Future of Advanced Recycling North America

• Advanced Recycling at Commercial Scale: From Announced Capacity to Delivered Assets
A clear-eyed assessment of where advanced recycling is succeeding, where projects have stalled, and what separates bankable facilities from theoretical pathways.

• Feedstock Security and Pre-Processing: Managing the System’s Defining Constraint
Examine how availability, quality, aggregation, and competition with mechanical recycling are shaping project viability—and what operators are doing to mitigate feedstock risk.

• Regulation, Policy, and Market Legitimacy: Navigating a Fragmented US Landscape
A practical discussion on extended producer responsibility, recycled content mandates, and state-by-state definitions of recycling—and how regulatory uncertainty affects investment and deployment.

• Technology Pathways and Process Performance: What Actually Works at Scale
Compare the maturity, reliability, and integration challenges of leading advanced recycling technologies, with a focus on uptime, yield stability, and operational learning.

• Economics, Financing, and Commercial Scale-Up: Lessons from Successes and Failures
Explore capital intensity, margin pressure, and financing structures, drawing lessons from projects that have progressed, paused, or failed—and what investors now expect.

• Market Demand Signals and Offtake Reality: Who Is Willing to Pay, and Why
Assess the strength of demand for recycled polymers, the role of regulatory compulsion, and the limits of long-term offtake agreements in a cost-sensitive market.

• Product Quality, Specifications, and End-Use Acceptance
Understand how converters and brand owners evaluate recycled content performance, cost parity, and risk—and why physical validation and site visits remain critical.

• Transparency, Credibility, and Claims: Rebuilding Trust in Advanced Recycling
Address mass balance, certification, lifecycle assessment, and communications standards, and examine where overstated claims have damaged confidence.

• Value Chain Coordination and Partnership Models: Aligning Risk Across Stakeholders
Explore how recyclers, feedstock suppliers, technology licensors, polymer producers, and buyers can structure partnerships that support simultaneous investment and scale.

• Positioning for the Next Phase of Competition: North America in a Global Context
A forward-looking view on how the US advanced recycling market compares with Europe and Asia, and how operators can position assets for long-term competitiveness.

• John Sewell, Plastics and Circularity Industry Consulting, InCiteInsight

• Dana Mitchell, Director, Plastics Sustainability, American Chemistry Council (Q&A with Dana: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQEhtOM7gQL16g )

• Valerio Coppini, Chief Commercial Officer, Alterra

• Oliver Borek, Senior Commercial Advisor, Entzimatiko

• Tamsin Ettefagh, Chief Sustainability Officer, PureCycle Technologies

• Scott Kraynak, Chief Executive Officer & President, Sierra Energy ( Video interview with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQHxt1DHmgwilA )

• Domenic Di Mondo, CEO, GreenMantra Technologies

• Steven Katz, President, Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council

• Adam Walters, Senior Energy Advisor, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development

• Humberto Kravetz, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, GSF Upcycling

• Sasha Kosek, Chief Chemist & Interim CTO, Resynergi

• Robert Sawchuk, Founder, 245Recycle

• Arzu Sandikci, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Rhea’s Factory

• David Nix, President, Green Group Consulting ( Q&A with David – Conference Chair: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQEccNebWMH4PQ )

• David Bender, Chief Executive Officer, Circular Polymers by Ascend

• Claudine Osipow, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Again Technologies LLC

• Michael Milazzo, Chief Technology Officer, Graham Packaging ( Q&A with Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQEnH7U43np_8w )

• Mark Glotfelty, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets

• Fraser Gray, Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy, Sustane Technologies

• Jeff McMahon, Managing Director, Freepoint Eco‑Systems

• Clint Thompson, Chief Commercial Officer, Nexus Circular

• Rory Hunter, Sustainable Products Lead, North America, Shell

• Thomas Blocher, Business Manager, Chemical Recycling, BUSS ChemTech

• Eric Appelman, Chief Revenue Officer, Aduro Clean Technologies ( Video interview with Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQFXcdAB3lCxDQ )

Future of Advanced Recycling North America 2026 brings together senior leaders actively shaping the delivery, financing, and market acceptance of advanced recycling in North America, including:

Advanced Recycling Plant Owners and Project Developers

Owners, operators, and development teams responsible for pilot, demonstration, and commercial advanced recycling facilities, including pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerisation, dissolution, and emerging pathways.

Petrochemical, Polymer and Circular Materials Producers

Integrated chemical and polymer producers developing circular polymer portfolios, as well as companies incorporating advanced recycling outputs into existing manufacturing and supply chains.

Converters, Packaging Manufacturers and Recycled Content Buyers

Packaging producers, compounders, and brand owners assessing recycled polymer performance, specifications, cost parity, and risk as they integrate advanced recycling into high-volume applications.

Waste Management, Feedstock and Pre-Processing Operators

Collection companies, material recovery facility operators, aggregators, and specialty feedstock suppliers responsible for securing, qualifying, and delivering plastic waste streams at scale.

Technology, Engineering and Process Solution Providers

Process licensors, engineering firms, equipment suppliers, and pre-processing specialists supporting plant design, scale-up, integration, and operational performance.

Finance, Investment and Commercial Strategy Leaders

Infrastructure and project investors, corporate development teams, lenders, and financial advisers evaluating project bankability, risk allocation, and long-term value creation.

Regulatory, Policy and Certification Specialists

Experts in extended producer responsibility, recycled content mandates, mass balance, lifecycle assessment, and certification frameworks shaping compliance, credibility, and market confidence.

Advisory, Research and Industry Organisations

Consultants, analysts, industry associations, and research institutions providing market insight, technical validation, and strategic perspective across the advanced recycling ecosystem.

Senior Decision-Makers Across the Value Chain

Consistent with previous editions, attendees include Chief Executives, Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents, Directors, Heads of Sustainability, Technical Leads, and Project Managers responsible for investment, delivery, and commercial outcomes.

Site Visit Partner

At Shell Polymers, we’re committed to being a different kind of polyethylene supplier—the kind that always puts plastic converters’ unique needs first—and we’ve conducted extensive industry research to understand just what those needs are. The result? An accessible Northeastern plant, diverse PE expertise, supply chain efficiencies, sustainable solutions and more to help maintain a competitive edge in an ever-evolving industry.

While we’re proud of our innovative processes and ways of working, we’re most excited to bring trust and transparency to the table. Through open dialogue and a listening ear, we are devoted to forging real connections with industry peers like yourself.

We like to call these real relationships, well, (Real)ationships. It’s not a typo. It’s a twist on today’s traditional supplier relationship and a promise that we’ll always be transparent in our words and actions. This people-first mentality, combined with the financial backing and technological expertise of Shell plc, means we are uniquely suited to address industry-wide issues through circular solutions, decarbonization efforts and more.

Shell Polymers – Home

Drinks Reception Partner

BUSS ChemTech AG is a developer and supplier of proprietary technologies to many sectors of the chemical industry including the chemical recycling of waste plastic. Its patented pyrolysis-based recycling technology features truly continuous operation, minimal residence time and highly efficient and controlled transfer of heat to the molten polymer to maximize oil yield and quality. From its headquarters and technical center in Pratteln, Switzerland, the company serves geographic markets worldwide.

https://www.buss-ct.com/

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 8,100 employees located in 32 countries and territories as of March 31, 2026. Our multidisciplinary advisors are dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk, resolve disputes and illuminate opportunities across financial, legal, operational, political and regulatory, reputational, and transactional domains. Each practice is a leader in its specific field, with experts recognized for their deep knowledge and a track record of making an impact. FTI Consulting generated $3.8 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2025.

FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment has a presence in all major political hubs and capital market centers around the globe. Our communications experts serve as trusted advisors to business leaders during high-stakes moments to overcome complex and business-critical challenges that require in-depth industry experience, diverse communications expertise and integrated disciplines.

www.fticonsulting.com

At 245Recycle, our mission is to recycle all plastics that aren’t repurposed or reused. Founded in 2023, 245Recycle specializes in advanced recycling of high-density polyethylene (#2), low density polyethylene (#4), and polypropylene (#5). The company’s name reflects our origin; however, our vision is to recycle all plastics, even the more challenging plastics like polyvinyl chloride (#3) and other resins (#7). Most plastics today end up in landfills, incinerators, or the environment.  Petrochemical companies and their customers have set goals to increase recycled content in goods such as packaging and automotive parts.  These goals cannot be achieved by traditional recycling methods alone. We believe the market is ready-now for advanced recycling.  Unlike traditional methods, advanced recycling produces sustainable circular polymers.  The technology has advanced to the point where high yields and reliable quality outputs are expected, even with variable levels of contamination in the feedstocks.  Demand from our customers and their end users, such as the consumer product companies, is not going away. At 245Recycle, we built our business on developing key partnerships for supply, technology and offtake, operational excellence and building a robust business for the future.  This is how 245Recycle provides advanced recycling solutions and expertise.

www.245recycle.com

ACI has put together a range of packages to suit your requirements. These range from branding options, to full scale partner solutions and can be tailored to meet your objectives and budgets.

If you are launching a new product or service and wish to gain visibility and brand recognition within your industry, contact us today!

For commercial opportunities, please contact:

Sponsorship

Anne Bradwell

E-mail: [email protected] 

Tel: + 44 203 141 0623

On Tuesday 16th June 2026, a limited number of conference delegates will have the unique opportunity to visit the Shell Polymer plant (subject to final approval by the site visit host).

Shell Polymers is proud to offer certified circular polyethylene out of its 386-acre petrochemical complex in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The facility produces an estimated 1.6 million tonnes¹ of polyethylene pellets for use in everyday products like common household goods, consumer and food packaging, industrial and utility products and more.

Before making its way to customers, Shell’s polyethylene is rigorously tested for quality and product performance in the plant’s 86,000-ft² Innovation Center, which features commercial-scale processing equipment and is home to 50+ knowledgeable industry experts. In this lab space, the Shell Polymers team conducts in-depth studies characterizing the mechanical, processing and visual properties of a polymer to help ensure the material is consistent and meets necessary standards.

Approximately 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, the plant was strategically built to be close to the majority of North American polyethylene buyers. As such, the Shell Polymers team welcomes customers who are interested in traveling to Monaca to visit the Innovation Center and work with our team in-person to raise operational performance, trial new product solutions, and collaborate on any issues that might arise.

Interested to learn more? Please visit www.shellpolymers.com to see how the Shell Polymers plant is just scratching the surface of what the team can offer.

Shell Polymers – Sustainability

Scott Kraynak, Chief Executive Officer & President, Sierra Energy
( Exclusive Video interview with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQHxt1DHmgwilA )

Eric Appelman, Chief Revenue Officer, Aduro Clean Technologies
( Exclusive Video interview with Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/smart-links/AQFXcdAB3lCxDQ )

If you would like to become an official Media Partner, please contact:

Marcin Janecki | Tel: + 48 61 646 7047 | Email: mjanecki@acieu.net

Waste Advantage is dedicated to covering the solid waste and recycling industry focusing the areas of collection, transfer stations, recycling, landfills, waste conversion, C&D activities, sustainability, reuse, waste diversion, and more throughout North America. Diverse content helps our audience stay informed through the latest news, best practices, case studies, equipment and technology, web content, and a dedicated MarketPlace connects buyers and sellers of new and used equipment and services.
https://wasteadvantagemag.com/

GLOBAL RECYCLING is an English-speaking magazine which is dedicated to business opportunities and international markets in the recycling industry because recycling will become increasingly more important all over the world. Due to that, the publishing house places an enormous value on displaying as well as distributing the magazine at numerous international fairs and congresses.

Besides exhibition visitors, the readers of our magazine are made up of business owners, heads of department and consultants. Moreover, every edition focuses on various topics such as e-waste, sorting, separating and waste management. Nevertheless, the main focus is on editorial issues from the international disposal and recycling industry. Furthermore, the magazine does not disregard other important topics such as recovered paper, plastics and metals.
global-recycling.info

Worldofchemicals is an online chemical portal (B2B industry) based in India. As an extension of the portal, we have our Chemical Today Magazine covering chemistry and chemical industry. Chemical Today is a top selling chemical magazine around the world. The magazine is designed to deliver the most relevant trends and technologies. It caters highly useful articles, case studies, views & visions of industry leaders and information on the latest products, research, innovations & process equipment. Chemical Today comprehensively covers national & international current affairs, upcoming projects, events and other significant research & development in the chemical industry. Created by a group of industry veterans associated with the global chemical industry for over two decades, the World of Chemicals portal is a ‘one stop solution’, for the chemical fraternity.

Moving a step further, Chemical Today Media now organizes virtual conferences & webinars for the chemical industry which helps to connect with many corporate audiences from the chemical industry  and in turn creates brand awareness for the company.
Chemical Today TV: Showcases- Industry Experts Viewpoint, Management Interviews and Discussions

https://chemicaltoday.in/

Utilities Tech Outlook is that quintessential platform that informs about the latest trends, challenges, and technology solutions in the space. Utilities Tech Outlook follows a learn-from-peer approach where the decision-makers provide their opinions and reviews about innovative technologies, which can create a difference in the utilities space. We aspire to be the trusted magazine for decision-makers in the various utility channels including electricity, natural gas, waste management, water, and sewage, guiding them toward adopting the best in technology to streamline their operation, enhance customer experience, and boost revenue.

https://www.utilitiestechoutlook.com/

Wood pellets Global Biofuel Portal – is a specialized B2B platform on biomass and biofuel trade representing extensive base of suppliers and manufactures. Find reliable biofuel traders at https://pellets-wood.com/

At the event we strive not only to bring you to the same location at the same time as your customers/suppliers/peers, we strive to ensure you meet face-to-face with each and every one of your target contacts and to provide you with the time you need to have multiple unhurried conversations with them and build a lasting business relationship:

• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions

Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.