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PLASTIMAGEN LIGHT FORUM

Monday, March 22

10:00 – 10:15

Presentation of Plastimagen Light

Introduction to the platform

José Navarro,
General Director, Tarsus México.
10:30 – 11:30

Integrated waste management in times of COVID-19

Retransmission with the approval of ANIPAC and the speaker

Ignacio García Martínez,
Professor, Universidad Simón Bolivar.
Susana Hernández,
Technical Manager, ANIPAC.

PLASTIMAGEN LIGHT FORUM

Tuesday, March 23

10:00–10:15

Presentation of Plastimagen Light

Introduction to the platform

José Navarro,
General Director, Tarsus México.
10:15 – 10:30

Industry Messages

José Navarro,
General Director, Tarsus México.
Aldimir Torres,
President, ANIPAC.
Tony Radoszewski,
President & CEO, Plastics Industry Association
10:30 – 11:30

Regulation of plastics, trends and regulations for Mexico

• Single-use plastics have been in the optic in recent years, let's review which are the products with use restrictions and good use. • Mexico, like other countries, seek to be in line with world demands in plastics regulation, some are becoming a trend and others are already a reality. • Regulations for so-called single-use plastics must be accompanied by normative instruments such as standards, essential to complement the veracity of the requirements to accomplish.

Susana Hernández,
Technical Manager, ANIPAC
11:30 – 13:00

Low contact economy

Retransmission with the approval of ANIPAC and the speaker

Juan Carlos Pámanes,
Strategic Planning Manager, Corporativo Hospital Satélite

PLASTIMAGEN LIGHT FORUM

Wednesday, March 24

10:00 – 11:00

Panel: The Future of the Circular Economy

• Design. • Materials for recycling. • From waste to resource - closing the life cycle

Susana Libién Díaz González,
Secretary of the Environment of the Government of the State of Mexico.
Aldimir Torres,
President, ANIPAC.
Sabo Tercero,
CEO & Founder, Inventor Studio México.
Moderator: Mariana Albarrán,
Circular Economy and Sustainability Manager, Braskem Idesa.
11:00 – 12:00

Production shut down management crisis

• Analysis, diagnosis, action program. • Urgent reaction capacity. • Cost control and supervision.

Alfredo Calderón,
Director, ACG Plastics Consulting

PLASTIMAGEN LIGHT FORUM

Thursday, March 25

10:00 – 11:00

Panel - Plastics: women leaders in challenging times

• Challenges facing the sector in the current situation. • Post-pandemic opportunities for the plastics industry from recycling, innovation in new applications and local manufacturing of molds and components. • Vision of the role of women in the plastics industry.

Evelyn Hernández,
Business Development Specialist, Braskem Idesa.
Romina Dávila,
Director of Operations and Programs, ECOCE.
Daniela Calderón,
General Director, Hasco México.
Moderator: Natalia Ortega,
Directora Editorial, Plastics Technology México
11:00 – 12:00

Efficient recycling of plastics - creating optimal conditions for processing

• Review the most important aspects of primary revalorization of plastic waste • Define the best methodology for their re-stabilization • Establish the optimal conditions for processing • Create new products from recycled materials • Review the new technological trends for total plastics recycling

Mario Christian Loza,
Technical Leader, CIATEQ, Centro de Tecnología Avanzada

PLASTIMAGEN LIGHT FORUM

Friday, March 26

10:00 – 11:00

Panel: The value chain in sustainable packaging design

• Learn from the experts, the completely value chain of a packaged product, what has to be done in actions in terms of sustainability. • The circular economy requires an adequate communication from all participants in product development. From the raw material to its post-consumer handling. • Specialists will comment the importance of plastic containers new developments and standards.

Jorge Maquita,
, R&D Manager Mexico ARP, Amcor
Gabriel Santos,
Business Development Director, Zubex Industrial
Fabián Sánchez Navarro,
Packaging Coordinator Kisses – Seasons, HERSHEY´s México.
Moderator: Hiram Cruz,
General Director, Asociación Mexicana de Envase y Embalaje, AMEE
11:00 – 12:00

Chemical recycling: towards the production of value-added chemicals

• What is chemical recycling? • The next step after mechanical recycling • Conversion of recycled plastics into value-added chemicals

Fernando Pérez Vas,
BASF Mexicana.
Mario Sánchez Téllez,
Head of Specification, BASF Mexicana.
Rodolfo Flores Flores,
Head and Coordinator of the Technical Assistance Laboratory, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada
Rubén Saldívar Guerrero,
Researcher, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada
* Program subject to change