This conference provides practical insights into the future of polymers in detergents, cleaning products and cosmetics. Learn about regulatory developments, sustainability expectations, biodegradability, bio-based alternatives, certification schemes and innovative polymer technologies shaping the market.
Polymers are under increasing scrutiny across Europe.
From the microplastics restriction and the revised Detergents Regulation to new sustainability expectations, biodegradability requirements and evolving policy discussions: The regulatory landscape for polymers used in detergents, cleaning products and cosmetics is changing rapidly. At the same time, companies must continue to deliver the performance, functionality and consumer benefits that polymer technologies provide.
As regulators, brand owners, ingredient suppliers and industry associations work towards more sustainable solutions, questions around material innovation, environmental fate, certification, data generation and innovation strategies have become more important than ever.
At this Online Conference, leading experts from industry, associations and policy circles will discuss the future role of polymers in consumer products and provide practical insights into regulatory developments, sustainability approaches and next-generation technologies.
After attending the conference, you will be able to:
Groups that should take part: Regulatory, R&D, sustainability, product stewardship, innovation and business professionals involved in polymers, ingredients and formulated products for home care and personal care applications.
Sectors that should take part: Detergent and cleaning product manufacturers, cosmetics and personal care companies, chemical and ingredient suppliers, certification bodies, retailers, consultants, research organisations and academia.
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Name
Company
Andreas Künkel
BASF, Germany
Andreas Künkel is Professor and the Head of Biodegradable and Biobased Polymer Research of BASF. The focus of this research is the fundamental understanding of the biodegradation process in different environments and the development of new biodegradable and biobased polyesters and compounds for different applications. After his Ph.D. in microbiology at the Max Planck Institute for terrestrial microbiology in Marburg, he started his BASF career within the Central R&D department, followed by marketing positions for Fine Chemicals and ecoflex® & ecovio® with focus on strategy and New Business Development. Since starting in BASF in 1999, his focus has been the strategic development and marketing of chemicals and biodegradable polymers based on renewable resources using the synergies between classical chemistry and biotechnology. Teaching at the University of Marburg gives him constant contact to the next generation.
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Theodora Nikolakopoulou
European Commission, Belgium
Theodora Nikolakopoulou is a Policy Officer at the Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) in the European Commission. She studied Biology in the University of Athens in Greece and has a PhD in Biological Sciences. She worked as a researcher for 15 years and was involved in several projects studying the occurrence and transfer of antibiotic resistance in different environments. She joined DG GROW in 2018 and since then has been responsible for the implementation and development of the Fertilising Products Regulation, including standardisation, and Detergents Regulation. She also follows the development of other legislative acts relevant to her files, such as the Animal By-Products Regulation, organic production, waste legislations and REACH restrictions.
morelessParticipation Fee: € 995.00 plus VAT.
The registration fee includes the following benefits:
Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 595.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.
Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.
Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
You can cancel your participation in our online events free of charge and without giving reasons in writing up to 1 week before the start of the event. In the case of later cancellations and non-login to the online event, no participation fees can be refunded.
In this case, however, you will receive access to the documentation after the event.
You can name a substitute participant free of charge at any time.
Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design
+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de
Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design
+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de
Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design
+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de
Alexandra Schardt
Organisation and participant management
+49 231 75896-74
aschardt@akademie-fresenius.de
Alexandra Schardt
Organisation and participant management
+49 231 75896-74
aschardt@akademie-fresenius.de
Present your Company at the Event.
You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.
We would be pleased to assist you personally:
Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de
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If you are the editor of a specialist publication and interested in a press pass or media partnership, please contact us well in advance. We are happy to advise you.
Please contact us:
Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de
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