9th LAPET Mexico City 2011
THE EVENT BELOW IS CLOSED.
9th LAPET
(Latin America PET Packaging Markets)
19-20 Oct 2011 – Mexico City
The Westin Sante Fe
Day 1 – 19 Oct 2011, Wednesday
08:00 Registration & Morning Coffee
08:45 Chairman’s Welcome & Introductions
Speaker: Mr. Augusto Knudsen Liparachi, Commercial Director PET Division – Latin America & Caribbean
MFC Commodities GmbH
09:00 PET IN LATIN AMERICA
- The Changing global picture for demand and supply
- The Growth Prospects for Mexico and Latin America Region
- Prospects for trade?
- Trends in PET Pricing
- PET Recycling and Sustainable Development
Speaker: Mr. David Swift, Sr. Consultant
PCI PET Packaging Resin & Recycling Ltd
09:30 POLYESTER SUPPLY CHAIN: SUPPLY, DEMAND, TRADE AND ECONOMICS
Speaker: Mr. Chase Willett, Director Polyester & Polyester Raw Materials
IHS-CMAI
10:00 OUTLOOK FOR PET MARKETS IN THE EMERGING CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION
Cuba
Speaker: Ms. Elizabeth Albis Curl Hernandez, Buyer Manager
Los Portales
10:30 Discussion followed by Coffee
11:10 Costa Rica
Speaker: Mr. Ernesto Moreno, President & CEO
Total PET Packaging
Venezuela
Speaker: Mr. Alirio Andueza, Operations Manager
Total Plastic
12:10 LESS CAN BE MORE- HOW TO STAY COMPETITIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF HIGH RESIN COSTS
- Reduction of Carbon emission and cost and improved performance
- Understanding how to design new neck finish and intelligent cap processes
Speaker: Mr. Lothar Brauer, Director Tech Mktg & Business Dev
Bericap Gmbh & Co
12:40 NEW TRENDS OF COOLING SOLUTIONS FOR INJECTION & BLOW MOULDING
Speaker: Mr. Daniel Garcia Juambeltz, Regional Director for Américas
Frigel Firenze S.p.A.
13:10 Discussion followed by Lunch
14:30 BEVERAGE MARKET PERSPECTIVE ON PET PACKAGING
Speaker: Mr. Pedro Ibanez, Latin America Manager
Canadean
15:00 PET CONTAINERS WITH BARRIER SYSTEMS AGAINST LIGHT FOR UHT MILK
Speaker: Mr. Francisco Ollervides V., Technical Sales Manager
Eurotecsa S.A. de C.V. – Netstal
15:30 MARKET OUTLOOK OF PERSONAL & HOME CARE & ITS PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
Speaker: Mr. Eric Garcia, New product engineering & development
Avon Mexico
16:00 Discussion followed by Tea
16:30 RAPIDE QUICK CHANGE TOOLING FOR HIGH FLEXIBILITY PRODUCTION
Speaker: Mr. Richard Sieradzki, Global Vice President – MPET Division
Mold Masters Limited
17:00 HOTFILL APPLICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY FOR FOOD
Speaker: Mr. Jose M Diaz, Manager – International Licensing Support
Graham Packaging
17:30 LIGHTEST WEIGHT PREFORMS AT THE FASTEST CYCLES
- 4.0 lightweighting capabilitie
- Next generation integrated system devices
Speaker: Mr. Michael Urquhart, Vice President PET Systems
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd
18:00 Discussion followed by End of Day 1
18:15 Networking Reception for speakers and delegates
Day 2 – 20 Oct 2011, Thursday
08:45 Chairman’s Remarks
Speaker: Mr. Santiago Garcia, General Manager
APREPET
09:00 FORMING A COMMON FRONT TO IMPROVE RECYCLABILITY OF PET
- Legislation & Sustainability
Speakers:
Sergio Gasca Alvarez, Director de Manejo, Sustentable de Residuos Sólidos
SEMARNAT
Mr. Rafael Torre Mendoza, Director General
Morphoplast
Mr. Eduardo Martinez, President
Asociacion Nacional de Industrias del Plastico A.C. (ANIPAC)
09:40 PROCESSING RPET: HOW IT’S DONE AT A LEADING PET BOTTLE MAKER
- Quality requirement of RPET
- Processing challenges and considerations to ensure good quality PCR bottles
- Varying percentage of PCR materials and their impact
Speaker: Ms. Gabriela Hernandez, Sustainable Package Manager
Coca Cola de Mexico
10:10 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN RPET & THE PROS AND CONS OF USING IT FOR LONG LIFE AND SHORT LIFE JUICE INDUSTRY & WATER
Speaker: Mr. Edward Kosior, Managing Director
Nextek Limited
10:40 Discussion followed by Coffee
11:10 HOW TO TREAT RPET IN AN EFFICENT WAY FOR HIGH END APPLICATIONS
Speaker: Mr. Edward Kosior, Managing Director
Nextek Limited
11:40 LATEST IN PET ADDITIVES
Speaker: Mr. Mario A. Munoz, Country Sales Manager
Croda
12:10 HOW TO RECYCLE BEST QUALITY PET TO OBTAIN BETTER PRODUCT
Speaker: Mr. Carlos E Lotero, Houston Operations Manager
Custom Polymers PET
12:40 Final Discussion followed by Lunch & End of Conference
OPTIONAL SITE VISIT
La Industria Mexicana de Reciclaje, IMER, the first Recycling PET Plastic Plant (Food Grade) in México and the biggest capacity in Latin América (based in Toluca area).
(1400 – 1830hrs.)14:00 Gather at Hotel Lobby for bus transfer to the site location
15:30 Site Visit
17:00 Departure
18:30 Arrive back in Hotel
