴ Networking Boat Party on the Danube in the evening, 19:00-22:30
A floating continuation of your best conversations. Wine, music, city views. Details: https://www.plasticsmeeting.co...
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📍 DAY 3 – 18 September (Thursday)
The Industry Meets Science
10:30 - 12:00
🔬 We’re giving the stage to researchers, startups, and innovation hubs bringing fresh thinking into the plastics and recycling space. With the European industry collapsing and regulations often chaotic, our only way forward is to bring development and science back into everyday practice.
Short presentations of market-ready solutions, with interviews on how to integrate the solutions on the actual market.
1. István Fekete - Bay Zoltán Applied Research Nonprofit Ltd
Developing adsorbents with synthetic and bio-based actives: Challenges and solution
with Zoltán Vass, UTB Envirotec Zrt.
2. Prof. Dr. Senka Popović - Laboratory for Packaging and Packing Faculty of Technology Novi Sad
Development of new biopolymer packaging materials at the Laboratory for Packaging and Packing of the Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Serbia
with Dr. Tamás Tábi, iPLA.Tech Kft.
3. Dr. Jaeho Shin - Saemyra Labs
Plastic recycling using next-generation biotech
with Árpád Somlai, Resilux Közép-Európa Kft.
4. Konrad Stefaniak - Lodz University of Technology
Modification of biocomposites using natural anti-aging substances: from functional properties to industrial and economic potential
Balázs Kugler, Inno-Comp Group
Moderator: Násfa Németh, Bay Zoltan Research Nonprofit Ltd
- László Bűdy, myCEPPI
*We reserve the right to modify our Conference program.
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