Petcore Europe has announced its next annual conference in Brussels on 1 February 2017. The event will highlight the future of PET in the two major fields of packaging applications and sustainability.
This major conference will bring together around 200 experts and leaders from the complete PET value chain in Europe and beyond.
=== Date ===
=== Date ===
February 23, 2016
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
=== Opening Hours ===
=== Opening Hours ===
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=== Venue ===
=== Venue ===
VLEVA Conference Centre, Avenue de Cortenbergh 71, 1000 Brussels
Diamant Brussels Conference & Business Centre, Auguste Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels, Belgium
=== Conference Programme ===
=== Conference Programme ===
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The conference will include two interactive sessions on the future of PET packaging and sustainability. Each session will consist of key note presentations, followed by an extended panel debate with experts from the PET value chain, the EU institutions and other leading organisations.
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! Slot !! Topic !! Presentation !! Speaker !! Company
| 10:10 . 10:30 || SUSTAINABILITY || EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) - ''A European Commission Project on packed bottled water'' || Simone Pedrazzini, ''Consultant Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainability'' || Quantis for EFBW
* PET legal environment & consumer perception
|-
* PET post-consumer collection
| 10:30 - 10:50 || SUSTAINABILITY || Recycled but not recycled - ''working on the future of PET Thermoforms'' || Wim Hoenderdaal, ''Technical Marketing Manager'' || [[Indorama Ventures]] Europe
* PET recycling & r-PET demand
|-
| 10:50 - 11:10 || SUSTAINABILITY || EU Polymark Project - ''The Novel Identification Technology (Preliminary results)'' || Hans Eder, ''Head of R&D'' || [[Sesotec]]
| 13:00 - 13:20 || CIRCULAR ECONOMY || Latest 2014 PET collection and recycling in Europe - ''PCI report for Petcore Europe'' || Helen McGeough, ''Senior Consultant'' || [[PCI PET Packaging, Resin & Recycling]]
|-
| 13:20 - 13:40 || CIRCULAR ECONOMY || The new Circular Economy Package || Eric Liègois, ''Team Leader'' || European Commission
| 16:00 - 16:10 || GLOBALISATION' || WikiPETia - ''global information network for the PET value chain'' || [[Alexander B. Büchler]], ''Managing Director'' || [[hbmedia]]
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| 16:10 - 16:20 || GLOBALISATION || Overview of PET in the US and Napcor activities || Tom Busard,
| 16:40 - 17:00 || GLOBALISATION || Discussion Panel - Effective communicationon PET to the public - concerns and needs || Moderation: Patrick Peuch || ||
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| || || Closing remarks || ||
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==== Weblink ====
==== Weblink ====
[http://www.petcore.org Petcore Europe Conference 2015->2016]
[http://www.petcore.org Petcore Europe Conference 2015->2016]
Revision as of 05:51, 25 October 2016
Petcore Europe has announced its next annual conference in Brussels on 1 February 2017. The event will highlight the future of PET in the two major fields of packaging applications and sustainability.
This major conference will bring together around 200 experts and leaders from the complete PET value chain in Europe and beyond.
Date
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Opening Hours
10:00 - 17:00
Venue
Diamant Brussels Conference & Business Centre, Auguste Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels, Belgium
Conference Programme
The conference will include two interactive sessions on the future of PET packaging and sustainability. Each session will consist of key note presentations, followed by an extended panel debate with experts from the PET value chain, the EU institutions and other leading organisations.
