Join us Online for this New Event!
Live from Plattsburgh! As part of this year’s Customer and Supplier Appreciation Days, we are launching a new event. This year, our focus is on sustainability, and we’d like to invite you to participate in our first ever MRP Sustainability Summit. Through this Summit, you can access the tools and collaboration that will accelerate progress toward achieving sustainability goals. This forum will feature industry experts sharing best practices, innovations, ESG initiatives, processes and materials that will help drive more sustainable packaging and a circular economy. Click HERE to access the full agenda. All sessions will be recorded for on demand viewing after the event.
When: Wed. August 10, 2022 | 12:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Click below to launch the on demand video presentations:
Agenda
KW Plastics – Andy Johnson – Sales Representative, will share KW’s expertise around HDPE and PP resin supply of sustainable solutions to the world’s largest brands. With more than 100 million pounds of silo capacity and equipment to process over a billion pounds annually, KW boasts the industry’s largest capacities for blow molding, injection molding, extrusion, and blown film. KW is not just a recycling company. They are a recycled resin pellets supplier!
Braskem – Heather Martin, Circular Economy & Sustainability, Business Development Manager. Braskem operates in the chemical and petrochemical industry and plays a significant role in other production chains that are essential to economic development. In this context, chemicals and plastics help create sustainable solutions that improve people’s lives in areas such as housing, food and transportation. Heather will share the latest on Braskem’s sustainability initiatives.
PureCycle Technologies – Susan Blackson, Director, Strategic Accounts will share a high-level summary around their patented technology to transform polypropylene plastic waste into a versatile, replenish-able resource.
Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) – Emily Friedman - Recycled Plastics Senior Editor for ICIS (formerly CDI) will share how ICIS is helping businesses across the energy markets, specifically polypropylene, make strategic decisions, mitigate risk and capitalize on new opportunities. ICIS is a trusted source and benchmark for price information and insight across key commodities markets worldwide.
PureCycle Technologies - Susan Blackson, Director, Strategic Accounts will share a high-level summary around their patented technology to transform polypropylene plastic waste into a versatile, replenish-able resource.
Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Kara Pochiro - Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs will share updates on the latest legislative activity, APR Design Guide training opportunities, Circular by Design, and PCR certification programs that impact our industry.
