On November 4, 2026, POLYMER26 will bring together the entire polymer value chain—from raw materials, design, and production to collection, sorting, and recycling—for a technical conference where the circular economy becomes concrete action at the intersection of innovation and business. This year, POLYMER26 welcomes a number of leading European companies that have already scaled their solutions to industrial levels. Speakers include:
- Amcor (UK) – food packaging produced from recycled plastic on an industrial scale
- Ambu (DK) – circular design and take-back of medical devices
- ARCUS Greencycling Technologies (DE) – pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste
- BioBTX (NL) – conversion of plastic waste into aromatics on an industrial scale
- Van Werven Plastic Recycling (NL) & Ragn-Sells Denmark (DK) – scaling and regulatory frameworks for the recycling of rigid plastics
- Interzero (DE) – strategic partnerships to bridge the PPWR gap between demand and available recycled material
The conference is relevant for leaders and specialists in R&D, CSR, and innovation who are seeking concrete, experience-based approaches from both a technical and a business perspective.
Program
- 09:30 Indtjekning, morgenmad og netværk
- 10:00 Velkomst
Lars Haahr Jepsen, projektdirektør, Dansk Teknologisk Institut - 10:10 Det cirkulære polymerlandskab: teknologisk overblik og markedstendenser
Per Sigaard Christensen, forretningschef, Dansk Teknologisk Institut (DK)
& Alexander Sandahl, produktchef, Dansk Teknologisk Institut (DK) - 10:40 At lukke kløften: lederskab, skala og politik inden for genanvendelse af hård plast
Eric van Roekel, administrerende direktør, Van Werven Plastic Recycling Group (NL)
& Kenneth Kaasgaard, leder af cirkulær økonomi, Ragn-Sells Danmark (DK) - 11:10 Netværk
- 11:50 Mekanisk genanvendt emballage af fødevarekvalitet: Høj kvalitet, volumen og skala
Mark Roberts, direktør for materialeinnovation, Amcor (UK) - 12:15 Frokostpause og netværk
- 13:15 Pyrolyse af blandet plastaffald – nye løsninger og muligheder
Daniel Odenthal, administrerende direktør, ARCUS Greencycling Technologies (DE) - 13:40 Fra idé til endelig investeringsbeslutning: Opskalering af teknologi hos BioBTX
Niels Schenk, direktør for forskning og udvikling, BioBTX (NL) - 14:05 Netværk
- 14:50 Strategiske partnerskaber til at lukke hullet i genanvendelsen af PPWR
Nicola Drotos, Corporate Development Manager, Interzero (DE)
& Patrick Neumann, direktør for produktudvikling, Interzero (DE) - 15:20 Tilgange og erfaringer på vejen mod cirkulære medicinske anordninger
Nicklas Christian Funk, Seniorbæredygtighedsspecialist, Ambu (DK) - 15:45 Afslutningssession
Lars Haahr Jepsen, Projektdirektør, Det Danske Teknologiske Institut
POLYMER26 is organized by the Danish Technological Institute in collaboration with the Danish Plastics Industry Association, IDA Polymer, CLEAN, and the Ministry of Research, Education, and Digitalization.
CLEAN’s activities for POLYMER26 are part of Virksomhedsudvikling Danmark.
