ECP4 Conference : Trends in Polymers and Composites Circularity

The ECP4 2025 Conference, titled “Trends in Polymers and Composites Circularity”, will focus on manufacturing, circularity, and digitalisation in the polymers and composites industries.

The conference will feature three sessions led by key experts, exploring cutting-edge technologies, materials, and enablers for plastic circularity. Attendees can look forward to insightful presentations on sustainable composites, advanced recycling strategies, and digitalisation in polymer manufacturing. The program also includes panel discussions and networking opportunities.

As an active member of the ECP4 association, Polymeris will open together with Axel’One, host of the event, the conference and will also speak in a session dedictaed to Manufacturing and digitalisation.

Program:

• 09:00 – Registration
• 09:15 – Opening and welcome – Dr. Didier Bonnet, Axel’One Executive Director & Joël Viry, Polymeris President
  • ECP4 growth acceleration, how! – Dr. Bertrand Fillon, ECP4 President
• 9:30 – SESSION 1 Technologies and Materials
  • Advances on 3R technology to achieve sustainable thermoset composites – Dr. Elena Jubete, Business Development Manager European Programmes at CIDETEC Surface Engineering
  • Shaping the future of biobased printing with PHA and bio-PU – Mr. Willem Uyttendaele, MSc, Researcher Coating & Finishing Technologies at Centexbel
  • The future partnership on advanced materials – Jérôme Gavillet, Senior Policy Officer at IAM-I
  • Strategies to boost circular economy in systemic interconnected sectors: PVC chemical recycling and CO2 capture for the use in polymer application, Frontsh1p Project – Maria Teresa Scrivani, R&D Project Manager Industrial Research and Innovation at Proplast
• Q&A Session moderated by Magali Clave-Henry, Innovation Marketing and Funding Manager at Applus+ Rescoll
• 11:00 Coffee Break
• 11:15 – SESSION 2 Enablers for plastic circularity
  • Smart Compounding for Maximizing Recycled Plastic Content – Dr. Skander Mani, R&D Recycling Program Manager at IPC
  • Supercritical CO2 assisted extractive extrusion and melt-filtration for the purification  and upcycling of thermoplastic polymers (EU CREAToR, EU SURPASS) – Dr. Jan Diemert, Deputy Department Manager at Fraunhofer ICT
  • Piloting a thermoset composites chemical recycling plant – Oscar Salas, Horizon Europe Coordinator at Gaiker
  • Improved enzymatic, microorganisms, and insect activities enabling the degradation and recycling of plastics – Dr. Ferran Martí Ferrer, Head of Research, Development, and Innovation Department at Aimplas
  • National Competence Center of Polymeric Materials and Technologies for 21st Century (PolyEnvi21) – Prof. Ing. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D., Vladimír Sedlařík at Tomas Bata University
• Q&A Session moderated by Dr. Elena Jubete, Business Development Manager European Programmes at CIDETEC Surface Engineering
• 13:15 Lunch break
• 14:15 – SESSION 3 Manufacturing and digitalisation
  • Online spectroscopy monitoring for optimization of polymer processes – Dr. Manis Gheghiani, Lab Manager and R&D Engineer in Industrial Analysis and Digitalisation at Axel’One
  • AI REDGIO 5.0 and Polytronics: digitalisation of manufacturing SMEs in the polymer industry – Adèle Seguin, Polytronics & European Services Manager & Roxane Girard, International Partnership Coordinator, Polymeris
  • EFFRA & Made in Europe: Modernising European manufacturing through digitisation and AI, EFFRA – Joseba Bilbatua, Senior Manager Innovation & Technology at Mondragon Corporation
  • CISUFLO: Establishing a Systemic Framework for the Circular Economy – Jane Gardner, Managing Director at ERFMI
• Q&A Session moderated by Marco Monti, R&D Project Manager at Proplast
• 16:00 Closing remarks & way forward, Dr. Bertrand Fillon, ECP4 President