2nd NAPET conference in California
The 2nd NAPET (North America PET Resin Trade, Recycling & Packaging) conference will be held in Napa Valley, California, on 2-4 November, 2015, with an agenda focused on PET imports into the US and its implications on pricing, increase in PET recycling rates as well as emergence of new packaging designs for beverages in the US – especially wines and liquors.
The 2nd NAPET opens with a discussion on the latest innovative PET packaging designs for wines and liquors that will include two sessions – ‘Quality Wine in a Convenient PET Package – Zip, Snap & Sip’ by Matt Zimmer, CEO, Stacked Wines – that pioneered stacked wines in the US and ‘Wine & Spirits a lighter form of luxury’ by Rui Peneda, Managing Director, Gepack. As investigation on impact of PET imports from China, Oman, India and Canada on US PET market looms large, a timely session – ‘International Trade Commission Investigation/ Determination for Imports to USA & Impact on North America PET Pricing’ will be presented by Dale Behm, Managing Director of Pacific Rim Traders.
A panel discussion on US PET recycling trends will explore the challenges and opportunities in rPET recycling in the US. Among the panelists are Amcor Rigid Plastics’ Charlie Schwarze, Global Sustainability Manager, Alexander Delnik, President, Verdeco Recycling, Jim Hill of Calrecycle and Ronnie Little, Specialty Plastics Market Development Manager, Eastman Chemical. Moderated by John Standish, Technical Director of The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, the discussion will also have a panelist from Niagara Bottling. Additionally an optional pre-conference site visit to Boretech PET recycling plant in Stockton is added to the agenda.
