PETinars

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

Online conference April 22, 2:00 – 3:00 pm CEST The fourth PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on April 22, 2021. PETplanet invited Dr Rana Pant of the European Commision to present the EU Plastics Strategy and its impact for the PET value chain. You can download the presentation here. The

Online conference on November 5, 2020, 4:00 – 5:00 pm CEST The third PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on November 5, 2020. PETplanet invited Michael White of Husky to present The Essential Guide to Tethered Closures. You can download the guide here. In the EU, tethered closures will soon

Online conference on June 23, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 pm CEST Target group: Managers for preform and closure converters and beverage production The second PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on June 23, 2020. PETplanet invited three specialists to discuss the topic of Tethered caps: An opportunity for compression and

Online conference on May 28, 2020, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CEST Target group: Managers for recyclers, converters and bottlers with stretch blow moulding machines The first PETinar organised by PETplanet Insider took place on the 28th of May 2020. PETplanet invited three specialists to discuss the topic of manufacturing and