Opportunities for plastics and sustainable packaging in Chile

December 11, 2020

Have you considered Chile as a potential business partner? The embassy of The Netherlands in Chile and Holland Circular Hotspot organise a virtual trade mission on business opportunities in agro-food, water management and plastics. As part of that mission, next week Dutch and Chilean parties come together to discuss opportunities for collaboration on plastics!

Wednesday 16 December at 14:00 – 15:15 CET / 10:00 – 11:15 Hora Chile

Learn about the opportunities the Embassy of The Netherlands in Chile and Holland Circular Hotspot see in Chile, get an insight in the local context with Fundación Eurochile and the Chilean Plastic Pact elaborating on strategies and concrete actions and need in the sector, and learn from Nestlé and Edelpa how local businesses are searching for practical solutions. CIRCO will give a keynote on opportunities from design perspective, and make an inspiring bridge from plastics to alternative sustainable packaging showing Dutch best practices.

Register here.

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Programme

Welcome by the Ambassador of the Netherlands for Chile
Harman Idema

How the circular approach on plastics can benefit Chile
Freek van Eijk, Director of Holland Circular Hotspot

Local context: Strategy and actions
EuroChile
Pacto de Plastico Chile

Chilean business perspectives
Raúl Troncoso, Nestlé
Felipe Thonet, Edelpa

Circular design: Re-think plastics
Pieter van Os, CIRCO

Circular economy in practice: Dutch showcases
SweepSmart
Upp! Upcycling Plastics

Closing words & next steps
Linda Walstra, Embassy of The Netherlands in Chile