Day 1 | Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Perspectives, Strategy and Legislative Challenges for the PET value chain
This event will be moderated by Jim Armstrong (Recoup UK), Antonello Ciotti (Petcore Europe), Christian Crepet (Petcore Europe) & Raphael Jaumotte (Petcore Europe)
10:30 – 11:00
Welcome Networking Coffee
11:00 – 11:15
Welcome – Antonello Ciotti (President, Petcore Europe from 2022) & Christian Crepet (Executive Director, Petcore Europe) & Stephen Short (Former President Petcore Europe till February 22)
11:00 – 12:30 Session 1: Macro Operating Environment – moderated by Christian Crépet
11:10 – 11:30
Petcore PET market State of Play 2020 – Andy Grant (Eunomia)
11:30 – 11:45
Geopolitical and Pandemic Learnings for end-to-end supply chain – Argiris Dabanlis (Petcore Europe)
11:45 – 12:00
Spreading the word on PET as the sustainable packaging choice – Sam Rowe (Caro Consulting)
12:00 – 12:15
Panel Debate – Q&A
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 – 15:30 Session 2: Strategy Towards the Future – moderated by Antonello Ciotti & Jim Armstrong
13:30 – 13:45
PET Packaging: From Challenges to Opportunities – the role of PET EUROPE – Alessandro Pirondini (CPME)
13:45 – 14:00
PET converters’ view: the challenges in conversion to address the balance of RPET vs Virgin resin – Filipe de Botton
14:00 – 14:15
PET trays Converters’ view: Towards Circularity – Nicolas Lorenz (PACCOR)
14:15 – 14:30
PET recyclers’ view: How to cope with demand and long-term view with investment? – Casper van den Dungen (Plastics Recyclers Europe)
14:30 – 14:45
PET seen from retailers’ view: Consumers habits and plastic packaging – Bernhard Heisel (Schwarz Gruppe)
14:45 – 15:00
Circular PET in World Without Waste – Stefan Kunerth (Coca-Cola)
15:00 – 15:15
Microplastics: a big step towards rationalising the debate through harmonization & normalisation of analytical methods – Nizar Benismail (NMWE)
15:15 – 15:30
Panel Debate – Q&A
15:30 – 16:15
Networking Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:15 Session 3: Regulation & Legislative Update – moderated by Antonello Ciotti
16:15 – 16:30
Circular Plastic Alliance: Monitoring standardization and state of play – Laure Baillargeon (EU Commission)
16:30 – 16:45
Navigating through regulatory developments – Suzanne De Cort & Leonor Garcia (Uetliberg Partners)
16:45 – 17:00
Deposit for better collection and better PET sorting Scheme – Maria Spyraki (EU Parliament)
17:00 – 17:15
Panel Debate – Q&A
17:15 – 17:30
Wrap-up and closing
19:00
Networking Dinner (prior booking required)
09:00 – 09:45
Welcome Networking Coffee
09:45 – 11:20 Session 4: Working’s Group Update – moderated by Christian Crepet & Raphael Jaumotte
09:45 – 10:05
PET Depolymerization and Food contact – Mike Neal (CPME)
10:05 – 10:25
PET Depolymerization Technology Status – Bruno Langlois (Carbios)
10:25 – 10:45
Labels: Turning labels circular – Sofiane Mameri (Sleever)
10:45 – 11:05
Going beyond recycling – why PET reuse solutions matter – Sebastian Lemp (Alpla)
11:05 – 11:20
Comparative LCA Analysis – Luc Desoutter (Sidel)
11:20 – 11:45
Networking Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:00
PET Trays: Evaluation working group update, design guidelines and last technical development – Ana Fernandez (Klöckner Pentaplast)
12:00 – 12:15
Trays to trays recycling: a new implementation from collection to rPET manufacture – Hélène Legrand (Valorplast) & François Lagrue (Wellman)
12:15 – 12:30
Feedback on white containers circularity in France – Vincent Colard (CITEO)
12:30 – 12:45
EPBP New Operating Model – Argiris Dabanlis (EPBP)
12:45 – 13:00
Recyclass – Fabrizio Di Gregorio (Plastics Recyclers Europe)
13:00 – 13:15
Panel Debate – Q&A
13:15 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 Session 5: Trends in Sorting and Collection – moderated by Jim Armstrong
14:30-14:45
Digital Watermarks: 2022 Final Stretch? – Larry Logan (Digimarc) & Gian De Belder (P&G) & Antoine Bourely (Pellenc)
15:00-15:15
Deposit return system: State of play the best solution! – Clarissa Morawski (Reloop)
15:15-15:30
Digital Deposit Return System: How does it work? – Eric Randall (Bryson Recycling)
15:30 -15:45
The SamurAI and the impact of AI in the design of Material Recycling Facility – Ian Smith (Machinex)
15:45 -16:00
Panel Debate – Q&A
16:00
Wrap-up and closing
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