We are excited to announce that the Plan-C project has reached an important milestone: the Mid-Term Conference is just around the corner!
This event will be an opportunity for project partners, experts, and stakeholders to present and discuss the results achieved so far in our joint effort to promote circularity in the plastics and machinery industries across the Danube Region.
We are pleased to invite interested companies, stakeholders to attend the Mid-Term Conference of the Plan-C project, a Danube Strategy Flagship initiative dedicated to advancing sustainable and circular solutions in key industrial sectors.

The Mid-Term Conference will take place within the framework of the
10th International Conference on Polymeric Materials in Automotive (PMA 2025).
The conference will bring together:
✅ Enterprises
✅ Researchers
✅ Representatives from 14 project partners
✅ A wide range of stakeholders from across the Danube Region
Together, we will evaluate the project's progress, exchange best practices, and foster new ideas for sustainable innovation.

 22 May 2025 – Mid-Term Conference

Smolenice, Smolenice Castle, Slovak Republic

The Mid-Term Conference of the Plan-C project, a Danube Strategy Flagship initiative aimed at advancing circularity in the plastics and machinery industries.

The Mid-Term Conference will be held within the framework of the 10th International Conference on Polymeric Materials in Automotive (PMA 2025)

The Mid-Term Conference will bring together enterprises, researchers, representatives from 14 project partners and a wide range of stakeholders from across the Danube Region to evaluate project progress and exchange ideas on sustainable innovation.

The conference will feature expert presentations from academia, research institutions and business support organisations highlighting innovative approaches to circularity:

·         Invited Key Lecture-Prof. Pavel Alexy, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia-Plastics and Bioplastics in The Circular Economy

·         Iris Reingruber (Business Upper Austria), Austria

Plan-C the project for Moving PLastics and  mAchine iNdustry towards Circularity

·         Andra-Cristina Enache (“Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry) Romania- Circular Chemistry as the Key to a Circular Economy: Transforming PET Waste into Sustainable Materials

·         Jakub Kaščak (Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia- Optimizing filament production for FFF technology: Presentation of current results in the area of ​​circular economy support

·         Slavomír Tirpák (Slovak Plastic Cluster), Slovakia- A mixture of hemp hemicellulose and Nonoilen biodegradable plastic and its composting possibilities in condition of home composting

 The conference will close with a collaborative workshop session focusing on scenario analysis and long-term visioning of a circular plastics value chain, emphasizing the role of plastics producers and processors as key enablers of a circular machinery industry.

We kindly invite you to join us in covering this important milestone of the Plan-C project. To confirm your attendance or request interviews, please contact:

Edina Tóth (toth.edina@innoskart.hu).

We look forward to welcoming you to Smolenice!

About PMA

The PMA 2025 is a leading international scientific and industrial conference dedicated to showcasing the latest developments and innovations in polymeric materials and rubber products, with a special focus on automotive applications. The event will take place alongside the 26th Slovak Rubber Conference (SRC 2025), providing participants with a broad overview of current trends and challenges in both the plastics and rubber industries.

Main Topics:

• Applications of plastics and rubber materials in the automotive industry

• New polymers, composites, and hybrid materials

• Thermoplastic elastomers

• Additives and modifiers

• Processing technologies: 3D printing, mixing, extrusion, calendering, injection molding, 2K systems

• Sustainability, circular economy, recycling, CO₂ footprint, food/water contact, emissions

• Tire technology and rubber product materials and processes

• Advancements in polymer testing

• Material modeling, product design, and performance prediction

The conference will also feature the presentation of the prestigious
“Dr. h. c. Ing. Štefan Rosina Award”, recognizing outstanding achievements in research, development, and innovation within the conference's thematic areas.

About Plan-C

Plan-C – Moving PLastics and mAchine iNdustry towards Circularity
The project aims to transform the plastics value chain in the Danube Region through transnational cooperation, design thinking, and technology transfer. By creating circular prototypes and machine concepts, Plan-C supports SMEs in adopting sustainable practices and contributing to a greener, competitive manufacturing sector.