powered by Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF
powered by Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF

7th Forum Plastic Recyclates

March 26 and 27, 2025

The conference program will cover the following thematic clusters:

→ Markets and standards for recyclates

→ Quality improvement of recycled plastics

→ Analytics of recycled plastics

→ Masterbatches and compounds

→ Applications

The Forum Plastic Recyclates will be held in English.
 

 

Detailed information on the program will be available here shortly.

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  • Dr. Elke Metzsch-Zilligen

    Head of Department Additivation and Durability | Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF

    Dr. Metzsch-Zilligen studied chemistry at the University of Cologne and received her PhD in physical chemistry in 2006. After working in the food industry for several years, she joined the German Plastics Institute (DKI) in 2011, which was integrated into Fraunhofer LBF in 2012. She is currently head of the department "Additivation and Durability" and has been deputy head of the division "Plastics" at Fraunhofer LBF since January 1, 2024.

    Her research focuses on the synthesis of new additives and the selection and evaluation of optimized additives/additive systems for thermoplastics depending on the application. She has also been working on the sustainability of plastics for many years. This includes significantly improving the quality of recyclates through adapted post-stabilization to improve the mechanical, sensory and optical properties in order to increase the amount of recyclates used or to enable the substitution of virgin material by recyclates in the first place.

    Dr. Christian Beinert

    Head of Department Polymer Processing and Component Design | Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF

    Christian Beinert studied mechanical engineering at the University of Darmstadt and received his PhD in 2007 in the field of numerical flow simulation. At the German Plastics Institute (Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut, DKI), he initially headed the research group "Compounding" and, prior to the integration into Fraunhofer LBF in 2012, the department "Thermoplastics Processing". At Fraunhofer LBF, Mr. Beinert currently heads the department "Plastics Processing and Component Design".

    The department is part of the division "Plastics" at the Fraunhofer LBF and develops solutions for the resource-conserving use of plastics in technically demanding applications. It covers the entire spectrum from the determination of material properties to the simulation and development of processing methods. With a focus on the design of structural components, the department develops methods and models that can optimally and user-specifically represent material-, process- and/or application-specific influencing variables under complex load situations.