POLYMER26 – a technical conference where circular economy strategies move into solution mode. Discover new findings and technologies that can help the polymer industry use resources better, reduce dependency on virgin materials and strengthen future material supply.
POLYMER26 brings together the full polymer value chain – from raw materials, design and production to collection, sorting and recycling – to share insights, build networks and help bring circular solutions to scale.
This year, we are proud to welcome leading European companies who are already turning ambition into action. From Amcor's work on food-grade mechanically recycled packaging at scale, to Ambu's approach to circular medical devices, and ARCUS Greencycling Technologies' industrial-scale pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste - these are frontrunners paving the way for the rest of the industry. Together with BioBTX, Van Werven Plastic Recycling, Ragn-Sells Denmark and Interzero, they will share real experiences and hard-earned insights that can inspire your own organisation's circular journey.
If you're a manager or specialist in R&D, CSR, or innovation, POLYMER26 is relevant to you. The conference offers practical approaches from both technical and business perspectives.
POLYMER26 takes place 4 November 2026 at Danish Technological Institute, Kongsvang Allé 29 in Aarhus, Denmark - Building 1, The Conference Room.
Please note: The conference starts at 10:00 a.m. Check-in, breakfast and networking from 09:30 to 10:00.
Normal price: 1.000 DKK (from 20 September)
Last chance to buy your ticket: 30 October
POLYMER26 brings together the full polymer value chain – from raw materials, design and production to collection, sorting and recycling – to share insights, build networks and help bring circular solutions to scale.
09:30 | Check-in, breakfast, and networking |
10:00 | Welcome Lars Haahr Jepsen, Project Director, Danish Technological Institute |
10:10 | The circular polymer landscape: tech overview and market trends Per Sigaard Christensen, Business Manager, Danish Technological Institute (DK) & Alexander Sandahl, Product Manager, Danish Technological Institute (DK) |
10:40 | Closing the gap: leadership, scale and policy in rigid plastic recycling Eric van Roekel, Managing Director, Van Werven Plastic Recycling Group (NL) & Kenneth Kaasgaard, Head of Circular Economy, Ragn-Sells Denmark (DK) |
11:10 | Networking |
11:50 | Food-grade mechanically recycled packaging: High quality, volume and scale Mark Roberts, Director of Materials Innovation, Amcor (UK) |
12:15 | Lunch break and networking |
13.15 | Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste – new solutions and possibilities Daniel Odenthal, Managing Director, ARCUS Greencycling Technologies (DE) |
13:40 | From idea to final investment decision: Scaling technology at BioBTX Niels Schenk, Director Research & Development, BioBTX (NL) |
14:05 | Networking |
14:50 | Strategic partnerships for closing the PPWR recyclate gap Nicola Drotos, Corporate Development Manager, Interzero (DE) & Patrick Neumann, Director, Product Development, Interzero (DE) |
15:20 | Approaches and learnings on the path towards circular medical devices Nicklas Christian Funk, Senior Sustainability Specialist, Ambu (DK) |
15:45 | Closing session Lars Haahr Jepsen, Project Director, Danish Technological Institute |
16:00 | Networking and farewell |
"High professional standards and a positive atmosphere, this created a strong professional community. Professional collaboration was combined with a sense of security and good relationships."- Participant quote
Polymer26 takes place on 4 November 2026 at Danish Technological Institute in Aarhus, Denmark.
Business Manager, Danish Technological Institute. With over a decade of experience in recycling technologies, Per drives strategic industrial partnerships and innovation within circular economy and plastics recycling, having initiated projects such as CRISP and InFACT on large-scale food packaging recycling and circular plastics. Together with Alexander Sandahl, Per opens the day with an overview of the circular polymer landscape, current technologies and market trends.
Product Manager, Danish Technological Institute. With a strong background in chemistry and biotechnology, Alexander specialises in chemical recycling of textiles and plastics, valorisation of waste and biological side-streams, and sustainable product development. As technical lead on major innovation projects such as En’Zync and ReSuit, Alexander combines scientific expertise with business understanding and hands-on innovation.
Corporate Development Manager, Interzero. With international experience in circular economy, packaging and Extended Producer Responsibility, Nicola works with corporate development and strategic partnerships across the value chain. Together with Patrick Neumann, she will share how strategic partnerships can help close the growing gap between PPWR demand and available recyclate.
Director, Product Development, Interzero. A business economist with more than 15 years of commercial experience in the chemical industry, Patrick works with product development and strategy for recycled plastics, connecting partners across the value chain. Together with Nicola Drotos, he will present partnership approaches to closing the PPWR recyclate gap.
Director Research & Development, BioBTX. Niels combines scientific expertise with experience in scaling new technology, helping take BioBTXs circular aromatics technology from idea towards commercialisation. Niels will share the journey of BioBTXs Integrated Cascading Catalytic Pyrolysis (ICCP) technology – from early idea to the construction of a first-of-a-kind plant – highlighting its technological and economic benefits over non-catalytic pyrolysis processes.
Managing Director, ARCUS Greencycling Technologies. As Managing Director and co-founder of ARCUS, Daniel works to bring chemical recycling from development to industrial application. Daniel will present how ARCUS has overcome the barrier of impurities in mixed waste streams – handling feedstock with up to 10% PVC while still meeting steam cracker specifications – work recently recognised with a gold award from INEOS Inovyn and VinylPlus for advancing circular PVC recycling.
Managing Director, Van Werven Plastic Recycling. With an economics background and more than 20 years of experience in recycling, Eric brings extensive knowledge of the circular economy and the European plastics recycling market, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP). Together with Kenneth Kaasgaard, Eric will share insights on scaling plastics recycling internationally.
Head of Circular Economy, Ragn-Sells Denmark. Kenneth has extensive experience developing circular solutions for waste and resources, working across value chains to increase reuse and high-quality recycling with particular expertise in plastics and electronics. Alongside Eric van Roekel, Kenneth will share how Ragn-Sells turns waste streams into valuable secondary raw materials.
Senior Sustainability Specialist, Ambu. Nicklas works at the intersection of sustainability, product development and the commercialisation of circular solutions in the medical device industry. His work focuses on integrating circular design while balancing environmental ambitions with customer value. Nicklas will share Ambu’s approaches and lessons learned on the path towards more circular medical devices, with a focus on circular design and scaling take-back programmes.
Director of Materials Innovation, Amcor. With almost 30 years of experience in plastics, polymers and circular materials, Mark drove the development of CleanStream, and today leads Materials Innovation within Amcor Rigid Packaging Solutions Global Core R&D. Mark will share how Amcor has pushed the boundaries of mechanical recycling, now running food-grade mechanical recycling at industrial scale – 30,000 tonnes per year – through integrated sorting and recycling at a single site.
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