Sanna Arnfjorden Wadström, CEO at Sinf, gives a talk about the latest Subcontractor barometer with concrete figures on how the subcontractors are doing. What do companies struggle with the most during times of crisis, how do they see the next quarter and how are our companies actually doing? Every quarter, the Swedish Industry Association takes …
We are excited to announce a panel discussion on plastics and the potential for a circular future, including the current status of plastics use, the challenges facing the industry and potential solutions for moving towards a circular economy. The discussion will cover a wide range of issues, the role of recycling, design for recycling, the …
We need sound information in order to make wise choices, so I read over 3000 scientific articles and life cycle analyses to fact-check what we have all been told. It is probably the only independent review of all the interrelated topics spanning material use, waste, litter, ocean plastics, degradation, microplastics, potential effects on marine wildlife …
Dispelling Myths about Plastic – A better future based on facts and evidence Read More »
In order to understand the challenges of the future linked to those who work in the plastic and rubber manufacturing industry, it’s valuable to clarify what experiences the consumers of the future have and how the upcoming needs will change. The rapid need for innovation shows that digitalization, globalization, automation and not least a stronger …
Imagining the Future: Consumer trends for the Future Read More »
The PPWR will be the biggest change and influence on the European market for packaging since the original PPWD was introduced in 1993. The PPWR impacts all producers who cause packaging to be placed ‘on the market’ (POM) in all EU Member States. The Regulation encompasses all packaging materials; however, the biggest impact will be …
Bo Wallteg, editor-in-chief of the magazine Packnews (formerly nord emballage) and co-founder of the Nordic Bioplastic Association.
Mechanical engineer with more than 30 years of work experience in entrepreneurship, construction and industrial operations. Marie has worked with mechanical construction, industrial maintenance, business development, project management and business management and has more than 10 years experience in fields related to the plastics industry. Today, Marie runs her own business M Sannes AB.
Joakim is a professional officer with a large motorsports interest. He has worked as a production manager, staff manager and CEO. Since 2016 Joakim is CEO for the competence development company Polymercentrum Sverige AB.
Jonas Hagelqvist is CEO at IKEM – Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden which represent 1 250 Swedish and foreign-owned companies with about 70 000 employees in the plastics industry, among others. Jonas has years of experience in representing the Swedish plastics and chemical industry and is currently, among other things, elected to be part …
Operations Manager for Nationellt Center för Hållbar Plast (National Centre for Sustainable Plastic) More info to come!
Mattias works as a researcher and project manager at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. His focus is plastics and plastic recycling and he has been involved in and run several projects within these areas. Mattias’ work is often connected to material development and is largely about how plastic recycling works and can be improved. Currently, …
Kerstin Jedvert is a project manager for the Materials group at Chalmers Industrial Technology, where she works with material issues with a focus on sustainable materials. Kerstin has a backgound in research with her doctoral degree in chemical engineering at Chalmers. She has several years of experience of research and project management in academia (Chalmers, …
Nora Bavey is the brand strategist turned tech entrepreneur and now a noted venture capitalist who works for increased diversity and inclusion in the industry. Nora has undoubtedly thrown herself into new contexts, always combative and well-read with statistics, research and her own experiences. According to Nora Bavey, a sustainable and equal future begins with …
Magnus Göransson inspires with his extensive experience within design and innovation for international brands with stories, opportunities and mindsets which can help companies and organizations to increase their creativity and motivate staff to deliver despite great uncertainty. He is a Head of Design, speaker and tv presenter for Lego Masters Sweden.
Nathalie Berezina serves as CEO at Norbite, the company she has founded, and CTO at FlyFeed, companies focusing on the utilization of insects to transform different kinds of organic wastes, plastic, and polymeric materials for Norbite and agro-industrial by-products for FlyFeed. Prior to founding Norbite, Nathalie served as CSO and IP representative at Ynsect, French …
Annika Boss is senior researcher and project manager in polymeric materials and recycling at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. She mainly works with projects and commercial assignments in the field of polymeric materials, sustainable use, mechanical recycling and implementation of recycled plastics in products.
Marco Hariri is a Sustainability Specialist at Biesterfeld Plastic and supports all stakeholders on the topic of sustainability. With a Master degree in Chemistry, specializing in polymer chemistry and chemical recycling. He uses this experience to find solutions to complicated issues in the polymer industry and to develop more sustainable applications.
Jesper is actively working with eco-design and product regulation, Appointed National expert member in CEN-CENELEC Strategic Advisory Body on Environment, providing guidance to EU-Commission in the field of environmental standardization, and Former employee of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency Chemicals department working with REACH regulation.
Javad Sunde Fahadi is a project leader at Standards Norway responsible for a mirror committee with the title “Plastics in the environment” and works with several other projects within environment and sustainability. He has several years of experience in the fields of international standardization, oil and gas industry and material consultancy.
Bledar Beqiri works at the Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS) where he is a project manager and coordinates national, European and international standardization in the packaging field. He has an academic background within sustainable entrepreneurship and strategic management.
Ms. Minna Annala is the chief advisor at Kemesta, which is the chemical, forest, and paint industry standardization association in Finland. She is a Doctor of Science (Tech.) in Polymer Technology. At present, she is managing the Finnish national mirror committee of plastics standardization.
After graduating in Chemistry and acquiring PhD in Catalysis, Ekaterina pursued academic research at the ETH Zurich. This led her to engage with industrial R&D at BASF, where since 2011 she held various positions in research and strategy. She currently works in a Global Marketing and Development team of BASF Plastic Additives.
Nexam Chemicals Chief Technology Officer Borealis Head of Competence Centre Energy & Innovation Centre Manager Competence Manager HPPE Group Leader – Power Cable Applications Senior Scientist Swerea IVF Senior Scientist Borealis Researcher & Project Manager Chalmers Assistant Professor
