Helmut Brenner
Sustainability Manager
Advanced Recycling and the Plastics Circular Economy
Session 1A - Circular Economy
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Presentation Description:
The majority of plastics used are never recovered. About 90% go to landfill in the US and Canada. Recycling infrastructure and end markets are constrained by an outdated downgrading model. This presentation will show how advance recycling combined with the mass balance approach solves both of these issues.
Speaker Biography:
Helmut is a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas, enjoys traveling, cooking and restoring vintage American muscle cars. Helmut Brenner is the Americas Sustainability Manager for Shell Chemicals where he leads the Shell Plastic Circular Economy Project in the United States.
The chemicals business is one of Shell’s key growth priorities with a strategic emphasis on carbon reduction and plastic circularity. This focus will result in many beneficial new programs including a plan that by 2025, will process one million metric tonnes of post-use plastic per year across Shell’s global chemical facilities located in the US, Asia and Europe.
In addition to his current role in sustainability, Helmut also serves on the ACC Plastics Recovery and Recycling Team and ACC Circular Economy Team with the mission to help steer a course for significantly increased recycling and sustainable chemical production in the US.
Helmut’s background includes over 25 years in the international oil, gas and chemicals business designing, building and operating world class facilities in Asia, Europe and North America. Previously, Helmut was as the Polyethylene Project Manager for the Shell Polymers Pennsylvania Chemicals