12th CEEPET & Balkans Markets Krakow 2011

12th CEEPET & Balkans Markets

30-31 May 2011 – Krakow
Novotel Krakow Bronowice

Day 1 – 30 May, 2011 – Monday

13:00     Registration

14:00     Chairman’s Introduction
Speaker: Antonello Ciotti, Global Sales Director PET/PTA, Equipolymers srl

14:10     Will this be a great year for European PET producers?
- Global growth and the looming oversupply
-Is Europe experiencing a window of profit opportunity for Resin producers?
-Mergers and acquisitions in Europe – but has the picture really changed?
-Where next for Recycling and “Sustainability” ?
Speaker: David Swift, Sr. Consultant, PCI PET Packaging Resin & Recycling Ltd

14:45     Emergence of Bio MEG – Sustainable feedstock for Bio PET
Speaker: Sanjeev Gurwara, Global Business Head, India Glycols Ltd.

15:15     Commercialization of Bio-PET
Speaker: Dr. Fanny Liao, President, Oriental Resources Development Ltd

15:45     Discussion followed by Tea

16:15     Barriers to growth in the European R-PET market
Speaker: Mark Victory, Markets Editor, ICIS

16:45     Recycling of PET in Poland
Speaker: Jan Polaczek, Vice President, Polish Union of Plastics Converters

17:10     Moving from PLA to the most sustainable rPET bottle for water packaging
Belu’s  use of 50% rPET content is technically groundbreaking and environmentally leading the way in rPET use in water bottles in the UK and in Europe. The steps involved and the reasons for the transition were carefully explored to ensure that the Belu continued to provide  the most sustainable packaging for its brand.
Speaker: Edward Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek Limited

17:30     PET for the Beer Market – Innovation in Packaging
Speaker: Berco Landman, Principal Scientist – Package Devt, Research & Innovation, Heineken Nederland BV

18:00     Final Discussion. Close of Day 1

19:00    Networking Dinner Reception
All delegates and speakers of the 12th CEEPET are invited to this networking opportunity.
Please RSVP by 26th May
Venue: Garden Tent by the Pool, Ground Floor, Novotel Hotel
Time: 7 pm
Attire: Smart Casual

Day 2 – 31 May, 2011 – Tuesday

08:25   Chairman’s Introduction
Speaker: Martin Wiesweg, Director Aromatic Polymer Studies EMEA, CMAI

08:30    Feedstock market developments – PX/PTA/MEG
Speaker: Simon Moorhouse, Director – Fiber Raw Materials, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Chemical Market Associated Inc – CMAI Europe

09:00     Polish PET Market Update & New Developments
- new, light beverage premould
- multilayered PET foil
Speaker: Dariusz Lizak, Vice President, GTX Hanex Plastic sp. z o.o.

09:30     Bulgaria – PET Market Update & Future Developments
- demand/ supply situation
- competition
- end users
Speaker: Miroslav Nikolov, Purchasing Manager, TERRACHIM 97 LTD (TRADE OFFICE)

10:00     Discussion followed by Coffee

10:30    BRAND OWNERS SESSION – Commitments to Sustainability

Role of Biobased Polymers at Coca Cola Company
Speaker: Cees van Dongen, Director – Sustainable Packaging Solutions, Coca Cola Services – EU Group

How to secure the Quality of PET Bales
Speaker: Philippe Diercxsens, Packaging & Environment Manager, DANONE Waters Division

11:30     Customising Sustainability in PET
- Tailoring solutions throughout the supply chain to optimise sustainability
Speaker: Nigel Pritchard, Managing Director, Petainer Czech Holdings s.r.o.

12:00     100% Green Polyester – The Next Generation of Biobased Materials
- FDCA – green alternative for PTA
- feedstock sourcing and product development
- potential applications
Speaker: Dirk Den Ouden, Director, New Business Development, Avantium Technologies BV

12:30     Rapide Quick Change Tooling for High Flexibility Production
Speaker: Oliver Lindenberg, Director Business Development EMEA, Mold-Masters Europa GmbH

12:50     Discussion followed by Lunch

Afternoon Chairman

14:00     Artenius Packaging – Resuming a major role in plastic containers industry
Speaker: Michel Goovaerts, Plant Director / Specialty Beverages Director, Europe, Artenius PET Packaging Belgium

14:30    Silicon Oxide Barrier Coating technology for Oxygen-Sensitive Products in PET
Speaker: Andreas Klages, International Sales, KHS Plasmax GmbH

15:00     New shape and designs for lighter bottles made possible with overstroke base technology
Speaker: Florian Godet, Packaging Business Developer – Water, CSD, Edible Oil, Sidel Group – Sidel Blowing and Services

15:30     Discussion followed by Tea

16:00     Advanced Sorting Technology for Bottle to Bottle Recycling
Speaker: Peter Mayer, Sales Manager, Sorting Technology, S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH

16:30     NIR identification of Black APET and CPET and other plastics with high speed automatic sorting equipment
Until recently it has not been possible to automatically detect black plastics that have been pigmented by carbon black due to the absorption of the NIR signal. Nextek has successfully developed classes of black pigments that can be used with APET and CPET and yet ensure that they do not remain in the unidentified stream that usually does not get recycled.
Speaker: Edward Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek Limited

17:00     Final Discussion

17:15     End of Conference.