PETinars

Without a doubt, the NPE was the most important event for the global plastics processing industry this spring. To enrich the visit to the fair, the PETplanet team organised a three-day conference. As a special edition of the PETinars, PETplanet put together a varied and comprehensive programme on the event stage

In the run-up to the NPE trade fair in Orlando, the companies Avient, Intravis and Sipa presented new technology highlights online, which they showcased later at the trade fair in Orlando. In this one-hour PETinar, Ruari McCallion, Editor at PETplanet, first welcomed Damaris Piraino, Senior Director, Trade Show Marketing at Plastics

The PETinar took place on November 23, 2023, 2-3 p.m. CET In order to produce a PET bottle that is perfectly tailored to customer requirements, the interaction between mould maker and machine manufacturer must be perfect. PETplanet was therefore pleased to present such a dream team: Olivier Perche, Sales Director at

The PETinar took place on September 14, 2023, 2-3 p.m. CEST Which regulations have to be implemented and when? What is the status of the individual directives?  What solutions does the industry offer? PETplanet invited Wolfgang Trunk (PhD), EU DG Environment – Circular Economy – From Waste to Resources, to keep

The PETinar took place on June 6, 2023 at 2:00 – 3:15 pm CEST What is the current status of PET collection, capacity and availability of rPET? Casper van den Dungen presented the latest figures and draw attention to problems and challenges in the rPET market from Plastics Recycler Europe’s perspective.

The online conference took place on the 4th of April 2023. PETplanet invited three experts to discuss the current challenges in the PET industry. Srinivasan Prabhushankar (Shankar), CEO of Recycling at Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. informed about the current situation in the virgin PET and recycled PET market. Paolo De

The PETinar took place on August 31 and September 1, 2022, 2-3 pm CET – The entire beverage industry can hardly wait: finally the Drinktec trade fair in Munich will take place again! As a foretaste, PETplanet has invited Ms Petra Westphal, Exhibition Director of Drinktec, exclusively for you! In an

Online conference May 6, 1:00 – 2:00 pm CEST The seventh PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on May 6, 2022. PETplanet invited two experts to talk about trends and chances for recyclability, circularity and sustainability of PET and rPET. You can download the presentations here: Casper W.G.M. van den

Online conference March 24, 2:00 – 3:00 pm CET The sixth PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on March 24, 2022. PETplanet invited three companies to talk about Tethered Caps. Summary Mark Smith from Universal Closures spoke about his experience in developing the right Tethered Closures solution for specific applications.

Online conference June 16, 2:00 – 3:00 pm CEST The fifth PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on June 16, 2021. PETplanet invited Dr Axel Hannemann and Dr Carl-Jürgen Wefelmeier from Gneuss and Allesandria Funcia from Sukano to talk about Disruptive Technologies and Innovative Additives for PET Recycling. Summary Gneuss