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PETCORE EUROPE will present at the PRSE.

PETCORE EUROPE is pleased to announce their participation in the 10th annual Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), Europe’s leading plastics recycling exhibition and conference, taking place on May 5–6, 2026, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Online Webinar “PETCORE EUROPE: INNOVATIONS IN THE PET VALUE CHAIN”

Back in 2025 PETCORE EUROPE launched a call for Papers on Innovation within the ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026: “The PET Value Chain vs. Full Circularity”.

Online Webinar “PETCORE EUROPE highlights: Recycle the One PET campaign & Advocacy WG updates”

PETCORE EUROPE Thermoforms Conference 2026 - Early Birds Registration is open!

We are pleased to confirm the first speakers for "Navigating PET Packaging & Food Contact Transformation", taking place 19 March 2026 in Budapest.

PETCORE EUROPE’s Annual Conference 2026 in collaboration with ICIS - Only One Week to Go!

“The PET value chain vs. full circularity” takes place in Rome from 5-6 February.

EPBP launched industry consultation on Design for Circularity for PET bottles

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) is initiating an industry-wide consultation to collect stakeholder feedback on the recently developed Design for Circularity (DfC) guidelines for PET bottles. This consultation marks the next strategic step following the publication of the Circularity Protocol and the Quick Test–AIT.Circularity⁽¹⁾, reaffirming EPBP’s commitment to supporting the PET value chain in its transition toward true circularity.

Annual Conference 2026 - Register Today!

The upcoming PETCORE EUROPE 2026 Annual Conference in Rome:

EPBP expands its Circularity Test Protocol with the launch of the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test. Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity)

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), the industry’s reference organisation for PET bottle circularity and design-for-recycling guidance, announces the addition of the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity) to its Circularity Test Protocol.

European PET Industry encourages adoption of the CEN Design-for-Recycling Standards:A Needed Major Step Towards PPWR Implementation

The European PET value chain encourages the adoption of the pr EN18120 series for design for recycling and recyclability assessment protocols for plastics packaging developed by CEN TC261/SC4/WG10 Design for Recycling (DfR) standards for plastic packaging, developed under the European Commission’s mandate. These standards form the technical backbone for the delegated act the Commission will adopt by 1 January 2028 under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR – EU 2025/40).