Next-Gen Composites Recycling: Annual composite meeting 2024
How are composites best recycled? Join this event where representatives from the technologies at the forefront of composite recycling present and debate recycling principles and the sustainable futures for composites.
The Composite Section invites the entire composite industry to the most exciting composite debate of the year: What are viable solutions for end-of-life composites?
At the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Composite Section on May 23rd, we have assembled a panel of representatives for various end-of-life solutions.
The event will feature introductions to the recycling of composites by various experts and organizations, including:
- MAKEEN Energy
- CETEC / Danish Technological Institute
- Vestas
- CEMBUREAU / The European Cement Association
- EuCIA / The European Composites Industry Association
- The Danish Plastics Federation
Each representative will share their organization’s approach to the recycling of composites, including pyrolysis, solvolysis, recycling in cement production, and more.
Participants will then engage in a debate on the recycling and sustainability of composites moderated by Janus Kirkeby, M.Sc., PhD, Circularity, Resources & Health from Ramboll.
Following the debate, the traditional Danish Composite Award will be presented, celebrating outstanding thesis projects on composites.
But that’s not all. Attendees can also expect:
- Excellent networking opportunities with industry professionals.
- Exquisite catering and an inspiring atmosphere.
- A dinner party for those staying into the evening (free for the first 60 participants)
Don’t miss this opportunity to join the discussion and development of the composite industry’s efforts towards sustainable solutions for end-of-life solutions for composites.
Program
| 11:30 | Arrival, network and sandwich |
| 12.00 | Welcome and Introduction
Klaus Kamper, JUPITER BACH, Sales Director, Chair of The Danish Plastics Federation Composite Section Facilitator: Janus Kirkeby, Rambøll Denmark A/S, Head of Section Circularity, Resources and Health |
| 12.10 | Introduction to MAKEEN Energy
Irene Bach Velling Villadsen, MAKEEN, R&D Project Manager Jakob Eltzholtz, MAKEEN Energy, Process Engineer |
| 12:25 | Introduction to CETEC
Simon Frølich, Danish Technological Institute, Vice Director, PhD Troels Bach Nielsen, VESTAS, Materials and Recycling Wizard |
| 12:40 | Introduction to CEMBUREAU
Nikos Nikolakakos, CEMBUREAU, Environment and Resources Manager |
| 12:55 | Introduction to EuCIA
Raphaël Pleynet, EuCIA, Managing Director |
| 13:10 | Introduction Plastindustrien
Christina Busk, The Danish Plastics Federation, Enviromental Policy Chief |
| 13:25 | Coffee Break and Network – preparing for panel discussion |
| 13.45 | Panel debate on recycling technologies for composites
These, and other questions, will be debated: • Can fiber composites be recycled ? Facilitator: Janus Kirkeby, Rambøll Denmark A/S, Head of Section Circularity, Resources and Health Panelists: Irene Bach Velling Villadsen, Jakob Eltzholtz, Simon Frølich, Troels Bach Nielsen, Nikos Nikolakakos, Raphaël Pleynet & Christina Busk |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break and Network |
| 16:00 | Danish Composite Award 2024 – Award ceremony
Chair of Composite Section Klaus Kamper |
| 16.10
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Award winner presentation: Lucie Maryvonne Laborderie
MSc. Project Presentation: Simulation and experimental validation of the infusion process for wind turbine blades |
| 16.30 | Award winner presentation: Peter Hede Broberg
Ph.d. Project presentation: Predictive Simulation of the Creation of Wrinkles during Preform Manufacturing (of composites) |
| 16.50 | Departure for Canal cruise |
| 17.00 | Canal cruise |
| 18.15 | Dinner at restaurant ”Maven”, Nikolaj Plads 10, Copenhagen |
Registration
The event is free and open to all who work professionally with composites or are students within the field of composites.
The first 60 people can participate for free in the evening dinner (a no-show fee will be charged in case of absence)
Members of the composite section have priority.
Sign up using the form below.