Conference Schedule
13th GE (Greater Europe) PET
30 May-01 Jun 2012 – Strasbourg FRANCE
Hilton Strasbourg – Orangerie BCDE
Day 1 – 30 May 2012 – Wednesday
Workshop on
Recycling of PET bottle & Thermoform Packaging
(0800 – 1130 hrs.)Course Leaders
Robert Dvorak, Project Manager, Nextek
Edward Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek
08:00 Review of Leading PET Recovery & Recycling Technologies
- Bale specifications, contaminants and types of audits that should be performed on incoming materials.
- Pre-sort and sorting technologies to produce highly pure streams, overview of technology and recent innovations,
- Dry and wet cleaning systems, overview of washing technologies inc removal of glues ,labels, water filtration and treatment
- Overview of extrusion and decontamination systems for flake and pellets with focus on small modular to large processing systems that produce food grade.
- Lab and quality control testing requirements for food contact.
08:45 rPET Quality
- Causes of discolouration, and the impacts of fines, PVC, metal, label contaminants.
- Typical rPET contamination issues and what this means for customers and how to minimise them.
- Developing and producing high quality 100% rPET bottles and thermoforms.
09:30 Discussion followed by Coffee Break
09:50 Design for Recyclability Guidelines for PET Bottles & Thermoforms
What materials, component systems and technologies are recycle friendly and problematic for recycling
a) Overview of key steps in PET bottle recycling systems and technologies;
b) Review of colourants, functional additives, optical brighteners, O2 scavengers, AA blockers.
c) Review of barrier systems and technologies, label systems, materials and inks
d) Review of shrink and stretch sleeves
f) Review of closures, seal materials and technologies.
g) Review of adhesives, glues
10:30 rPET Food Contact Considerations
- Summary of key legislation requirements and recent EFSA regulations that impact recycled PET resin
11:00 Recent Material Developments
- Green, low carbon, recyclable, high IV EBM resins
11:30 Final Discussion. End of Workshop.
12:00 Lunch
Separately Bookable
(As space is limited, first priority will be given to workshop attendees)Site Visit Tour to Sorepla Recycling Plant
(1230 to 2030 hrs.)12:30 Depart for SOREPLA Recycling Facility
15:30 Arrive SOREPLA
Tour for 2 hours17:30 Depart SOREPLA
20:30 Arrive Back to Hotel
Day 2 – 31 May 2012 – Thursday
MAIN CONFERENCE
07:30 Registration
08:30 Chairman’s Introduction
08:40 How Low Could PET Operating Rates Go in Europe?
- Imbalances of Global Growth in Demand and Supply
- Prospects for Greater Europe Region
- Factors Influencing Future for International Trade
- Trends in PET Pricing
- PET Recycling and Sustainable Development
Speaker: Mr. David Swift, Sr. Consultant
PCI PET Packaging Resin & Recycling Ltd
09:10 Keynote Presentation – Packaging Opportunities from Renewable Materials – Delivering Innovative & Sustainable Solutions that Drive Consumer Value
Speaker: Dr . Michael Okoroafor, Vice President Packaging R&D / Innovation
H. J. Heinz Company
09:50 Discussion followed by Morning Coffee
10:20 2012-2013 European Trade Flows taking into account the latest developments in Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy regulations
Speaker: Mr. Nicolas Massardo, Sales Manager
GSI Francia
10:40 APPE – Leading Preform Producer’s Perspective on the Greater Europe PET Growth & Major Applications
Speaker: Senior Representative
APPE Packaging
11:10 JSC Alco Naphtha PET Plant in Kaliningrad -High-Quality PET Resin Production Update
Speaker: Mr. William Schweizer, CEO
ZAO Alco-Naphtha
11:40 Bridging the gap between Virgin PET and rPET – Artenius New Green PET Resin
Speaker: Mr. Jordi Foguet, Technology Manager
APPE – Artenius PET Packaging
12:10 Developments on New PET Resins for EBM ( Extrusion Blow Molding) and other differentiated applications
Speaker: Mr. Torsten Schmidt, Business Director Packaging Resins
INVISTA Resins & Fibers GmbH
12:40 Discussion followed by Lunch
14:00 France
PET preform market & growing applications from dairy sector
Speaker: Mr. Francois Desfretier, General Manager
PDG Plastiques
14:30 State of the European r-PET market
- meeting the needs and challenges of the rPET market/industry
Speaker: Mr. Christian-Yves Crepet, Managing Director
Sorepla
15:00 Discussion followed by Tea
15:30 Super PET
- Pet recycling from bale to preform
Speaker: Mr. Peter Hartel, Sales Director, PET Recycling
Krones AG
15:50 Food Packaging from recycled PET – New processing possibilities
Speaker: Mr. Andreas Hunold, Technical Sales Manager
Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH
16:10 End Users/ Brand Owners Perspectives
- Demands as a brand / end user for rPET – specifically the colour specifications we need in our PET bottles in order to sell our type of product,
- Reasons behind our recent move to rPET and the work we’re doing with converters (and their resin suppliers) to improve this.
- Some innovations from in PET and success of new launches
Inviting Major Juice Brand Owner
16:40 Final Discussion. Close of Day 1
Day 3 – 01 Jun 2012 – Friday
08:30 Chairman’s Introduction
08:40 European Debt Crisis – Is it all doom and gloom for the packaging industry?
Speaker: Mr. Nicholas Mockett, Corporate Financier
Moorgate Capital
09:10 Outlook for MEG & Availability for Increased PET Capacities in the Region
- high volatility upstream and uncertain demand during difficult macroeconomic times – the challenge for MEG producer
Speaker: Mr. Hans Heijkoop, Commercial Director Europe
MEGlobal Europe GmbH
09:40 First global bio-PET integrated supply chain from production of Bio-MEG to marketing of bio-PET
- Procurement of Bioethanol
- Applications of Bio-PET in new Toyota hybrid
Speaker: Mr. Hikoji Kosaka, Senior Manager
Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A.
10:10 Discussion followed by Coffee
10:40 Purity, reliability and Safeness in PET Recycling
Speaker: Mr. Gilbert Netter, Manager Project Development
EREMA (Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H.)
11:00 Sustainable R-PET Trays for Fish & Meat Product Packaging
Speaker: Ms. Joanna Stephenson, Vice President for Marketing and Innovation
LINPAC Packaging Head Office
Balkans PET Preform Market Developments
11:30 Serbia
Market developments and growing applications of PET packaging in the dairy sector
Speaker: Mr. Vojkan B. Terek, Special Counseller
Borverk Eurotrade d.o.o
12:00 Macedonia
Speaker: Mr. Fadil Morina
BAS Tuti Fruti
12:30 Final Discussion. End of conference
12:45 Lunch
