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The Plastics Recycling World Expo will return to the MESSE ESSEN in Germany from 7-8 October 2020.

This event brings together professionals from across the plastics recycling industry for two days of networking, knowledge sharing and innovation. Your free ticket provides admission to the largest concentration of plastics recycling related exhibits in Europe including access to the co-located events: Plastics Extrusion World Expo, Polymer Testing World Expo and Compounding World Expo. As well as 5 focused conference theatres – each with a busy two-day program of technical presentations, seminars, industry debates and exclusive networking events.

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Joachim Quoden
EXPRA (Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance)
Managing Director

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Joachim Quoden studied law at the “Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität” in Bonn between 1987 and 1992 and served his legal internship in Bonn and Cologne from 1993 until 1995.

In between these placements, he spent 4 months within the German Federal Ministry of Environment where he was working on packaging issues including the German Packaging Ordinance.

From February 1993 until June 2006 Mr Quoden worked for Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH (DSD) in various capacities. From January 2001, he served as Head of International Affairs of DSD and was vested with general commercial power of representation in 2003.

In January 2001, he also became Secretary General of PRO EUROPE, the umbrella organisation of 35 packaging recovery organisations using the Green Dot trademark. Between April 2005 and February 2013, he was appointed as managing director of this organisation.

Since April 2013 he is appointed as managing director of EXPRA – Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance – Inspiring Packaging Recycling, an alliance of currently 26 non-profit packaging recovery organisations owned by obliged industry from 24 countries from Europe, Canada and Israel.

Besides this, he is working since June 1995 as independent German Lawyer specialized on international extended producer responsibility legislation. In addition to his work as Managing Director of EXPRA and being a German lawyer, he is inolved in the following positions and associations:

since October 2013 he was appointed as chair of the ISWA Working Group Governance & Legal Issues and therefore member of ISWA’s Scientific & Technical Committee;
member of the European Think Tank of the German waste association DGAW
member of the European Commissions’ Expert Group "Support to Circular Economy Financing",
Board member of the CEFLEX consortium (www.ceflex.org),
member of the Advisory Board of the EPS SURE consortium (www.life-eps-sure.com),
member of the Advisory Council of the Product Stewardship Institute (Boston)
since 2000, member of the OECD expert group on EPR.
He was also an expert of the ISO global standardisation project SIS/TK 165/AG 10 Packaging and Environment that has developed between 2009 and 2012 global standards on packaging optimisation, recycling, reuse and energy recovery.

He is a member of

the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), http://www.iswa.org
the German lawyer’s association, http://anwaltverein.de/,
the association of lawyers in Bonn, http://bonner.anwaltverein.de/start/start.html,
the Product Stewardship Institute in Boston, US, http://www.productstewardship.us,
German Association for waste management (DGAW), www.dgaw.de
Clean Europe Network, http://www.cleaneuropenetwork.eu
Körbe für Köln eV which is an NGO working in the inclusion of young people into society via sports, http://koerbe-fuer-koeln.de

Further details can be found here: http://www.quoden.com

Session

7 October 10:15-11:00
INDUSTRY DEBATE
The impact of current and future regulations for the plastics recycling industry: including the EU sponsored Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA), eco-modulation of EPR fees, single use plastics and the Circular Economy Package

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"I have received more quality leads in one day of this event than a whole week at other shows."

Bernhard Gabauer, Head of Segment Plastics, Bühler

"I really enjoyed the exhibition, it was good to speak about the problems we face within the industry, the trends in the market and innovation, laws and legislation, equipment development and connecting with experts. Great package all in one!"

Visitor

"Great place for networking and for learning about future trends."

Visitor

"The Compounding World Expo is the only place to see specifically what you need to see in processing and formulating and what different countries are doing in compounding."

George Diamond, Continental Compounders

"Very interesting presentations and technical content useful for our business."

Visitor

"I learnt many things about recycling and met many suppliers with interesting proposals."

Visitor

"I met with a broad range of companies across the industry, not limited to recyclers or equipment manufacturers. Congratulations for this successful exhibition!"

Visitor

"Very interesting presentations and panel discussions. It was a well organised and a very interesting show. Thank you!"

Visitor

"Met many interesting people and companies who are interested in our technologies."

Visitor

"Extremely rich in content, very good speakers, I had a very good time."

Vijay Habbu, Reliance Industries

"Looking forward to next year!"

Customer Experience Advisor, NSL Analytical

"Great conference!"

Sr. Market Development, Westlake Chemical

"The Compounding World Expo was a very well attended show!"

Director Plastics Technology, ENTEC POLYMERS

"I liked the inclusion of various industries at the expo."

Lab Manager, American Colors, Inc.

"Great mix of visitors and suppliers that attended. Much better than recent other compounding shows."

Business Manager, Zoltek Corporation - A Toray Company

"Look forward to the coming editions of this exhibition!"

Sales Director, Kamadur

"Good first time show, really enjoyed the breadth of topics from the various expos."

Business Manager, Ingenia Polymers Corp

"My first time at the show was an excellent experience!"

Production Supervisor, Genova Plastics Inc

"I really enjoyed this expo and thought that it was very well organized."

Business Development, Global Waste and Recycling

"Speakers were knowledgeable and the industry debates were interesting."

Director of Special Projects, InSource Materials

"The expo has been a fantastic place to visit and meet suppliers and prospect customers."

Michael J Sandoval, Sales & Procurement Manager, Evergreen Plastics

"We attended the show in Essen last year and it was the the right decision to exhibit in Cleveland too. The show is dedicated and specific to compounding which is perfect for our business."

Ardy Doelen, Business Development Manager, Polyscope Polymers

"The expo was well attended and presenting led a lot of people to our stand which is great!"

Steve DeSpain, Vice President, Reifenhäuser

"We've had some great conversations with customers and the show has been a fantastic opportunity for us to get our name out there in the compounding industry."

Nicholas Galioto, Communication Manager, Lubrizol

"The exhibition is more focused on compounding than other shows and people that came by were interested in the topic! "

Michael Krause, General Manager, BPC Toll Compounding and Blending

"Many existing and potential new customers visited our booth. Cleveland is a good location to reach many customers."

Colin Green, Sales Manager, Clariant

"Another amazing event by AMI. We've had lots of enquiries and the focused audience has been great for leads"

Bernhard Gabauer, Head of Segment Plastics, Bühler

"I rate it as one of the top shows for effectiveness in comparison to others. Everyone I've spoken to has said they were really busy at the show. There's a real targeted audience. "

Michael Naoum, Area Manager, BAUSANO & FIGLI SPA

"We met the exact customers we were looking for at the show."

Bettina König, Director of Global Marketing Communication, Coperion

"Recyclers are looking for events like this, where they can speak to the entire industry in recycling."

Thomas Lehner, Director of Sales, BritAS Recycling

"The theaters and seminars have great information!"

Sean Liechti, Sales Account Manager, McDunnough, Inc

"I would definitely look into having a booth for our company for people to learn more about what we do, what we have to offer and what value we can add to the market and the industry."

Fouad Hayek, Sales Account Manager, McDunnough, Inc

"Cleveland is at the heart of the plastics industry and I was really pleased with the local audience. I really like the set up of the floor, it's unique and has everything in one space."

Bruce Fawcett, Executive Director, Polymer Ohio

"Participating in the Future of Plastics Pipes discussion panel was a great experience!"

Arturo Valencia, Director of Research & Development/Engineering, US/Canada, Duraline

"We had a fantastic show this year. Thanks to the whole AMI team for this great event and looking forward to the 2020 show."

Michael Forstner, Vice President, ECON Inc.

"The show was fantastic and we had tremendous traffic at our booth."

Ivan Ong, Vice President of Research & Development, Microban

"I enjoyed walking the show afterwards and was impressed with the industry participants that were exhibiting."

David Fink, WL Plastics

"Thanks so much for putting on such a great event! I think this was one of our most successful shows ever."

Samantha Giggs, GreenMantra Technologies Ltd.

"The Compounding World Expo 2018 was a great event with a spectacular organization and very interesting presentations included"

Andreia Pereira, ACI - Automotive Compounding Industry

"Plastics Recycling World Exhibition was a great success for us. It provided valuable networking opportunities with both existing and prospective partners. It now holds a regular spot on our calendar! We will definitely come back in 2020!"

Bahri Beyhan, NORES Plastic

"The expo is very focused with everything key to the industry in one hall"

Dagmar Kirchof, Leistritz

"I have received more quality leads in one day of this event than a whole week at other shows."

Bernhard Gabauer, Head of Segment Plastics, Bühler

"The Compounding World Expo proved a fantastic opportunity to have real quality conversations and connect with a number of new contacts."

Max Floesser, Mitsui & Co. Deutschland GmbH