The call for Innovation Papers: the winners have been selected!

PETCORE EUROPE launched a call for Papers on Innovation within the PETCORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025: “The PET Value Chain Debating challenges on the journey from SUP to PPWR. During our two-days event focusing on the “Critical role of Innovation and AI in regaining EU competitiveness” we will host a session allowing members and non-members to present their innovative projects. The objective of this call for innovation papers is to highlight projects which will ​ facilitate implementation of PET circularity and make our industry more resilient to the challenges of the Regulatory and Market environment changes.

 

The submitted innovation papers include the following topics:

  • Innovation in relation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) applicable to PET value chain
  • Innovations in relation to traceability of recycled content
  • Innovations in relation to recycled plastics quality improvement and analysis
  • Innovations in relation with collection methodologies
  • Innovations in relation with recycled material processing
  • Innovations in relation to depolymerization
  • Any other topic that strives to improve PET Circularity

 

During last 2 months we have received 16 proposals from companies and organisations listed below:

 

  1. Alpla & Avantium 
  2. Avery Dennison ​ 
  3. Cadel Recycling Lab 
  4. Finboot & Ecosence & KP
  5. Food Contact Center 
  6. GETEC 
  7. Husky 
  8. ITENE 
  9. Keiryopackaging 
  10. NGR 
  11. Nicko Reuter UPM Biochemicals Sales GmbH 
  12. Pellenc 
  13. Polytag 
  14. Sesotec 
  15. SIPA SPA- Italy 
  16. Sharpacks 

 

 

Despite a great difficulty to chose only a few that will be invited complimentary to present their innovation projects, PETCORE EUROPE has decided to announce the following winners:

 

  1. Avery Dennison ​ 
  2. Alpla & Avantium 
  3. ITENE 
  4. GETEC 
  5. Finboot & Ecosence & KP
  6. Husky 
  7. NGR 
  8. Pellenc 
  9. SIPA SPA- Italy 

We would encourage all the selected companies & organisations to get back to us in order to reconfirm name of the presenter and title of the innovation paper by the 22nd of November 2024, the latest.

 

Also to thank kindly all the participants, PETCORE EUROPE will organise an online webinar dedicated to innovation projects, where all the presenters, whose projects were not selected earlier, will be invited to participate. More details will be available at the begging of 2025.

 

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About Petcore Europe

Petcore Europe is the association representing the complete PET value chain in Europe since 1993.

Its mission is to ensure that the entire PET industry is well aligned to enhance its value and sustainable growth, to represent the PET industry before the European institutions and other stakeholders, to ensure that PET is positioned as an outstanding packaging material and recognised as environmentally sound, to support and validate innovative packaging solutions from a recycling perspective, and to work with all interested parties to ensure a continuous increase of PET post-consumer collection and recycling.

PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) is a strong but lightweight form of polyester. It is used to make containers for soft drinks, juices, drinks, water, edible oil, fresh food and dairy as well as household cleaners and other non-food applications. PET bottles and food containers, such as sheets and trays are perfectly recyclable while they help to reduce CO2 emissions and food waste.

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