Paper Recycling Confex Asia will hold its third edition in Goa, India, on Nov. 26-27, 2026, organizer Waste & Recycling magazine announced. The two-day event anchors the recovered paper trade agenda for South and Southeast Asia, with sessions built around mill procurement, sorting technology, and cross-border trading flows.

The conference returns to the Indian subcontinent after two prior editions staged in Dubai and Bangkok.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based Waste & Recycling and its parent company Media Fusion run the event. They describe it as "the ultimate meeting ground for paper mills, recyclers, traders, technology providers, chemical and additive suppliers, pulp suppliers and sustainability solution enablers shaping the future of the industry."

That positioning reflects the cross-regional buyer mix the organizers court. Indian containerboard and tissue mills buy heavily from Gulf and Southeast Asian recovered fiber traders. Chemical and additive suppliers use the format to reach procurement teams that would otherwise require multi-stop travel across the subcontinent.

What scale of recovered paper trade does the venue unlock?

India sits among the largest importers of recovered paper in Asia, sourcing old corrugated container (OCC) and sorted office paper (SOP) for containerboard, newsprint and graphic paper production. Hosting the third edition in Goa keeps the venue within flight range of Dubai-based traders who attended the first two editions, while opening direct access to Indian mill procurement teams.

Organizers expect attendance to combine mill procurement officers, recovered fiber exporters, equipment vendors and chemical additive suppliers. The two-day format mirrors the Dubai and Bangkok editions, which organizers say succeeded in "bringing the paper recycling industry together [for] two high-energy days of business, insights, networking and opportunity."

What is on the program?

Sessions will run under the banner of "power-packed sessions featuring expert insights, fresh perspectives and thought-provoking discussions," according to the conference announcement. The agenda combines conference panels with an exhibition floor, giving vendors a venue to display "innovative solutions shaping efficiency, quality and circular growth."

Networking blocks will focus on deal flow between recovered fiber exporters and Indian mill buyers. Adjacent structured meetings will let technology providers pitch optical sorters, pulping lines, and chemical additives to South Asian processors. Exhibitor slots run alongside panel programming, with the show floor operating in parallel to the conference hall.

Who is sponsoring the Goa edition?

Two Mumbai-based firms have signed on as commercial sponsors:

• Adler (formerly Victory Creations), a paper trading and recycling company headquartered in Mumbai.
• Nathani Continental, a recovered paper trading firm also based in Mumbai.

Adler's involvement signals merchant trader interest in expanding recovered fiber sourcing networks around Indian containerboard and tissue mills. Nathani Continental's sponsorship adds a second domestic recovered paper voice to the event's commercial lineup, strengthening the Mumbai merchant community's footprint in the program.

What milestone decides the outcome?

The next milestone is the delegate registration window. Paper Recycling Confex Asia has opened sign-ups through its event website, where exhibitor and sponsorship packages are also being claimed on a first-come basis. Floor plans for the Goa venue will set the upper limit on how many recovered paper mills, traders and equipment vendors the 2026 edition can absorb.

With the Nov. 26-27 dates confirmed, organizers shift attention to building the speaker roster and locking in panel topics that will define the third edition's commercial appeal. The Nov. 26 start date in Goa is when the third edition's pitch meets actual delegate turnout.