The Plastics System: Transitioning from Linear Feedstock and Production Models to Circular Solutions Guest lecture with Dr. Katharina Schlegel Thummer from Plastics Europe

The Chair of Decarbonization and Transformation of Industry (DTI) at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is pleased to host Dr. Katharina Schlegel Thummer from Plastics Europe to provide industry perspective of the multidimensional aspects which are associated with the sustainability transformation of the chemical industry to kick-start the first lecture of the module 14132 “Multidimensional Approaches for Technology Assessment” by DTI in the summer semester. 

Dr. Katharina Schlegel Thummer joined Plastics Europe as Circularity Director in December 2021. She is responsible for circularity and End-of Life of plastics, Plastics Europe’s Fact & Figures as well as its work on Global initiatives. Prior to Plastics Europe, she has been active in different functions in research and market development at BASF and Bayer CropScience. In her online guest lecture, she will provide BTU students with an overview of the chemical sector (focus plastic production), and what decision-makers are confronted with (i.e., what they have to consider along multiple dimensions) in their evaluation of alternative transformation options towards sustainable plastic production, in addition to sharing insights into where the sector is standing today and its outlook for the future.