GreenPlast 2025 2025 will host the conference 'Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics', organised in collaboration with AMI (Applied Market Information).
Below is the full programme:
Welcome
Massimo Margaglione, President, GreenPlast
Sponsor: Mauro La Ciacera, CEO, IIP srl and CESAP srl
Andy Beevers, Director, AMI, Chair of the conference
Tuesday 27 May 2025: Plastics - The route to sustainability
14:00-14:50 – Panel discussion on Sustainability Strategies
- Dario Toso, Product Sustainability & Circular Economy Manager, LAVAZZA GROUP
- PhD Stefano Besco, R&D Manager, CROCCO SB
- Marco Brusinelli, R&D and Quality Manager, GRUPPO HAPPY
- Alessandra Colombo, Head of Circular Economy and Sustainability, VERSALIS (ENI)
15:00-15:35 – Challenges ahead with the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
- Hazel O’Keeffe, Partner, KELLER & HECKMAN
15:45-16:15 – Dealing with the issue of ocean plastics
- Jo Ruxton, Founder, OCEAN GENERATION
Wednesday 28 May 2025: Sourcing plastics waste
10:30-11:00 – Shifting plastics markets in Europe - overview of the plastics industry and demand
- Martyna Fong, Director Market Intelligence, AMI
11:15-11:45 – The view of a leading waste management company
- Roberto Sancinelli, President, MONTELLO
12:00-13:00 – Technology Showcase: Automated Sorting of Plastics Waste
- Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director, NEXTEK, NEXTLOOPP, COTOOCLEAN
- Chiara Incorvaia, Carbon Accounting Specialist, RELEARN
- Melania Gomez, R&D Project Manager, CADEL RECYCLING LAB
- Guillaume-Henri Hurel, Directeur Associé, NEXTWASTE
14:00-15:00 – Design for change: Strategies for a Sustainable Product
- Professor Barbara Del Curto, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Panel discussion:
- Professor Matteo Ingaramo - Department of Design, POLITECNICO DI MILANO
- Giuseppe Pedrali, CEO, PEDRALI
- Paolo Garbagna, CEO, ICSS
15:15-16:45 – Natural selections - The way ahead for bioplastics
Intro to bioplastics:
- Marco Versari, President, BIOREPACK
Panel discussion:
- Alberto Fornaro, Business Development, TOTALENERGIES CORBION
- Gianluigi Mariani, General Manager, FI-PLAST
- Mariagiovanna Vetere, Vice President Sustainability and Public Affairs, NATUREWORKS
Thursday 29 May 2025: Mapping out the future for mechanical recycling
10:30-11:00 – The outlook for plastics recycling in Europe
- Martyna Fong, Director Market Intelligence, AMI
11:15-12:00 – Panel discussion on Closing the Circle
- Antonio Protopapa, Operational Management Director, COREPLA
- Bernardo Greenham, CEO, BASURACERO PLASTICS RECYCLING
- Dario Previero, Past President, AMAPLAST
- Marco Bergaglio, Chairman, UNIONPLAST
12:15-13:15 – Technology Showcase: Upcycling - three presentations on technologies for improving the properties of recycled plastics
- Leonardo Forner, Marketing & Sustainability Manager, SIRMAX GROUP
- Dimitris Vgenopoulos, Technology Development Specialist, CARGILL
- Micaela Lorenzi, CEO, GREENCHEMICALS
Thursday 29 May 2025: ASSORIMAP Event (in Italian)
Mechanical Recycling of Plastics – 2024. The markets Circularity
14:00-16:30
Coordinator: Ludovica Lopetti, journalist, RICICLA.TV
Institutional Welcome
Laura D’Aprile, Capo Dipartimento Sviluppo Sostenibile, Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica
Introduction
Marilena Di Brino, General Manager, ASSORIMAP
Presentation of the 2024 Report
Paolo Arcelli, General Manager, PLASTIC CONSULT
The Role of Mechanical Plastic Recycling in the European Green Deal
Walter Regis, President, ASSORIMAP
Circularity in Markets: Round table discussion
Maria Cristina Poggesi, General Manager, IPPR
Paolo Glerean, President, RECYCLASS
Stefano Chiaramondia, President, PLASTIC FINDER
Silvio Nevischi, CEO, LA VERDE VITA
Conclusions
Maria Alessandra Gallone, Expert in environmental matters and circular economy, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security
Walter Regis, President, ASSORIMAP
Friday 30 May 2025: Exploring chemical recycling
Chair of the day: Martyna Fong, Director Market Intelligence, AMI
10:00-10:30 – The evolving role of chemical recycling
- Camillo Rovida, Consultant, AMAPLAST
10:30-12:00 – Technology showcase: Chemical recycling technologies and projects
- Jean-Luc Dubois, Principal Scientist, Research and Development, TRINSEO
- Martino Gabellich, VP, Advanced Recycling and Low Carbon Solutions, LYONDELL BASELL
- Pieter Imhof, Senior Business Developer, TNO
- Fabio Adelfi, Head of Business Development, VERSALIS (ENI)
- Marilena Pezzuto, Senior Engineer, MD, SABIC
