WORLD RECYCLING

CONVENTION & EXHIBITION

SINGAPORE (19) 20-22 MAY 2019
www.bir.org • @BIRworld

LIST OF SPEAKERS
MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
09.30 PAPER DIVISION

Round-table discussion on “Challenges in preparing for the new fibre markets”

Moderator: Brian Taylor, Senior Editor, Recycling Today Media Group
Participants: Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, Paprec Recyclage (FRA)
Ranjit Baxi, J & H Sales International Ltd (GBR)
Dominique Maguin, La Compagnie des Matières Premières (FRA)
and other Board members

11.00 NON-FERROUS METALS DIVISION

Thomas McMahon, CEO, Dillon Gage Asia (SGP)

“Environmental impact of recycling”
Henry Van, Senior Analyst, CRU International Limited (SGP)
“Scrap to displace primary aluminium demand”

Panel discussion: “The New Era”

Moderator: Paul Coyte, Hayes Metals (NZL)
Panellists: Thomas McMahon, Dillon Gage Asia (SGP)
Henry Van, CRU International Limited (SGP)
Dhawal Shah, Metco Marketing PVT LTD (IND)
Shen Dong, Omnisource Corporation (USA)
Darrell Wong, Chiho Environmental Group, Hong Kong (CHN)
Wei Liu, CMRA (CHN)

13.30 STAINLESS STEEL & SPECIAL ALLOYS COMMITTEE

Robert Messmer, Market Analyst, SMR - Steel & Metals Market Research (AUT)
“Prospect for stainless steel and its raw materials”

15.00 E-SCRAP COMMITTEE

Panel discussion: “Current issues and future prospects of the E-Scrap business”

16.30 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNCIL

Panel discussion: “Current trade issues”

Moderator: Michael Lion, ITC Chairman
Panellists: Tom Bird, Ferrous commodity representative
Murat Bayram, Non-Ferrous commodity representative
Ranjit Singh Baxi, Paper commodity representative
Henk Alssema, Plastics commodity representative
Martin Böschen, Textiles commodity representative
Robin Wiener, USA representative
Arnaud Brunet, BIR Director General
TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
09.30 FERROUS DIVISION

Steven Vercammen, Senior Knowledge Expert, McKinsey & Company (BEL)

“Importance of scrap in the steelmaking value chain”

10.30 SHREDDER COMMITTEE

Torben Hansen, H.J. Hansen Recycling Industry LTD AS (DNK)

“Fire Prevention, Detection and Response”
Thomas Papageorgiou, Compliance Director, Anamet SA (GRC)
“European Shredder BAT and BREF”
Alton Scott Newell III, President, Newell Recycling Equipment (USA)
“World Shredder List Update”
“Safety questionnaire for Shredder Owner / Operators”

11.30 WORLD COUNCIL OF RECYCLING ASSOCIATIONS

Ranjit Baxi, Founding President, Global Recycling Foundation

“Global Recycling Day and Global Recycling Foundation”

15.00 KEYNOTE SESSION

Dr Gabrielle Walker, Expert Strategist (GBR)

“A climate for change”

16.30 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNCIL

Ross Bartley, BIR Trade & Environment Director

“Activities at the United Nations Basel and Stockholm Conventions”
Dr Gloria Lei Yao, Director, Project Development, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) (CHN)
“How working with global partners in the production and retail sector can help to facilitate recycling of products and facilitate the
move towards a circular economy”

WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019

09.30 PLASTICS COMMITTEE

Amit Choudhury, Packaging Procurement Director, Unilever (SGP)

“Unilever’s policy and ambition to use recycled raw material in packaging”

10.45 TEXTILES DIVISION

Dr Gloria Lei Yao, Director, Project Development, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) (CHN)
“From R&D to Closed-loop Textile Recycling”

12.00 TYRES & RUBBER COMMITTEE

Informal exchange on current issues