Petcore Europe

Petcore Europe
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Website	petcore-europe.org

Petcore Europe

Petcore Europe is a Brussels-based non-profit European trade association. Petcore was founded in 1993 to promote the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer PET bottles. It networks with national collection agencies, governments, and the recycling industry. Used PET, or polyethylene terphthalate bottles are light-weight but once collected, sorted and pressed into bales, they become a valuable feedstock for a range of products. End markets for recycled PET include polyester fibre, sheet, strapping, and new bottles. The focus of Petcore Europelies on ensuring the sustainable growth of post-consumer PET collection and recycling and that PET is positioned as a sustainable packaging material.

Structure

Executive Director: Patrick Peuch

President: Roberto Bertaggia

Board of Directors: (represented by business leaders in the European PET value chain) Mark Kenrick (Lotte Chemical), Roberto Bertaggia (M&G), Carlos Molina (CEPSA) all representing CPME, Mathieu Haels (Plastipak) for EuPC, Marc De Voogd (Alpla) for Forum PET Europe, Joachim Eckstein for EuPET, Casper Van Den Dungen (PolyRecycling) and Christian-Yves Crépet (Sorepla) for PRE (Plastics Recyclers in Europe), Christoph Wöss (Erema), Ian Appleyard (ColorMatrix), Marcel de Botton (Logoplaste) and Patrick Peuch (Petcore Europe).

The Board elects the Petcore Europe Chairman, Vice-chairman and Treasurer from among its members.

The Technical Committee and Technical Working Teams, made-up by representatives from all member companies, are the heart of Petcore Europe. The Technical projects are steered by the Board of Directors.

Petcore Europe is staffed by a legal, communication and financial team lead by the Executive Director, supported by the Technical Committee Chair, who take care of the daily work of the association.

Events

Petcore Europe is organizing an annual Petcore Europe Conference open to everyone involved or interested in the PET supply chain. The participants include PET resin manufacturers, packaging designers and manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, brand owners, waste management organisations, recyclers, machinery manufacturers, representatives from the European institutions and European organisations interested in PET.

Members

Company	Category
Erema	Recycling Technology
Starlinger	Recycling Technology
Repi	Additive Supplier
Tomra	Sorting Systems for Recycling
Faerch	Converter / Food Packaging
Montello	Recycler
Sukano	Additive Supplier
P & G	Converter
Colormatrix	Additive Supplier
Sorema	Recycling Technology
EuPC	Association / PET converters
Coexpan	Recycling Technology
Forum PET Europe	Association
CPME	Recycling Technology
MGC	Recycling Technology
Sesotec	Recycling Technology
BP	Petrochemicals
Klöckner Pentaplast	Recycling Technology
Plastics Recyclers Europe	Association
Polymetrix	Recycling Technology
UPM Raflatac	Recycling Technology
EuPET	Association for manufacturers of A-PET films

References

PETplanet Insider Articles

Issue 05 / 2017: Eight new members joint Petcore Europe
Issue 04 / 2017: Opportunities and challenges of PET packaging
Issue 04 / 2017: New Executive Director at Petcore Europe appointed
Issue 12 / 2016: Growth of PET collection and recycling in Europa
Issue 11 / 2016: PET 2020 – The future of the PET industry
Issue 05 / 2016: PETcore Europe Conference
Issue 01 / 2016: All about PET
Issue 05 / 2015: Petcore Europe: Brussels workshop shows best practice in PET thermoform recycling
Issue 04 / 2015: Klöckner Pentaplast, Starlinger and P & G join Petcore Europe
Issue 10 / 2014: Petcore Europe announces PET recycling figures
Issue 09 / 2014: PET Network day
Issue 01 / 2014: PET Network Day: What stops us improving?
Issue 09 / 2013: Europe Pet bottle recycling 2012
Issue 07 / 2013: New director for Petcore
Issue 09 / 2012: PET collection rates up
Issue 10 / 2011: Bigger bales
Issue 01 / 2011: PlatID to develop detection and seperation in recycle stream

External links

Petcore Website