SPIF participated at Plastteknik 2017 in Malmö. SPIF had a booth in the exhibition area were LIFE-BAQUA was presented. Circular economy and future plastic raw material were discussed with a lot of visitors. Samples from the first trials of LIFE-BAQUA products were shown to the visitors. The leaflet about LIFE-BAQUA was well appreciated by the visitors.
Leif Nilsson, SPIF, was also leading a panel on stage for discussions around “Plastics in a sustainable society”. Material recycling and biobased plastics was the key factors in the discussions. Leading managers from Swedish industry was participating in the panel.
- Karl Tibratt, MD at Nordiska Plast (producer of plastic packaging)
- Kent Carsson, MD at FTI (company for collecting plastic packaging)
- Ellen Lindblad, Project leader at Sysav (company for collecting waste in the region)
- Håkan Vestergaard, MD at Miljösäck (producer of bags from 100 % post consumer material)
Leif Nilsson also gave a full presentation regarding the LIFE-BAQUA project at the annual meeting for SPIF. About 25 persons attended the meeting. There are a great interest in circular economy in Sweden and especially the problem with plastics in the environment.
