Those who make up their minds at short notice can still register for the joint specialist day on recycling and recovery of the Foamed Plastics and Polyurethanes Association (FSK e.V.) and the bvse (German Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Disposal) until September 29, 2023. On October 5, experts will highlight and discuss challenges and solutions in mechanical and chemical recycling at the Kulturhaus of BASF Schwarzheide GmbH.

At the Recycling and Recovery Symposium, the focus of the expert presentations and discussion panels will be on the mechanical and chemical recycling of PUR and PIR. Members and non-members can look forward to contributions from:

  • Christoph Brüning, omnicycle GmbH & Co. KG
  • Marieke Hoffmann, German Environmental Aid e.V.
  • Alexander Kramer, German Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB)
  • Thomas Probst, bvse e.V. 
  • Mila Skokova and Dr. Valentin Stoychev, H & S Anlagentechnik GmbH
  • Marco Werth, Rampf Eco Solutions

After lunch at the Kulturhaus Schwarzheide, Viktor Schön from KMA Umwelttechnik GmbH will shed light on another topic. He reports how costs can be reduced and calculated by means of modern exhaust air technology and powerful heat recovery, and how a certain degree of autonomy can also be achieved. “Energy procurement and energy costs are red-hot topics. Not only the idea of sustainability, but also the necessary predictability and continuity drive companies to rely on a long-term concept” says FSK Managing Director Klaus Junginger.

Following the lecture, all participants are invited to a plant tour of the BASF Schwarzheide GmbH production site. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to get to know and experience BASF Schwarzheide GmbH. The plant tour certainly offers great insights,” Junginger says.

The association is hosting the event together with its partner association bvse. Dr. Thomas Probst will therefore lead the question and answer session and the panel discussion. “Thanks to his experience, the thoroughly controversial viewpoints will certainly be a constructive exchange among the panellists and with the audience,” Junginger continues.

The event already promotes this exchange with the cosy get-together on the evening before the event. All early arrivals can get in the mood for the topic of the symposium at this get-together. The informal dinner offers space for lively networking.

Registration is only possible via the FSK registration tool. The programme is available online (programme DE, programme ENG).

Further information on the Fachverband Schaumkunststoffe und Polyurethane e.V. (FSK) and its events, as well as on the work of the expert committees, is available online at www.fsk-vsv.de/eng or by phone: 0711 993 751- 0.