At the Syskevasia / Plastica 2018 Exhibition, the Association of Hellenic Plastics Industries organized an International Conference on "Circular Economy and Plastics"

The event took place on Friday 12 October and from 11:00 to 17:30 at the Conference Hall 1 of the ‘Metropolitan Expo Center’

The International Conference program follows:

11.00 - 11.30
Welcome – Registration

11.30 - 12.00
Welcome greeting by the President of the A.H.P.I. Mr. Dimitrios Syrmos
Video
Second speech / answers

Greeting by the Deputy Minister of Energy and Environment Mr. Socrates Famellos
Video

Greeting of MEPs E.P.P. Mrs. Maria Spyraki

Greeting of President of Hellenic Recycling Organization Mr. Dimitrios Politopoulos
Video

Presentations – Talks

12.00 - 12.15
Dimitrios Syrmos, President of the Association of Hellenic Plastics Industries in Greece
Theme: European Directives and Recycling of Plastics in Greece
Video
Presentation

12.15 - 12.30
Alexandre Dangis, Managing Director of European Plastics Converters
Theme: The EU plastics Agenda: our future?
Video
Presentation

12.30 - 12.45
Giuseppe Riva, Director Mediterranean Region, Plastics Europe, Italia
Theme: The commitment of the Plastic Industry in the Circular Economy
Video
Presentation

12.45 - 13.00
Antonello Ciotti, President COREPLA - Italy
Theme: Corepla, the Italian way to reach the Circular Economy targets

13.00- 13.15
Argyro Remoundou, Executive, Hellenic Recycling Organization (E.O.An.)
Theme: Measures and actions to reduce the consumption of thin plastic transport bags
Video
Presentation

13.15 - 13.30
Ioannis Razis, General Director of the Hellenic Recovery and Recycling Corporation (He.R.R.Co.)
Theme: Recycling of plastic packaging in Greece. The present and the future
Video
Presentation

13.30 - 13.45
Maria Loizidou, Professor NTUA
Theme: Waste management and Circular Economy with emphasis on plastics.
Video
Presentation

13.45 - 14.00
Konstantinos Aravossis, Associate Professor NTUA
Theme: The Circular Economy as an Instrument for Development and Investments - Modern Management Approaches for the Role of Plastic
Video
Presentation

14.00 – 14.45
Break – Light Snack

Businesses

14.45 -15.00
Ioannis Kasselimis, President & CEO of CIVIL LTD.
Theme: Plastics. Challenge for Responsible Treatment
Video
Presentation

15.00-15.15
Christos Papazoglou, Chairman & CEO of MAKPAK S.A.
Theme: New European Directive: Interests and scapegoats. The contribution of the A.H.P.I.
Video
Presentation

15.15- 15.30
Maurizio Crippa, CEO Gr3n S.A.G.L.
Theme: Modular, scalable and high-performance PET DE-polymerization by MicrowavE TechnolOgy
Video
Presentation

15.30 - 15.45
Konstantinos Kanellakis, Managing Director Kanellakis S.A.
Theme: Recycling and plastic
Presentation

15.45 - 16.00
Yavuz Eroglu, President of the Turkish Plastics Association
Theme: Turkish plastics and recycling sector
Video
Presentation

16.00 - 16.15
Stelios Kakoulidis, Chief Innovation Officer, Thrace Plastics Group
Theme: Circular Economy : Challenges during implementation
Video
Presentation

16.15 - 16.30
Yannis Tserepas, Chairman & Managing Director, Lariplast S.A.
Theme: Internal Cyclical Economy and Possible Adjustments
Video
Presentation

16.30- 16.45
Makis Ziomas, South – East Europe PVC Forum Director
Theme: Vinyl Plus and Circular Economy
Video
Presentation

16.45 - 17.30
Discussion – Summary of the Conference