23.09.2025
Thermochemical Recycling: Advanced Recycling Conference 2025
19-20 November 2025 – hybrid event, Cologne (Germany)
Alongside core-topics like plastics and polymer recycling, this year’s program explores new developments in biochemical, textile and automotive recycling, plus digital tools supporting scalable solutions for circular systems.
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On 19-20 November 2025, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) in Cologne, Germany, once more unites industry leaders, technology providers, researchers, innovators, and policy-makers to address urgent recycling challenges in various waste-streams. Alongside core-topics like plastics and polymer recycling, this year’s event places strong emphasis on pollution-intensive sectors like textile and automotive, that pose significant environmental problems due to their complex material streams. While textile recycling rates in the EU remain below 20 %, hindered by difficult fibre blends, automotive plastics und rubbers face regulatory pressure and material complexity under the End-of-Life Vehicle Directive. |
Session "Thermochemical Recycling"
Pyrolysis is a versatile tool able to complement mechanical recycling and produce a wide range of different products that can be utilised in the chemical and plastics industry. The boundaries between advanced recycling and other thermochemical processes are often fluid, as they can occur under similar reaction conditions. Depending on the reactor and reaction design, various products of different qualities can be obtained, enabling both open and closed recycling loops.
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Full conference programme available
Packed with international expertise, ARC 2025 features experts from a broad range of sectors and industries, e.g., BASF, Covestro, Evonik, Fluor, Green Dot, ISCC, LEGO, LyondellBasell, NFIA, Siemens, Sulzer, Trinseo, Vaude, but also research and academic institutions like Chalmers University of Technology, Fraunhofer IVV, Research Centre Jülich, Recycario Data Science – Institut for Economic Plastics Recycling and TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering).
While putting a focus on plastics and polymers, the programme provides a comprehensive overview in different focus-sessions:
- Advanced Recycling as a Pillar of Renewable Carbon and its Challenges
- Thermochemical Recycling
- Biochemical Recycling
- Textile Sorting and Recycling
- From Py-Oil Quality to Valuable Resources and the Chain of Custody in Advanced Recycling
- Recycling Solutions for End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)
- Sustainable Polymers
- Thermochemical Solutions for the Recovery of Valuable Resources and Energy
- Physical Recycling via Dissolution
The full conference programme is available!
Call for Posters
Presenting the latest recycling research in a dedicated poster session.
Deadline for submission: 8 October 2025
Submit your poster now!
Sponsoring Opportunities
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Become a sponsor of the conference!
Join us as a sponsor and find a range of sponsoring options which provide you with maximum visibility and impact at the conference. We are open to new ideas and would be delighed to implement them with you. Please contact us if our sponsoring options appeal to you or if you would like to put forward a proposal of your own! Key Account Management
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Exhibition Opportunities
Become an exhibitor of the conference!
Companies that would like to book an exhibition booth (6m2) can do so for the price of 3.000 EUR (excl. 19% VAT). Included in the booth fee is one conference ticket. The conference exhibition is located prominently within the conference hall so interaction with the participants is guaranteed. Further information here.
We look forward to meeting you in person!
Your nova conference team