Plastics Live 2025 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK | 2-3 April 2025
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The traditional plastics industry uses fossil-based carbon polymers in the majority (97%) of its production and conversion processes. As we move to a less fossil-based world we must also look to new feedstocks other than virgin oil and gas for most of our polymer manufactured products.
Plastics Live is delighted to support and host the Innovate UK’s Circular Plastics Network as it holds a full day’s conference stream at our event in Coventry this year that will look to the future for polymer sources and solutions to transitioning to a new bio-economy for plastics.
Sessions will include speakers on the following content:
Recycled polymer sources
Plant-based traditional polymer replacements.
Plastics and plastic-like materials from the bioeconomy
Green chemistry for polymers of the future
Emerging business models to fit the transition to alternative polymers
The role of additives in bio-plastics
The conference is free to attend, so please register today to ensure you secure your place at this event. Conference delegates will have the chance to visit exhibitors plus engage in networking opportunities.
| Time | Topic | Speaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION 1 | Available recyclate and novel feedstocks that fit current plastics processing infrastructure | Chaired by: Rajesh Mistry (Innovate UK Business Connect) | ||
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Where are we now Recycled and low carbon sustainable polymers | Dan Jarvis, Plastribution | ||
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Novel solutions - new polymers Scaling transitional materials | John Williams, Aquapak | ||
| 10:30 – 10.45 | Thermoforming grades of a truly sustainable alternative to fossil based plastics | Stephen Rundle, Solinatra | ||
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Additives Sustainable additives for your sustainable polymers | Sarah Lightowler, Cargill | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | BREAK | |||
| SESSION 2 | What are the transitional materials we will be adopting in 5yrs time? | Chaired by: Nick Cliffe | ||
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Supporting innovation in material properties and scaling - the SSPP challenge | Geraldine Mateu, Innovate UK | ||
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Scaling bio sourced polymer materials with valuable properties. | Paul Mines, Biome Bioplastics | ||
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Biopolymers and bio composties - replacing conventional materials | Morwenna Spear, Biocomposties Centre - Bangor University | ||
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Plastic free drop in solutions for polymer coatings | James Ravenscroft, Xampla | ||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | LUNCH | |||
| SESSION 3 | What will usiness models, legislation and end of life for transitional materials look like? | Chaired by: Denise Goldsmith | ||
| 13:30 - 13:50 | A new paradigm, new materials and new business models | Richard Lambert, Braskem | ||
| 13:50 - 14:05 | Real -life composting | Tom Mockridge, Recorra | ||
| 14:05 - 14:15 | Labelling and communication | Adam Herriott, WRAP | ||
| 14:15 - 14.30 | Legislation and infrastructure Composting infrastructure at scale | Gary Tee, TIPA Compostable Packaging | ||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | How do we set the field for successful transition - Panel and Q&A | Nick Cliffe TBC | ||
