Akihiro Izumi

Director, Plastic Waste Management Institute (PWMI), Japan

Mr. Akihiro Izumi joined PWMI in 2013 from Asahi Chemistry Industry Corporation, since then he has been researching for plastic waste from a point of view of LCA thinking. At present, he is one of the core experts in plastic related associations in Japan.  

Activities for industrial societies and academic societies:    

• Work Group Leader of Environment Impact Evaluation WG    
  
• Secretariat of LCA Evaluation Committee on the plastic package container for food    
  
• LCA Work Group member of Japan Chemical Industry Association    
  
• Information & Planning Committee member of LCA Society of Japan    
  
• TC61 Technical Committee, The Japan Plastic Industry Federation
  
• ISO/JIS Standardization Committee member on Packaging and the Environment
  

Recent Presentations 

• JPIF Meeting on Plastic Processing, Tokyo, July 11th 2016 
• AC LCA XVI, Charleston, SC, Sep 29th 2016
  
• The 12th International Conference on Eco Balance, Kyoto, Nov 5th 2016