“We are excited that Virginia will join us. Her talents, expertise and leadership skills are critical to the future of PlasticsEurope, “said Javier Constante, President of PlasticsEurope and Vice President of Dow particularly valuable for achieving our sustainability goals together with our stakeholders, “he added. Virginia Janssens stated: “I am honored to take on the position of Managing Director of PlasticsEurope. With determination, openness and a sense of responsibility, I am looking forward to representing an industry that is experiencing strong innovation dynamics and is facing the challenges of the plastics industry. PlasticsEurope will reflect this change in the industry and promote sustainable solutions by, for and on behalf of its members and partners. We are at the crossroads of a new era for plastics with great opportunities to make a positive contribution to climate protection and society. “
Before Janssens came to EUROPEN in January 2010 as a manager for EU affairs, she gained extensive experience in the political arena in Brussels, where she worked as a public affairs and PR consultant for various clients in the fields of environment, food, chemistry and energy was active. Janssens holds a Masters degree in Politics and Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and another Masters degree in Intercultural Management from ICHEC Business School Brussels.
About Plastics Europe
Plastics Europe Germany e. V., the association of plastics producers in Germany, is part of the pan-European organization Plastics Europe. Frankfurt am Main is the seat of the Central Europe region. It is one of the five regions of Plastics Europe, and it includes Germany, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
Plastics Europe is one of the leading European trade associations. The association has centers in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris and works closely with other European and national plastics associations. Our more than 100 member companies produce more than 90 percent of the plastics in the 28 EU member states and Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.
More than 1.6 million people work in around 60,000 companies in the plastics industry (mostly small to medium-sized processing companies) and generate sales of over 360 billion euros per year. The plastics industry is the plastics manufacturers – represented in Europe by Plastics Europe, the processors – represented in Europe by EuPC and the plastics machine builders – represented in Europe by Euromap.
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