Plastic is a fantastic material but one of the big challenges for the industry is to make plastic more sustainable. We are in the midst of a dramatic change in the entire industry, which will fundamentally change how the market works and the development of new technology. Two of the biggest problems are that plastic …
Annika Boss works at RISE with both research projects and industry-related assignments linked to the recycling of plastics and the implementation of recycled raw materials in products. She will give an overview of where the technical development of plastic recycling stands today, share results from ongoing research projects and tell you more about what resources …
Listen to Fredrik Bergfeldt, operational manager of the National Center for Sustainable Plastics. RISE offers unique and broad competence in sustainable plastic production and has collected all knowledge in a national center for sustainable plastics. The center brings together industry, academia, institutes and industry organizations with the goal of achieving freedom from fossil fuels through …
Freedom from fossil fuels through world-leading development and production Read More »
Turning un-recyclable plastic waste into nutritious proteins. How a natural solution replace the incineration and simultaneously reduces CO2 emissions by 67% while handling the lasting plastic waste streams. Föreläsningen hålls på engelska.
In the EU plastic strategy, standardization has been identified as an important tool to accelerate the transition from linear to the circular economy. Currently, the European standardization within the field of plastics mobilizes action from a broad spectrum of participants in the plastic value chain; from plastic producers and designers, through brands and retailers, to …
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In the spring of 2022, The Danish Plastics Federation and its partners conducted interviews with several market-leading Danish plastics companies and identified 10 key innovation challenges to increase construction sustainability through the use of synthetic materials. The dilemmas, challenges, possibilities and solutions will be discussed and showcased during this year’s UIA World Congress of Architects. …
Plastic Pavilion – Building Sustainable Societies Read More »
The paper encompasses the latest developments in additive solutions which improve the quality of recyclates and recyclability. Additives are an inherent part of plastics in stabilizing and improving their qualities. Respectively, they play an important role in achieving the circular handling of plastics.
The circular economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves e.g. reusing, repairing, recycling of existing materials and products as long as possible. To ensure measurability in such model a systematic analysis of environmental impacts of products or services through a LCA is necessary. As a result the biggest levers towards a more …
The global rubber industry is very much in its infancy with regards to the development of solutions that offer sustainability benefits. Rubber can deliver outstanding performance, but when it comes to delivering sustainability benefits it is often heavier than alternative materials, is more complex to use in manufacturing, and can be more difficult to recycle. …
Santoprene® TPV – The sustainable elastomeric material solution Read More »
Edvard will give a brief overview of a type of bio-based and biodegradable polymer called Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). In particular, he will focus on a type of amorphous PHA that has not been commercially available before. The session will be in Swedish.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency runs the National Plastics Coordination. Åsa will share how they see the process moving forward to promote a transition to sustainable plastic use, and how National Plastics Coordination can facilitate many actors working together to reach the same goal. Åsa will describe focus areas for the year and give an …
Current ongoings from the perspective of national plastic coordination Read More »
Since 2018, when the EU adopted the strategy for plastics, a lot has happened in the EU and globally. We are now facing several new regulations relating to plastics, along with a dramatically increased focus on standardization. Here we outline how everything is connected and give a little preview of what we can expect in …
Status update for plastic’s journey towards a circular economy Read More »
NEW BOOK! Join us when we launch “The Book about Business Development”. You are welcome to celebrate and eat cake at stage 1. We promise a festive setting – presentation and interview with the book’s author, Marie Sannes, and of course the opportunity to browse the book that has just left the printing house. …
BioLyftet is a training course meant to increase knowledge and increase the use of bio-based and recycled materials. After the training, the company must have a plan with activities to practically test and evaluate sustainable materials in its products. The session will be in Swedish.
Sanna Arnfjorden Wadström, CEO at Sinf, gives a talk about the latest Subcontractor barometer with concrete figures on how the subcontractors are doing. What do companies struggle with the most during times of crisis, how do they see the next quarter and how are our companies actually doing? Every quarter, the Swedish Industry Association takes …
We are excited to announce a panel discussion on plastics and the potential for a circular future, including the current status of plastics use, the challenges facing the industry and potential solutions for moving towards a circular economy. The discussion will cover a wide range of issues, the role of recycling, design for recycling, the …
We need sound information in order to make wise choices, so I read over 3000 scientific articles and life cycle analyses to fact-check what we have all been told. It is probably the only independent review of all the interrelated topics spanning material use, waste, litter, ocean plastics, degradation, microplastics, potential effects on marine wildlife …
Dispelling Myths about Plastic – A better future based on facts and evidence Read More »
In order to understand the challenges of the future linked to those who work in the plastic and rubber manufacturing industry, it’s valuable to clarify what experiences the consumers of the future have and how the upcoming needs will change. The rapid need for innovation shows that digitalization, globalization, automation and not least a stronger …
Imagining the Future: Consumer trends for the Future Read More »
The PPWR will be the biggest change and influence on the European market for packaging since the original PPWD was introduced in 1993. The PPWR impacts all producers who cause packaging to be placed ‘on the market’ (POM) in all EU Member States. The Regulation encompasses all packaging materials; however, the biggest impact will be …
Bo Wallteg, editor-in-chief of the magazine Packnews (formerly nord emballage) and co-founder of the Nordic Bioplastic Association.
Mechanical engineer with more than 30 years of work experience in entrepreneurship, construction and industrial operations. Marie has worked with mechanical construction, industrial maintenance, business development, project management and business management and has more than 10 years experience in fields related to the plastics industry. Today, Marie runs her own business M Sannes AB.
Joakim is a professional officer with a large motorsports interest. He has worked as a production manager, staff manager and CEO. Since 2016 Joakim is CEO for the competence development company Polymercentrum Sverige AB.
Jonas Hagelqvist is CEO at IKEM – Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden which represent 1 250 Swedish and foreign-owned companies with about 70 000 employees in the plastics industry, among others. Jonas has years of experience in representing the Swedish plastics and chemical industry and is currently, among other things, elected to be part …
