Conference Program
Marriott Hotel Korenlei

Opening and welcome

Mr. Philippe Verstraete - Conference Chairman

Opening and welcome

Mr. Paul Rankin - Chairman of ICCR & Mr. Domenico Rinaldini - Chairman of ICDM

Opening and welcome

Mr.Mathias De Clercq - Major of Ghent

Overview reconditioning associations ICCR & others + review last 5 years:

SERRED: Mr. Pim Janus

JDRA: Mr. Noriyuki Yokoyama

RIPA: Mr. Tim O’Bryan

SAICRA: Mr. Raj Lochan

Overview manufacturing associations ICDM & others + review last 5 years:

SEFA: Mr. Domenico Rinaldini

ISDI: Mr. Kyle Stavig

ICPP: Mr. Torben Knoess

SEFFI/IFDI: Mr. Robert Lee

IFDI: Mrs. Lacy Winchell

EU PPW-regulation: Impact on “optimization”, “re-use”, “recycling” and "labelling” of industrial packaging

Mr. Wolfgang Trunk - DG ENVI - European Commission

Green steel deal

Prof. Carlo Mapelli - Full Professor Department of Mechanics, University Politecnico Milano

Update on USA legal and regulatory issues, Clouds on the Horizon

Mr. Paul Rankin - RIPA

Approach to Carbon Neutral, taking advantage of JDRA’s long- term environmental efforts and LCA activities

Mr. Kenji Yosho - JDRA

Chemical Industry and their vision on industrial packaging

Mrs. Sonia Meczynska - German Chemical Association

Global Packaging Procurement Sustainability Roadmap 2030

Mr. Michel Liessens - Global Packaging & Inland Logistics EMEA - Procurement, SOLVAY/ SYENSQO

Merco Machines presentation

Mr. Johan Rabaeys – Merco Machines

Caribbean Containers presentation

Mrs. Yana Ulmer – Caribbean Containers

Opening and welcome

Mr.Philippe Verstraete - Conference Chairman

Packaging with used material related to transport of dangerous goods

Mr. Keith White, DGSA-CPC Limited

Managing emptied packaging with residue around the world

Mr. Paul Rankin - ICCR

PCR treatment or chemical recycling?

Mr. Klaus Peter Schmidt - MPS

The present state and the future of the residue issue from the viewpoint of responsible care, proper management of chemical substances

Mr. Shuji Yamamoto - JDRA

GREIF, view on packaging sustainability around the globe

Mr. Paddy Mullaney - Group President Global Industrial Packaging & Mrs. Aysu Katun - Sustainability Director Greif

Extended Producers Responsibility in Industrial Packaging: Theory & Practice

Mr. Xavier Lhoir - Val-I-Pac

Fibre Drum Recycling & Reuse

Mr. Rob Lee - SEFFI and Industrial Packaging Ltd & Mrs. Lacy Winchell - IFDI and Greif & Mr. Phil Pease - SEFFI

Conference resolutions

Mr. Larry Bierlein - ICCR & Mr. Jörg Höppner - ICDM

Closing remarks

Mr. Domenico Rinaldini - ICDM &  Mr. Paul Rankin – ICCR

Closing remarks and next international conference 2026

Mr. Domenico Rinaldini - ICDM & Mr. Paul Rankin - ICCR