Extrusion International 1-2022

10 Extrusion International 1/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS Record Numbers Attend Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2021 „ The fi fth Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) exhibition and conference held in November in Amsterdam, The Neth- erlands attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe. The annual event had a total attendance of more than 4,400 over two days and attracted over 180 ex- hibiting companies. Over 3,500 attended the in-person event and nearly 900 others attended virtually. Opened inavirtual presentationbyVirginijus Sinkevi č ius, Com- missioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the Eu- ropean Commission, the two-day PRSE conference showcased the latest developments in plastics recycling technology and applications, as well as exploring future industry challenges and the legislative landscape within the EU. “PRSE has been a fantastic opportunity to see new machines, learn about new trends and talk about business, so that all actors in the plastics recycling value chain can take the next steps towards a circular economy,” commented Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE). “The return to live events has clearly been very important to both our visitors and exhibitors, evidenced by the warmth with which PRSE has been received this year by the plastics recycling community.” Unique in Europe, PRSE brings together exhibitors, visitors and Plastics Recycling Awards Europe fi nalists representing the whole value chain of the plastics industry including recyclers, machine producers, rawmaterial producers, converters, waste management companies and, increasingly, brand owners, re- tailers and investors. PRSE facilitates collaborative progress towards the circular use of plastics by showcasing innovation, sharing best practice and bringing partners together to net- work and do business. The hybrid event also allowed people unable to visit the event in person to view elements of the two-day conference pro- gramme via livestream including the welcome address, key- note speeches and sponsored presentations as well as the announcement of winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe. Online-only visitors were also able to interact directly with exhibitors. Sian Miles, Sustainable Resources, Director at Berry BPI, urged people to attend PRSE in 2022: “There is so much going on, you can attend the conference sessions, meet all the plastics recyclers in Europe and fi nd out about all the latest innova- tions. Every year there is something new to see.” The Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to Hall 12 at RAI Amsterdamon 22 and 23 June 2022. Plastics Recycling Show Europe www.prseventeurope.com/ „ The advisory committee for interpack 2023 has elected Markus Rustler, President and CEO of Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KG, to be President and thus Chairman of the committee in its constituent meeting. Rustler was previously vice-president for the last interpack, which could not take place due to the pandemic. Christian Traumann, Managing Director and Group CFO at MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co., KG and Roland Strassburger, CEO of SCHÜTZ GmbH & Co. KGaA, have been elected as the Vice-Presidents of the upcoming interpack. The election of all candidates was unanimous. Markus Rustler: “I’m so happy that everyone has placed their trust in me to hold the of fi ce of interpack President. The up- coming edition of the trade fair will be a really special one. Ultimately, the companies in the international packaging industry and related process industry had to do without the last edition of this signi fi cant trade fair due to the pandemic, and they are chomping at the bit to see their customers live and in-person and to generate new leads.” In addition, the big themes behind interpack are foreshad- owing future developments, particularly those involving the sustainability complex. “The packaging industry is under heightened observation from the public in terms of sustain- ability, but does have effective tools to make a signi fi cant contribution to improving the situation, namely circular economy approaches, constantly increasing resource ef fi - ciency and intelligent usage of materials”, comments Vice- President Strassburger, who is also President of the German Association for Plastics, Packaging and Films (IK). With the fi rst meeting of the advisory committee, the strate- gic alignment phase and actual content preparation for the upcoming interpack begins. interpack will take place from 04 to 10 May 2023 at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre. www.interpack.de Interpack 2023 Christian Traumann Roland Straßburger Rustler Markus