Day 1, 19 November 2025
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09:45 | Michael Carus nova-Institute (DE)  Conference Opening |
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09:55 | Michael Carus nova-Institute (DE) Importance of Advanced Recycling for the Circular Economy and the Defossilisation of the Chemical Industry |
Advanced Recycling as Pillar of Renewable Carbon and its Challenges |
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Chairperson(s) Michael Carus & Lars Krause nova-Institute (DE) |
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10:10 | Uwe Lahl BZL Kommunikation und Projektsteuerung (DE) Europe After 2030 – The Development of Waste Management into an Industrial Location Factor |
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10:30 | Lars Krause nova-Institute (DE) Mapping of Advanced Recycling Technologies and Global Capacities |
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10:50 | Sneha Verma AEB Amsterdam  Circularity Caught in the Crossfire: How Geopolitics is Disrupting Markets, Investments and Waste to Energy Transitions Abstract |
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11:10 | Thomas Blocher BUSS ChemTech  Will the Chemical Recycling Industry Regain its lost Credibility? Abstract |
| 11:30 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 11:50 | Lunch Break |
Parallel Sessions |
Grand Hall |
Small Hall (Room Laurentius) |
Thermochemical Recycling (Part 1) |
Biochemical Recycling (Part 1) |
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Chairperson(s) Achim Raschka & Lars Krause nova-Institue (DE) |
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Chairperson(s) Pia Skoczinski nova-Institute (DE) Lars Blank RWTH Aachen University (DE) |
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13:30 | Ian Temperton Plastic Energy (UK)  Powering the Circular Transition with Chemical Recycling in Europe and Beyond Abstract |
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13:30 | Nick Wierckx Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE) Bio-upcycling of Plastics Through Enzymatic and Biological Conversion Abstract |
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13:50 | Marco Tomasi Morgano ARCUS Greencycling Technologies (DE) Transforming Contaminated High-volume Waste Streams Through ARCUS Greencycling Technologies’ Pyrolysis Technology Abstract |
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13:50 | Kristina Schell Covestro (DE) Enzymatic Polymer Recycling Abstract |
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14:10 | Pieterjan Van Uytvanck BlueAlp (NL) Unlocking the shift: Feedstock, Product, Profit Abstract |
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14:10 | Ren Wei University of Greifswald (DE) Recent Advances in Enzymatic Plastic Recycling and Upcycling Abstract |
| 14:30 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 14:30 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 14:50 | Coffee Break |
| 14:50 | Coffee Break |
Depolymerisation Technologies for PU, PET, and PS |
Textile Sorting and Recycling |
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Chairperson(s) Lars Börger & Lukas Albrecht nova-Institute (DE) |
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Chairperson(s) Asta Partanen & Narendar Poranki nova-Institute (DE) |
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15:20 | David Rapp KraussMaffei Extrusion (DE) Chemical Recycling of Polyurethane Foams Abstract |
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15:20 | Hans Chan Matoha (UK) Smarter Sorting for a Circular Future: The Role of AI and Data in Feedstock Identification for Textile Recycling Abstract |
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15:40 | Christine Weiß Evonik Operations (DE) Polyurethane Recycling: Key Influences and Challenges in the Circular Economy Abstract |
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15:40 | Manuel Steiner & Leonard Sylla LIST Technology AG (CH) Processing Technology for the Elephant in the Room: Chemical Recycling of Mixed Textiles Abstract |
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16:00 | André Heeres Hanze (NL) Upcycling of PET-containing Waste Streams Towards Terephtalamide and BTX Aromatics: A Novel Example of a Plastic Refinery! Abstract |
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16:00 | Christian Schimper Josef Ressel Centre ReSTex, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt (AT)  RESTEX: Josef Ressel Centre for Recycling Strategies for Textiles Abstract |
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16:20 | Irina Yarulina Sulzer Chemtech (CH) Jaakko Martikainen Valmet  EcoStyrene(TM) – Enabling Circularity for Contaminated Polystyrene Waste Abstract |
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16:20 | Hannah Mangold BASF (DE) Complementary Paths in Plastics Recycling at Scale Abstract |
| 16:40 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 16:40 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 17:00 | Networking and Poster Session |
| 19:00 | Gala Dinner |
| 21:00 | German Bowling |
Day 2, 20 November 2025
Grand Hall |
Small Hall (Room Laurentius) |
From Py-Oil Quality to Valuable Resources and the Chain of Custody in Advanced Recycling |
Digital Solutions for Process Optimisation and Market Forecasting |
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09:00 | Stefanie Fulda nova-Institute (DE) Day Opening |
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09:00 | Lars Krause nova-Institute (DE) Day Opening |
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Chairperson(s) Stefanie Fulda & Gillian Tweddle nova-Institue (DE) |
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Chairperson(s) Achim Raschka & Lars Krause nova-Institute (DE) |
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09:10 | Adam Sköld Chalmers University of Technology (SE)  A Pragmatic Approach for Analysis of Complex Pyrolysis Oils Abstract |
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09:10 | Matthias Hermann Citrine Informatics (US)  Making Chemical and Mechanical Recycling More Productive using AI Abstract |
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09:30 | Geoff Smith Itero Technologies (UK) Mixed Waste Plastic Pyrolysis: Connecting the Dots Between Feedstock Quality and Oil Quality Abstract |
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09:30 | Martina Walzer Siemens (DE) Turning Trash into Treasure. Optimizing Recycling Operations with Digital Solutions for Carbon Material Loops Abstract |
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09:50 | Geoff Brighty Mura Technology (UK) From Plastic Waste to Ethylene: Steam Cracking of Supercritically Produced Naphtha Abstract |
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09:50 | Peter Jetzer Recycario Data Science Institut für wirtschaftliches Kunststoffrecycling | Recycario Data Science Institute for Economical Plastics Recycling (DE) Recycario Market Forecasts as a Decision Compass for the Recyclate Market Abstract |
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10:10 | Haridharan Krishnan ISCC System (DE) Methodologies for Traceability and Chain of Custody in Advanced Recycling: Aligning with ISCC Standards and Upcoming Regulatory Frameworks Abstract |
| 10:30 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 10:10 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 | Coffee Break |
Recycling Solutions for End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) |
Thermochemical Solutions for the Recovery of Valuable Resources and Energy |
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Chairperson(s) Pauline Ruiz & Nadja Wulff nova-Institute (DE) |
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Chairperson(s) Achim Raschka & Lars Krause nova-Institute (DE) |
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11:20 | Lukas Killinger Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT (DE) ELV Directive Demands: Pioneering Recycling Solutions for Automotive Plastic Waste Abstract |
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11:20 | Judit Fortet Casabella Chalmers University of Technology (SE) Towards Full Carbon Recovery in a Dual Fluidized Bed Steam Cracker for Thermochemical Recycling of Plastic Waste Abstract |
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11:40 | Fergal Byrne Addible (IE)  Oxycycle: Oxidation-based Tyre Recycling Abstract |
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11:40 | Peter Eisele Ambra (DE) A Chemical Recycling Process to Turn Non-recyclable Waste into High Grade Chemical Materials Abstract |
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12:00 | Abidin Balan Trinseo (NL) Advancing Circularity through Dissolution-Based Upcycling for ABS and PC Waste Abstract |
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12:00 | Antonia Helf TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (DE) Status of Gasification-based Chemical Recycling and Perspectives Using Electrification Abstract |
| 12:20 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 12:20 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 12:40 | Lunch Break, Networking |
| 12:40 | Lunch Break, Networking |
Thermochemical Recycling (Part 2) |
Physical Recycling via Dissolution |
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Chairperson(s) Gillian Tweddle nova-Institute (DE) Lars Krause nova-Institute (DE) |
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Chairperson(s) Pauline Ruiz & Nadja Wulff nova-Institute (DE) |
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14:10 | Eric Appelman Aduro Clean Technologies  Making the Most of Plastic Waste Abstract |
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14:10 | Nicolas Cottenye UpSolv (CA) Economically Viable Thermoplastics Recycling by Dissolution Abstract |
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14:30 | Shibashish Devidutta Jaydev BUSS ChemTech (CH) Industrial-scale Continuous Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastic Waste into Cracker-ready Oil via Thin-film Pyrolysis. Abstract |
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14:30 | Paul Aschauer Fraunhofer IVV (DE) Innovative Solvent-Based Recycling Process: Advancing Towards Industrial Scale and Circular Economy Abstract |
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14:50 | Jens Becker LyondellBasell (DE) MoReTec Chemical Recycling Technology Abstract |
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14:50 | Juul Cuijpers ReSolved Technologies (NL) Unlocking Circularity through Dissolution Technology Abstract |
| 15:10 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 15:10 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break |
Biochemical Recycling (Part 2) |
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Chairperson(s) Pia Skoczinski & Asta Partanen nova-Institute (DE) |
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16:00 | Mariana Rangel Pereira Evoralis (UK) From Hits to Hotspots: Ultra‑High‑Throughput Directed Evolution for Nylon Depolymerisation Abstract |
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16:20 | Oliver Borek Entzimatiko (ES)  Entzimatiko, a Single Step Enzymatic Hydrolysis for the Low Cost Production of Monomers Abstract |
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16:40 | Ronny Frank Ester Biotech (DE) Accelerating Enzyme Engineering for Plastic Recycling with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Advanced Computational Methods Abstract |
| 17:00 | Panel Discussion with all Speakers of the Session |
| 17:20 | Final Words |
| 17:30 | End of Conference |
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“As plastic production and consumption continue to challenge global environmental sustainability, it is imperative to explore innovative recycling technologies that can strengthen the circular economy by generating new products from plastic waste as “waste is only waste if you waste it”.
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“Advanced recycling is key to the responsible use of the Earth’s resources, and we should engage in intensive dialogue on this topic.”
“The event is truly commendable, featuring outstanding presentations on various aspects of advanced chemical recycling, accompanied by engaging discussions.”
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“I’m excited to see how chemical recycling technologies — especially gasification — are evolving and driving the developments towards a circular carbon economy.”
“The Advanced Recycling Conference has become the leading international forum for showcasing cutting-edge recycling technologies and industrial innovations driving the future of sustainable materials.”