Petcore Europe Conference 2015 - Check the final programme & register now
ALL ABOUT PET – Our annual Petcore Europe Conference will focus on four themes: Sustainability, European Circular Economy, Innovation and Globalisation. Guarantee your place now!
Brussels
Petcore Europe invites you to its 2015 annual conference in Brussels on 24 November.
CHECK OUT OUR FINAL PROGRAMME HERE AND REGISTER HERE!
Well known in previous years as the PET Network Day, the Petcore Europe Conference brings together more than 100 experts and leaders from the whole PET value chain in Europe and beyond.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
1. Sustainability
- EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF): a European Commission project on packed bottled water
Simone Pedrazzini: Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainability Consultant, Quantis for EFBW
- "Recycled but not recycled": Working on the future of PET Thermoforms
Wim Hoenderdaal: Technical Marketing Manager PET, Indorama Ventures Europe
- EU Polymark Project - The Novel Identification Technology to differentiate High Value Plastics in Waste Streams: preliminary technical results
Hans Eder: Head of Research and Development, Sesotec
- Implementing the EU food contact plastics recycling regulation in practice: an update
Elfriede Hell: General Manager Division recycling technology, Starlinger
2. European Circular Economy
- 2014 PET collection and recycling in Europe: PCI 2014 report for Petcore Europe
Helen McGeough: Senior Consultant, PCI PET Packaging, Resin & Recycling Ltd
- The new European Circular Economy package
European Commission tbc
3. Innovation
- Examples of new PET packaging & future trends
Annemieke Hartmann-Jemmett: Group Commercial Strategy Director, Petainer
- Use of PET in aerosols
Johannes Burghaus: Section Head, R&D Package Development Fabric and Home, P&G / European Aerosol Federation (FEA)
- Novel Circular PET Technology for coloured post-consumer packaging
Tonnis Hooghoudt: CEO, Ioniqa
4. Globalisation
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Update on the PET situation in India, Russia and USA
Speaker tbc -
Waste Free Oceans (WFO): The problem of marine litter
Stephanie Maes: Project Manager, Waste Free Oceans -
Effective communication on PET to the public: How to respond to public concerns and needs
Mark Kenrick, Petcore Europe President
CONFERENCE DELEGATES
The participants will include PET resin manufacturers, packaging designers and manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, brand owners, waste management organisations, recyclers, machinery manufacturers, representatives from the European institutions and European organisations interested in PET.
HOTEL RECOMMENDATION
It is a busy period in Brussels, so anticipate and book your hotel now! Here is our hotel recommendation:
IBIS Brussels Centre Ste Catherine
Joseph Plateaustraat 2 I 1000 Brussels I Belgium
Rate per room, per night: 134,75 € (from 23 to 25 November)
Please book your room by filling in this form and sending it to [email protected].
PLASTICS RECYCLING SHOW
Petcore Europe is supporting PRS, the Plastics Recycling Show, to be held in Brussels on 25-26 November. This is therefore the perfect opportunity to combine your participation in our Petcore Europe Conference with a visit to the PRS Show. Interested? Then click here.
SPONSORSHIP
If you are willing to become a sponsor of the Petcore Europe Conference, please contact Eva Schneider, [email protected]. Sponsors' names and logos are visible on all our communications material and website. Furthermore, our sponsors can get a special rate for an exhibition area.
EXHIBITORS
There is a possibility for companies and associations to exhibit during the conference. For more information, please contact Eva Schneider, [email protected].
DATE & VENUE
Tuesday, 24 November 2015 from 10:00 - 17:00
VLEVA Conference Centre, Avenue de Cortenbergh 71, 1000 Brussels
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our conference.
Your Petcore Europe team
WITH THE KIND SUPPORT OF
OUR SPONSORS:
Committee of PET Manufacturers in Europe (CPME), European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW), EREMA, Forum PET Europe, Starlinger, Unesda - Soft Drinks Europe, Waste Free Oceans (WFO)
AND OUR MEDIA PARTNERS:
EUWID, PET Planet, Plastics Information Europe (PIE), Plastics News Europe, Recycling magazine