In 2018 the European Union adopted a European Strategy for plastics in a move to reduce plastic waste. Thus, promote carbon neutrality and circular economy to attain the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The chemical industry has been forced to rethink and review its strategies in the polymer / plastic business. The plastic strategy aims to transform how polymers / plastics are designed, produced, applied, and recycled. We need a collective effort and collaboration between the industry and the scientific community by fostering discussions and building networks that will solve the challenges of plastic waste. The Association for Chemistry and Economics (VCW) is a forum where these discussions can be instigated, the state of the art and success stories from industry and scientific community appreciated. In 2022, VCW is organizing a circular economy event in collaboration with the international ACHEMA Congress in Frankfurt.

Wednesday, 24 August 2022
09:45-18:00, hall 4.C, room Alliance
The conference will be held in English.

Organizer

Association for Chemistry and Economics (VCW), a division of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

Note:
The Young Chemists Network (JCF) will hold a poster session on circular plastics on Sunday August 21st in Frankfurt and a lecture series on the same topic on the ACHEMA venue on Monday August 22nd, 2022.