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PETCORE EUROPE Annual Conference 2023

PET value chain in a fast-paced environment for CIRCULARITY

1 & 2 February 2023

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

DAY 1 – Technical updates from Petcore Europe Working Groups

  • 10:00 – 10:15

Networking Coffee​

  • 10:15 – 10:30

Moderated by Antonello Ciotti from 10:15 – 12:00

Welcome

Speaker

  • 10:30 – 12:00

WORKING GROUPS SESSION 1: Focus on PET Depolymerization, Reuse & PET LCA

  • 10:30 – 11:00

Introduction by chairs of WG - PET Depolymerization WG

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speakers

Participants of debate

Moderated by​

  • 11:00 – 11:30

Introduction by chair of WG - Reuse: towards a well-managed complementarity of recycling and reusable systems recycling

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

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Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 11:30 – 12:00

LCA Updates

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

A holistic multi-indicator approach for sustainability decision making

Speaker

Moderated by

  • 12:00 – 13:30

Lunch

  • 13:30 – 15:30

WORKING GROUPS SESSION 2: Bottles Recyclability and circularity focus

Moderated by Christian Crepet from 13:30 – 17:45

  • 13:30 – 14:00

Introduction by chair of WG - O&F WG: white opaque PET, from a recycling issue to a value chain opportunity

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 14:00 – 14:30

Introduction by chair of WG - The label of the future

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 14:30 – 15:00

Introduction by chair of WG - ING/NIAS - To a common methodology and understanding

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

Speaker

Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 15:00 – 15:30

Introduction by chair of WG – EPBP: Strengthening a recognized platform towards circularity

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry: Andreas Christel (Polymetrix) & audience

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Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 15:30 – 16:15

Networking Coffee Break

  • 16:15 – 17:45

WORKING GROUP SESSION 3: Thermoforms, TCEP & BOPET Focus

  • 16:15 – 17:15

Introduction by chair of WG - Thermoforms WG

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

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Introduction by chair of WG - Thermoforms evaluation Platform- Ways ahead for common protocols and tests

Joint Panel discussion for the Thermoforms WG and TCEP and Q & A session with audience

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Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 17:15 – 17:45

Introduction by chair of BOPET WG - BOPET lidding positive impact on recyclability

followed by debate and Q & A session with experts from the industry & audience

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Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 19:30-22:30

Cocktail and Gala Dinner at Le Plaza Hotel

Welcoming

20:00-20:05

Keynote speakers at the dinner

20:30-20:40

21:00-21:10

21:30-21:40

22:00-22:10

Closure

22:10-22:15

Thursday, 2 February 2023

DAY 2 – PET value chain in a fast-moving environment

  • 09:00 - 09:45

Networking Coffee

Moderated by Jim Armstrong from 09:45 – 12:20 ​

  • 09:45 - 10:00

Introduction : how to navigate in a world with multiple storms?

  • 10:00 – 10:40

Fundamental objectives for the PET Industries: running several hares at once

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  • 10:40 – 11:20

Energy and Geopolitics: the never ending crisis?

Speaker

  • 11:20 – 12:20

Net zero Carbon Strategy

Presentation by the European Commission

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Presentation by P&G

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Participants of debate

Moderated by

  • 12:20 - 14:00

Lunch

Moderated by Ermis Panagiotopoulos from 14:00 – 16:30 ​

  • 14:00 – 14:30

EU Regulatory landscape

Speakers

  • 14:30 – 15:15

Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation

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Followed by DEBATE with invited Guests (Unesda, NMWE, PRE, Remondis)

Participants of debate

  • 15:15 – 15:35

Spreading the word on the role of PET in a circular economy

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  • 15:35 – 16:15

PET Market "R"evolution (prospectives: offer & demand vPET & rPET)

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  • 16:15 - 16:30

Conclusion

Wrapping-up & closure

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