Rethinking Materials

📖 Everything you need to know before you go! Planning on joining us at the Rethinking Materials Innovation Summit in London, May 13–14? ⭐ Download the 2025 summit brochure now to learn more about what's on the agenda, who's speaking, the networking opportunities that await, the start-up exhibition and more. → https://lnkd.in/ee26_X_6

⏳ Only 10 days left to save €100 on the PHA World Congress 2025 – Early Bird Ends February 28! 🚀 The 4th PHA World Congress, co-organized by GO!PHA and Renewable Carbon Plastics, takes place September 2-4, 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany (Hybrid) and will bring together industry experts, innovators, researchers, and investors to discuss PHA production, applications, policy, and market trends. Programme Overview 📅 September 2 – Dedicated matchmaking and investment sessions, including a PHA Masterclass and pitch contests. 📅 September 3-4 – Conference sessions focused on: ◾ Advancements in PHA production and applications across industries ◾ Discussions on policy, regulations, and sustainability in the biomaterials space ◾ Investment and industry matchmaking sessions ◾ Networking opportunities, including a congress dinner and industry meet-ups Register by February 28 to save €100 👉 www.pha-world-congress.com #PHAWorldCongress #CircularEconomy #SustainableMaterials #PHA

📣 Attention all sustainable material start-ups, academics and entrepreneurs - Entries for Kraft Heinz Innovation Challenge close next week!   💡 Do you have a sustainable packaging solution that can protect food and extend shelf life? This is your opportunity to pitch live on stage to an audience of materials stakeholders and receive invaluable feedback from the Kraft Heinz global innovation team.   ⌛ The deadline is fast approaching. Don't miss your opportunity to showcase your innovation.   🌱 View details and submit your application ↳ https://lnkd.in/eqHmzarv

📣 We’re excited to announce Polytag Limited as a Gold Partner at Rethinking Materials summit in London, May 13 – 14. ♻️ Polytag are revolutionising waste recycling by developing cutting-edge technology that tracks your packaging’s journey from disposal to recycling. They have worked with major retailers including the Co-Op, Aldi, M&S and Ocado to provide valuable data-driven insights about the waste they generate. 🌎 They have also recently launched QR Squared, which focuses on creating QR codes for projects beyond recycling. QR Squared’s mission is to use the power of QR codes to champion connected packaging and global digital product compliance across supply chain, retail and consumer engagement. ⭐ Discuss partnership opportunities today Discover all the ways you'll benefit from placing your business in front of leaders in the plastics, packaging and bio-based ecosystem ↳ https://lnkd.in/eEnfusZy

President Donald Trump has announced his plans to overturn the plastic straw ban, but what does this tell us? Interesting read by Santosh Nagasamy, CEO of Phitons Bioengineering Pvt Ltd who comments that if we fail to develop practical, sustainable replacements, we cannot be surprised when plastic makes a comeback. Santosh adds that the priority needs to be R&D investment and sustainability must be engineered at the material level, ensuring cost-effective and scalable alternatives. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g8pM8HSe Thanks to Efrat Friedland for bringing this article to our attention. Efrat is the Co-founder of Positive Plastics and will be speaking at Rethinking Materials on 14th May, discussing how plastics can contribute to a greener future, the alternative materials that have the potential to replace single use products, and how we can address end of product life cycle. 

📢 We're thrilled to announce Pakka as platinum partners of the Rethinking Materials Innovation Summit in London, May 13–14. 📦 Pakka works to transform the sphere of Regenerative Packaging through innovations, collaborations and impact investments. The organisation focuses on the food carry, packaging and service space by manufacturing materials utilising sugarcane fiber, distributing compostable food serviceware and enabling solutions and collaboration in the space. 🌎 In exciting news, Pakka recently announced a $340m project to create the world's largest compostable packaging facility in Guatemala. ⭐ Discuss partnership opportunities today Discover all the ways you'll benefit from placing your business in front of leaders in the plastics, packaging and bio-based ecosystem ↳ https://lnkd.in/eEnfusZy

📰 Sustainable materials offer a path forward—but their potential remains locked behind a system that clings to the status quo. 📊 Nuha Siddiqui, CEO & Co-Founder of erthos®, unpacks the roadblocks, ripple effects, and missing links that make bringing sustainable materials to market such a tangled and complex journey. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dahx6hpQ #SustainableMaterials #Microplastics #NewGenMaterials

💡 Still preparing your Rethinking Materials Kraft Heinz Innovation Challenge submission? 💬 Sit down for a Q&A with Linda Roman Director of Packaging, and North America R&D Fellow at Kraft Heinz, and our Senior Conference Producer, Ellen McLeay, to learn more about the criteria the team are looking for in a winner. 🌍 Who can apply? All start-ups, academics, and entrepreneurs developing sustainable flexible packaging solutions for food protection are invited to apply—wherever in the world you are! 📆 When's the submission deadline? Friday February 28 🏆 What's the prize? Three finalists will receive complimentary tickets and be invited to pitch live on stage at the Rethinking Materials Summit in London, May 13–14. The winner will receive invaluable feedback and insight from Kraft Heinz’s Global Innovation team and an invitation to visit their facilities. ⭐ Find out more and submit your application now ↳ https://lnkd.in/eqHmzarv

📢 Uncountable Inc. is a Silver Partner of the upcoming Rethinking Materials summit in London, May 13–14. 🧪 Uncountable helps the world’s largest manufacturers drive innovation. The Uncountable Platform is an Enterprise-class cloud solution for modern global R&D organisations to modernise R&D workflows from disparate, dispersed data sets into an integrated R&D knowledge base. ⭐ Discuss partnership opportunities today Discover all the ways you'll benefit from placing your business in front of leaders in the plastics, packaging and bio-based ecosystem ↳ https://lnkd.in/eEnfusZy

📣 Claudia Mensi, President at FEAD - European Waste Management Association, is speaking at Rethinking Materials in London, May 13–14. 📌 Joining our Regulatory and Policy Frameworks panel, Claudia will unpack how regulation is addressing the needs of today versus the needs of the future. 💬 Claudia will also address questions including: 🌍 Which regulatory frameworks are showing greatest impact as bans, taxes and restrictions are applied at different levels to plastics globally? 🌍 How can industry needs be better communicated to policymakers to unlock new opportunities? 📍 Join a diverse range of pioneers in next-gen materials, including manufacturers, producers, brands, investors and innovators. Download the summit brochure to find out more ↳ https://lnkd.in/ee26_X_6