Karen Laird is an editor of Sustainable Plastics, published by Crain Communications. With over thirty years of experience in the plastics industry, she focuses on themes such as sustainability, recycling, and manufacturing technologies, addressing the intersection of climate change and environmental issues. Karen has been featured in Rubber News, Plastics News, and Sustainable Plastics.
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Karen Laird's coverage predominantly focuses on sustainability, manufacturing, and biotechnology. She frequently reports on private sector announcements and press releases related to sustainable initiatives in these industries.
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Valentina Zanni, business development executive at Serioplast, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
Andreas Kroheck, sales manager for PP at Ecobat, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
By: Karen Laird
Eero Martikainen of Skylo at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
Fariha Avais, senior manager for new business development at Zeolyst, says the chemical recycling market is going through a period of growth, change
By: Karen Laird
Marie-José Wolters, sales and marketing director at Veridis, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
Rinus de Kok, new business manager at PRS Pooling, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
By: Karen Laird
Benoit Perreau, deputy VP plastic recycling at Veolia, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
Christopher Voigtmann, application engineer at R.A.M GmbH, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
Alessandra Funcia, head of sales and marketing at Sukano, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
Caroline Van der Perre, CEO of Raff Plastics, at the Sustainable Plastics Studio PRSE 2026
