• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Alan Schrob

NOVA Chemicals Inc

Director of Mechanical Recycling

Alan Schrob is the Director of Mechanical Recycling at NOVA Chemicals. His role is to create and build on existing external relationships to obtain a long-term, secure, high-performing, and controllable supply of recycled polyethylene that helps NOVA Chemicals’ customers, brand owners, and retailers to meet sustainability commitments. Alan joined NOVA Chemicals in 1999 and held a number of corporate roles including Director of Purchasing, Investor Relations Manager, Manufacturing Excellence Leader and Director of Business Development. After joining the marketing organization, he was a Market Manager for both the industrial drums and caps & closures, Group Leader for NOVA Chemicals’ rigid packaging markets and consumer and industrial films, and finally Market Management Leader before assuming his current role.

Prior to joining NOVA Chemicals, Alan held positions in finance and purchasing at Huntsman Chemical Corporation. Alan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics Old Dominion University. A strong plastics industry advocate, Alan currently leads the Communications Committee at AMERIPEN. He lives in the Pittsburgh area with his family and enjoys shuttling kids to their activities, anything outdoors and volunteering to help small start up non-profits develop and execute their strategies.

Sessions With Alan Schrob

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 10:30am - 12:00pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 03:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 05:00 pm

    Recycling Build Out & Technologies

    Session 2: Recycling Build Out & Technologies

    10:30 AM: Session Introduction - Olivier Maronneaud, Global Analytics lead, Methanol & Plastic Circularity, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    10:35 AM: Supporting Plastics Circularity through Chemical Recycling - Carlos Monreal, President & CEO, Plastic Energy
    10:55 AM: Unlocking an Industry Platform for Plastic Circularity - Joseph Vaillancourt, Chief Executive Officer, Cyclyx International
    11:15 AM: Advancing plastics circularity through technology and collaboration - Mario Chavez, Advanced Recycling Venture Executive, ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company
    11:30 AM: Reshaping Plastics - Alan Schrob, Director, Mechanical Recycling, NOVA Chemicals, Inc.
    11:45 AM: Q&A