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Tuesday 6 November – Conference Day 1

 


08.45   Registration and coffee
Market Overview
The 2012 opening session offers an economic overview with a focus on Europe as well as global factors that are influencing conditions in the paper and board industry.
09.45 Opening remarks from the Chair
Jim Keefe, Executive Vice-President, RECYCLING TODAY MEDIA GROUP, USA
09.55

The year in figures: what has been learned from the past 12 months and where signs are pointing to in the year ahead

  • Notable forecasts in the global economy

  • Paper and board statistics and what these tell us about the industry’s health

  • What this all means for the paper recycling industry as a whole

Per Ove Nordstrom, Senior Expert, Global Paper & Packaging Practice, MCKINSEY AND COMPANY, Sweden

10.25

Mergers and Acquisitions in the paper sector

  • Increasing amount of M&A activity in the Paper recycling sub sector over recent years

  • Deals in 2011 and 2012

  • Key reasons for this increased appetite

Nigel Mattravers, Director, GRANT THORNTON, UK

10.55 Panel discussion
11.10
 

Networking refreshment break sponsored by ACN Europe

The Search for Supply
Panelists will discuss how some traditional sources of recovered fibre are dwindling and how others may provide new opportunities.
11.45  Opening remarks from the Chair
Bill Moore, MOORE & ASSOCIATES, USA
12.00 

The Amazon Effect and the changing nature of residential fibre

  • Is it changing and how do we know?
  • Will it continue and what can we do if it does?

Dr. Josef Augusta, Geschäftsführer, AUSTRIA PAPIER RECYCLING GmbH, Austria

12.20 

All quiet on the southern front; perspectives from Italy

  • Quality issues in supply of recovered paper
  • Export demand and new potential supplies

Guido Vigorelli, Head of Procurement and Logistics, RENO DE MEDICI,

12.40

Impact of waste-to-energy on the demand and supply relationships of recycled fibre

  • The research approach: Market model + Delphi study
  • Scenarios for European Market 2020
  • Conclusions from paper industry point-of-view


Petri Ristola, Director Marketing and New Products, METSO PAPER, Finland

13.00 Panel discussion
13.15 Lunch will be served for all speakers and delegates sponsored by GP Harmon Recycling LLC
New Capacity, New Opportunities?
New mills in Europe provide new opportunities for the recovered fibre sector, bot to what extent will this new capacity squeeze out existing mills and where do other market opportunities lie?
14.30 Opening remarks from the Chair
Dan Sandoval, Senior Editor, RECYCLING TODAY MEDIA GROUP, USA
14.40 Investments in new recovered fibre destinations
  • A run-down of new mills
  • How much and what types of fibre are they seeking?
  • Who might lose out in these markets?

Dr Martin Kay, Chief Consultant, SMITHERS PIRA, UK

15.05

The role of sustainability in recycled-content paper production

  • Recycled board and Plan A
  • Recycled fibre versus virgin for Food Packaging
  • Future opportunities and challenges within the retail sector

Andrew Speck, Commercial and Environmental Packaging Manager, MARKS & SPENCER PLC, UK

15.25

The tissue industry and its role as a recovered fibre consumer

  • The tissue industry's current use of recovered fibre
  • Concerns or actions being taken if the grades it desires become too scarce.

Annabel Mark, Procurement Manager, KIMBERLY-CLARK, UK

15.45

Panel Discussion

16.00

Afternoon refreshments

A Future in Plastics
New for 2012 and designed for fibre industry professionals diversifying into plastics, this session will examine market dynamics for the recycling of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics.
16.40

Opening remarks and an overview of challenges and opportunities in plastics recycling business in Europe
Surendra Borad, Chairman, GEMINI CORPORATION, Belgium

17.00

Review of collection of films and other plastics and where this material is being shipped
Steve Farncombe, Marketing Manager, ACN EUROPE, UK

17.20

Pitfalls and opportunities of entering the plastics business
Michael Schipper, Trader, INTERNATIONAL ALLOYS, US

17.40

Panel discussion

18.00

Closing remarks from Chair

18.00 - 19.30

Drinks reception sponsored by Mark Lyndon

 

Wednesday 7 November – Conference Day 2

 


08.45   Registration and coffee
A World of Questions
Updates from China, India, and the Middle East and what this means for your business.
09.15

Opening remarks from the Chair
Dan Sandoval, Senior Editor, RECYCLING TODAY MEDIA GROUP, USA

09.30

The role of China and slower GDP growth might mean for the recovered fibre sector

  • China as a leading destination
  • Recent changes in the Chinese market
  • Implications of change

Joris de Caluwe, Managing Director, CIPARO, Netherlands

09.50

Sought after fibre grades and growth in the Middle East
Atul Kaul, Director Pulp and Paper, WARAQ PAPER, Saudi Arabia

10.10

Indian recycled fibre market for Eurozone suppliers

  • Understanding present and future predictions
  • Prospects of sourcing of projected raw material requirement
  • Bridging the gap and implications for the supply side

P.R. Ray, Advisor on International Business, ESSKAY IMPEX, India

10.30

Panel Discussion

10.45

Networking refreshment break sponsored by ACN Europe

Rules and Restrictions
This session will focus on laws and government agency rules that are having or poised to have a significant impact on the recovered paper industry.
11.20

Opening remarks from the Chair
Merja Helander, President, ERPA, and Director, LASSILA & TIKANOJA PC, Finland

11.25

Questions and challenges relating to free cross-border trade of recovered fibre

  • Understanding the challenges
  • Paper recycling as part of the solution
  • Finding the way forward

Jori Ringman-Beck, Environment, Recycling and Product Director, CEPI, Belgium

11.45

The beginning of the End of Waste
Merja Helander, President, ERPA, and Director, LASSILA & TIKANOJA PC, Finland

12.05

Final inspection; an update on customs and inspection issues in China and elsewhere

  • Need to know for exporters
  • Chinese and Indonesian rules
  • Rules in other South East Asian countries

Johan Boons, General Manager, SHA INTERNATIONAL, Belgium

12.25

Panel discussion

12.45

Lunch will be served for all speakers and delegates sponsored by...

Every Last Scrap
This session will examine new developments in recovered paper sorting and recycling techniques that can help boost recovered fibre rates.
14.00

Opening remarks from the Chair
Dr. Martin Kay, Chief Consultant, SMITHERS PIRA, UK

14.10

MRFs - integrated high quality manufacturing
Craig Robinson, Head of RCP Market & Operations, UPM SHOTTON, UK

14.30

Marketing, logistics, and quality

  • Transforming waste quality
  • Quality assurance throughout the recycling process

Herman van der Meij, Director, Viridor, UK

14.50

Panel discussion

15.05

Closing remarks from the Chair

15.15

Close of conference