12.11.2025
Physical Recycling via Dissolution: 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.
++ Already used up your travel budget? Participate online! ++ Conference Journal ++ 190 participants registered, > 200 expected ++ Already 13 exhibitors - book you booth now! ++
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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. |
Conference Session "Physical Recycling via Dissolution"
Dissolution describes a solvent-based technology that is based on physical processes. Targeted polymers from mixed plastic waste can be dissolved in a suitable solvent while the chemical structure of the polymer remains intact. Other plastic components (e.g. additives, pigments, fillers, non-targeted polymers) remain undissolved and can be cleaned from the dissolved target polymer. The session covers a wide range of different dissolution technologies for different polymers.
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Meet the world’s key players in recycling and the circular economy:
AEB Amsterdam ++ AC Biode ++ Addible ++ Aduro Clean Technologies ++ Ambra ++ Amiblu Technology ++ ARCUS Greencycling Technologies ++ Autoliv ++ BASF ++ BHS-Sonthofen ++ BlueAlp ++ Bruno Bock ++ BUSS ChemTech ++ Citrine Informatics ++ Circular Plastics NL ++ CLIB - Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie ++ Covestro Deutschland ++ CropEnergies ++ Currenta ++ CVW Sustainable Royalties ++ DePoly ++ Der Grüne Punkt ++ EKATO ++ Entzimatiko / GSF ++ EREMA Group ++ Ester Biotech ++ EUWID Recycling und Entsorgung ++ Evonik Operations ++ EssilorLuxottica ++ ETH Zurich ++ European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) ++ Evoralis ++ Fluor ++ Forschungszentrum Jülich ++ Fraunhofer IAP ++ Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT ++ GEA Westfalia Separator Group ++ GICON Großmann Ingenieur Consult ++ Groninger Seaports ++ Hanze ++ Hengst ++ IFP Energies Nouvelles ++ Industrial Technology Research Institute ++ ING Bank ++ Inocambra ++ ISCC System ++ Itero Technologies ++ Josef Ressel Center ReSTex ++ KraussMaffei Extrusion ++ kunststoffland NRW ++ LIST Technology ++ Matoha ++ matterr ++ Michelin ++ Mirka ++ Mobile Tex ++ Moeve ++ NFIA ++ Novoloop ++ Pall Italia ++ Plastics Europe ++ Polyvlies Franz Beyer ++ Prime Capital ++ Processium ++ Promeco ++ Recycario ++ ReSolved Technologies ++ RWTH Aachen ++ Siemens ++ Starlinger ++ Sulzer Chemtech ++ Teijin Holdings Europe ++ Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions ++ The LEGO Group ++ Thüringisches Institut für Textil- und Kunststoff-Forschung ++ Toyota Boshoku Europe ++ Trinseo ++ UpSolv ++ VAUDE Sport ++ VITO ++ Weatherford ++ YNCORIS ++ ZETON ++
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