CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL 2025
How can the chemical industry become a driving force for a circular economy?
From molecular design to large-scale production, the chemical sector underpins nearly every material stream in the global economy. But transforming it for circularity means rethinking not just processes, but business models, regulation, and collaboration between industry and science.
In this episode, speakers from startups, corporates, and research institutions share what it will take to reshape chemistry for a circular future across materials, markets, and supply chains.
Recorded live at the CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL 2025, the panel brought together Manuel Häußler from Aevoloop, Gerben Meier from LyondellBasell, Christian Schiller from Cirplus, and Peter Seeberger from CTC. The discussion was moderated by Leonhard Nima from Studio Nima.
This episode is part of our CIRCULAR REPUBLIC FESTIVAL 2025 series, created in partnership with CIRCULAR REPUBLIC to bring you the key debates and insights from this year’s festival.
People Manuel Häußler, Founder https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-h%C3%A4u%C3%9Fler-6a3054243/?originalSubdomain=de Gerben Meier, VP Global Product Development and Circular Design https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerben-meier-a914939/ Christian Schiller, Founder and CEO https://www.linkedin.com/in/cnschiller/ Peter Seeberger, Founding Director, Managing Director https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-seeberger-a91b4615/ Leonhard Nima, Founder https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonhard-nima/
About The Circular Republic Festival is Europe’s leading event for advancing the circular economy, uniting corporates, start-ups, and innovators driving this transformation. The last edition took place on May 2025, at the Munich Urban Colab. The festival offers diverse formats to explore practical solutions and best practices for implementing circular economy principles. This year’s theme, “Build Your Competitive Advantage,” focused on the strategic and economic benefits of transitioning to circular business models, while also highlighting the ecological impact of this transformation.
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