Future of Polymers 2025:

EPR, PFAS & Circularity

Driving Innovation. Advancing Circularity. Shaping the Future

On the 19th of June 2025, a group of industry leaders, sustainability pioneers, and innovators came together to share their insights with customers of Ultrapolymers. Covering topics such as PFAS, regulation compliance, end of life recycling, CO₂ emissions, waste regulations, energy efficient manufacturing and much more.

All of the presentations, including panel discussions have been recorded so that you can learn from the experts, get clarity on sustainability and get your business moving in the right direction.

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Challenges and opportunities shaping the future of plastics

Ultrapolymers

Engineering Sustainability: Closing loops in high-performance materials

DOMO Chemicals

Flame-Retardant PC in a Circular World: Tackling PFAS and beyond

Samyang

Sustainability-Linked Loans: Driving financial & environmental returns

Ravago

From Prime to 100% PCR: A converter's journey to full circularity

Volution

Recycling from the Retail Frontline: Building a circular electronics model

AO Recycling

BASF's Sustainability Toolbox: Recycled engineering thermoplastics

BASF

Panel Discussion: DOMO Chemicals, Samyang, Ravago, Volution, AO & BASF

Questions from the audience

EPR & Packaging Waste in the UK: What you need to know

Eunomia

Circular and Low Carbon Solutions for your Business

LyondellBasell

Automotive Sustainability: Future materials, future supply chains

Jaguar Land Rover

From Ocean to Opportunity: Making recycled content work for your brand

Oceanworks

How EFSA approval is possible on mechanically recycled PS

INEOS Styrolution

PFAS, Policy & Packaging Waste: Where regulation meets reality

British Plastics Federation

Efficient Moulding Machinery: Cutting emissions through technology

Haitian

Panel Discussion: Eunomia, LYB, JLR, Oceanworks, INEOS, BPF & Haitian

Questions from the audience

Table Top Innovation Zone

Alongside our speakers, we had a group of table top exhibitors to network with during breaks and in-between talks, providing insight into precision moulding, polymer masterbatching & compounding, simulation tools, recycled solutions, recruitment in the industry and training designed specifically for the polymer industry.

Gunther UK Ltd are suppliers of advanced hot runner technologies and mould components for injection moulding, providing design to production support backed by over 25 years of experience.

Wells Plastics Limited are a specialist additive masterbatch and compound manufacturer for the polymer industry, offering tailor made solutions to meet your specific needs and quality requirements.

PDS Vision are a provider of computational tools for design, systems engineering and simulation offering packages with CAD, flow simulation, FEA analysis, and product life cycle analysis to advance your products.

Ravago, parent company to Ultrapolymers, are a global recycler of polymers with prime, post industrial recycled (PIR), and post consumer recycled (PCR) solutions for all markets.

Sierra 57 Consult are recruitment experts for the plastics, packaging and precision engineering industries, helping you find skilled professionals for manufacturing and engineering roles.

The Academy at Ultrapolymers in white rectangle

The Academy at Ultrapolymers is an e-learning platform designed for the polymer industry with a growing library of easy to access training courses on polymers, processing, design and much more.

Wondering where to begin with your sustainability journey?

As demonstrated with this customer day, Ultrapolymers have a wealth of partners to support you with your sustainability journey from initial concept and design through to material selection, simulation and production optimisation.

As soon as you are considering sustainability, get our team involved to help you every step of the way.