13.10.2026
Workshop “How coatings support circularity of materials”
Van der Valk Mons (B)
📢 Save the date – 13.10.2026 !
Materia Nova will organize a workshop “How coatings support circularity of materials”, taking place on 13 October 2026 at Hotel Van der Valk in Mons (Belgium).
🔁 Coatings have a key role to play in extending product lifetime, enabling reuse and improving recyclability – and we will explore these topics with experts from research and industry.
Program :
R&D point of view: recent development in advanced coatings
Zhenyu Zhang – University of Birmingham
Eric Khousakoun / Sylvain Desprez – Materia Nova
David De Smet – Centexbel
Samira Benali – UMONS
Ivana Burzic / Christoph Jocham – WoodKplus
How to assess or demonstrate the benefits of coatings to materials circularity ?
Olivier Talon / Emma Rouyre – Materia Nova
Benjamine Belloncle – Materia Nova
Pieter Samyn – SIRRIS
Wenda Van Uffelen – TüV Austria
Industry point of view – testimonials
Aida Nasiri – IONICS
Johannes Zipfel – DELSCI
Lieven Vanhecke – OLEON
Interactive round table : Moderator: Jesse de Pagter – ZSI
You can register via THIS LINK