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Interviews

A SHORT Q&A
Julia Große-Wilde, managing director of German plastics converters association GKV
12.05.2021
A SHORT Q&A
Bettina Schall, organiser of Germany's “Fakuma” plastics trade fair in Friedrichshafen
10.05.2021
INTERVIEW
Seeking harmony and circularity for plastics packaging / Q&A with RecyClass Chairman Paolo Glerean
06.05.2021
50 YEARS OF KI GROUP
Interview with company founder Helmut Hertsch: “KI has become my life's work…”
01.04.2021
INTERVIEW
RePack's Christof Trowitz talks circular approach with reusable PP bags / Says big brands ‘certainly need to test this new packaging concept very thoroughly'
23.03.2021
INTERVIEW
“Balcony singing for the plastics industry” / Guido Marschall from plas.TV talks about his new video series
07.05.2020
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Technical expertise is at the heart of “Polymore” trading platform / Interview with Nadine Despineux on launch of European online portal for compounds and recyclate
22.10.2019
INTERVIEW
Chairman of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Li Shousheng / Technological innovation is the way to progress plastics recycling
17.10.2019
INTERVIEW
World Plastics Council head Jim Seward / Producers set sights on improving waste collection, innovation and collaborations / "Lifecycle thinking is really important"
16.10.2019
INTERVIEW
Traditional meets intercultural: Meraxis is looking for its place in the world of distribution going forward / One-stop shop for virgin material and recyclate / Swiss family-owned businesses as the core
14.10.2019
INTERVIEW
Circulate Capital's April Crow talks to PIE about investment opportunities for reducing marine litter in Asia / India is favourable to funders / "Growing urgency to identify and invest in solutions"
30.04.2019
INTERVIEW
CEO Irina Zschaler and board member Marco Bröning talk about new structure for Georg Nordmann Holding / Digital platforms to facilitate information access for partners and customers
23.04.2019
INTERVIEW
Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"
10.04.2019
INTERVIEW
Loop Industries' chief growth officer Nelson Switzer / Partnerships with major global brands, rPET from chemical recycling and building up facilities
22.02.2019
INTERVIEW
PIE talks to Arnold Wang from China's plastics recycling association CPRRA / Three-year plan for recycling under preparation / Upcoming 2019 conferences to discuss marine litter
15.02.2019
INTERVIEW
Chairman of the BPF Additives Group Steve Harrison outlines industry concerns about REACH and Brexit / "Two-year limit is too short for the UK additives sector"
21.12.2018
INTERVIEW
PIE talks to Dimitrios Syrmos, president of Greek plastics industry association AHPI / SMEs in Greece face technology and financing challenges
07.12.2018
INTERVIEW
"Climate targets impossible to attain without plastics" / Interview with Roland Straßburger, president of Germany's plastic packaging association IK
31.10.2018
INTERVIEW
Chemieuro CEO Javier Benito has plans for Spanish distributor / Response to market changes
08.10.2018
INTERVIEW
Roland Roth, new president of German plastic converters association GKV / Policy, the environment and raw material supply in Europe
05.07.2018
INTERVIEW
"Enormous competitive advantage" through the use of shale gas / Steve Harrington, head of Ineos Styrolution's styrene business, talks about expansion plans and prospects for the industry
22.06.2018
INTERVIEW
"We're in the same boat" / New EuPC president Renato Zelcher eyes stronger collaboration with producers' association PlasticsEurope
19.06.2018
INTERVIEW
“A PET bottle doesn't leap into the ocean all by itself” / IK managing director Ulf Kelterborn on the German discussion about plastic packaging
04.06.2018
INTERVIEW
“We have to take care not only of the low hanging fruits such as PET bottles” / EuPC managing director Alexandre Dangis on the EU plastics policy and industry actions preoccupying Europe's converters
30.05.2018
INTERVIEW
Sergey Komyshan, executive director at Sibur / Polyolefins and chemicals complexes to extend output for Russian market and beyond
10.04.2018
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