Value chains and material cycles do not stop at national borders, which is why cross-border cooperation is essential:
- What can politics and industry achieve together?
- What opportunities does the plastics industry offer?
- How can we work together to achieve targeted and successful development?
Programme – June 16, 2025
| 2:00 PM | Welcome! Peter Putsch, Chairman, Polykum e.V. |
| 2:05 PM | Opening Remarks and Moderation Dr. Matthias Jacob, Managing Director, KUZ Leipzig Reinhard Artus, Communications Manager, Polykum e.V. |
| 2:10 PM | Bioeconomy in Central Germany and Saxony-Anhalt Stefanie Pötzsch, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt |
| 2:25 PM | The Importance of the Plastics Processing Industry Mario Suckert, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Thuringia |
| 2:40 PM | The Future of Biopolymers in the Central German Chemical Triangle Peter Putsch, Chairman, Polykum e.V. |
| 2:55 PM | Between Bioeconomy and Circular Economy – Application-Oriented Polymer Research in Brandenburg Dr. Mike Thieme, KuVBB e.V. Berlin / Brandenburg |
| 3:10 PM | Case Study: Processing Recycled Materials in Serial Production / Use of Biopolymers in the Food Sector Marcus Cramer, PolymerMat e.V. – Plastics Cluster Thuringia, Deputy Chairman KHW Kunststoff- und Holzverarbeitungswerk GmbH, Geschwenda, Managing Director |
| 3:25 PM | Regulatory Update: ELV-R Status and Sustainability Initiatives Kristy-Barbara Lange, TecPart, Head of Communications |
| 3:40 PM | House of Transfer – Knowledge Transfer for Accelerated Sector Coupling in the Central German Region Manja Polednia, Head of Stakeholder Management, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, Project Manager, House of Transfer |
| 3:55 PM | Coffee Break |
| 4:15 PM | Panel Discussion: Future Perspectives of the Plastics Industry in Central Germany |
| 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Start of Networking & Exhibition |
Join us on June 16, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Georg Friedrich Händel Hall, Salzgrafenplatz 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), and help shape the future of the plastics industry!
Register online now or send your registration by email to: reinhard.artus@polykum.de
The Central German Plastics Day is presented by Polykum e.V. | PolymerMat e.V. – Plastics Cluster Thuringia | KuVBB | KUZ