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DAY 1: Tuesday 9 December 2025
8:30
Registration and welcome coffee
9:30
Opening announcements
Session One: Flooring Technology and Trends
9:40
20 years of PVC-free flooring – opportunities and challenges
- History of PVC free floorings
- The development of PVC-free sheets with 90% recycled content
- Challenges with getting enough recycled material when working with a “rare” polymer
Dr. Joschua Bieger, CEO (Germany), Kährs, Germany
10:10
Next-generation flooring: PP flooring manufacturing for efficiency and sustainability
Janina Temming, Global Product Management Flat & Foam, KraussMaffei, Germany
10:40
A look at how new technologies are changing the way we design floors
- Next level authenticity as the new normal
- New possibilities for European made products
- How to create sustainable business
Thorsten Beinke, Design Director, Home & LVT, Tarkett, Luxembourg
11:10
Networking break
11:50
Broadening horizons in polymer flooring - self-levelingepoxy and PU systems
- Exploring the instant and long-term benefits of self-leveling floor coatings: durability, load-bearing capacity, cure speed, and ease of maintenance
- Addressing VOC reduction targets, sustainability mandates, and lifecycle considerations in modern flooring systems
- Application case studies – real-world projects in demanding industrial environments
Alexandar Kirilov, Head of Research & Development, Chimatech, Bulgaria
12:20
Analytical insights in EU construction trends and flooring market
- Current construction situation in Europe and outlook
- Flooring highlights and market development
- Flooring insights from homeowners and installers
Jan Hudak, Managing Director, Interconnection Consulting, Slovakia
12:50
Networking lunch
Session Two: Manufacturing Methods
14:20
Extrusion of PVC flooring formulations - challenges and solutions
- Processing of a highly filled PVC formulation on a counter-rotating twin screw extruder
- Benefits of the new IF screw technology
- Wear protection options
Patrick Schneider, Process Engineer, Hans Weber, Germany
14:50
PVC-compounding in the planetary roller extruder
- A versatile and cost-effective manner of compounding PVC
- Eliminating the pre-blending process
- Saving costs associated with space, energy, labor whilst improving quality control
Michael Batton, Sales Director Overseas/Process Engineer, ENTEX, Germany
15:20
Networking break
Session Three: Roundtable Discussion
16:00
Roundtable discussion - Innovating resilient flooring through supply chain collaboration
- Adapting to market trends in polymer-based flooring to inform future business growth
- Exploring methods to enhance durability, performance and design whilst remaining cost competitive
- Understanding how innovations in polymer technology and novel materials can improve sustainability in resilient flooring
- Implementing manufacturing process and machinery advances in flooring production
17:00
Networking reception
DAY 2: Wednesday 10 December 2025
8:30
Registration and welcome coffee
9:00
Opening announcements
Session Four: Sustainability and Circularity in Flooring Production
9:10
Circular flooring economy – updates on PVC flooring waste recycling
- Update on project progress and performance
- Opportunities to enhance PVC flooring circularity through collaboration
- Applications of recycled PVC in new flooring products
Martin Schlummer, Business Field Manager Recycling & Environment, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany
9:40
Interactive panel discussion - Adapting to market and regulation: crafting a circular economy in flooring
- Strategies to align flooring products with evolving regulations while driving innovation towards sustainable practices
- Understanding consumer demand and how companies can adapt to stay competitive
- Highlighting the importance of partnerships between industry stakeholders to effectively implement circular economy principles in flooring
Panellists:
Jane Gardner, Managing Director, ERFMI, UK
Jamie Shaw, Global Sustainability Director, Designflooring, UK
Mario Kröger, Head of Research & Development, Interface, Germany
10:40
Networking break
Session Five: Materials and Additives
11:20
Circular and renewable solutions in flooring
Pepa Cotanda, Polymer Chemist, Dow, Spain
11:50
CISUFLO – Paving the way towards a circular flooring sector
- Overview of the work performed in the European project on circular sustainable flooring
- With focus on recycling of PVC resilient flooring
- Outlining the outcomes of the project
Ine De Vilder, Research Scientist, Centexbel, Belgium
12:20
Closing announcements
12:30
Networking lunch
13:30
Event ends
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