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PETCORE EUROPE Annual Conference 2022

Agenda

  • 14-15 June 2022
  • Hybrid Event

Petcore Europe Annual Conference on 14-15 June 2022 at DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City

Day 1 | Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Perspectives, Strategy and Legislative Challenges for the PET value chain

  1. This event will be moderated by

  2. 10:30 – 11:00

    Welcome Networking Coffee

  3. 11:00 – 11:15

    Welcome

  4. 11:00 – 12:30

    Session 1: Macro Operating Environment – moderated by Christian Crépet

  5. 11:10 – 11:30

    Petcore PET market State of Play 2020

  6. 11:30 – 11:45

    Geopolitical and Pandemic Learnings for end-to-end supply chain

  7. 11:45 – 12:00

    Spreading the word on PET as the sustainable packaging choice

  8. 12:00 – 12:15

    Panel Debate – Q&A

  9. 12:15 – 13:30

    Lunch break

  10. 13:30 – 15:30

    Session 2: Strategy Towards the Future – moderated by Antonello Ciotti & Jim Armstrong

  11. 13:30 – 13:45

    PET Packaging: From Challenges to Opportunities – the role of PET EUROPE

  12. 13:45 – 14:00

    PET converters’ view: the challenges in conversion to address the balance of RPET vs Virgin resin

  13. 14:00 – 14:15

    PET trays Converters’ view: Towards Circularity

  14. 14:15 – 14:30

    PET recyclers’ view: How to cope with demand and long-term view with investment?

  15. 14:30 – 14:45

    PET seen from retailers’ view: Consumers habits and plastic packaging

  16. 14:45 – 15:00

    Circular PET in World Without Waste

  17. 15:00 – 15:15

    Microplastics: a big step towards rationalising the debate through harmonization & normalisation of analytical methods

  18. 15:15 – 15:30

    Panel Debate – Q&A

  19. 15:30 – 16:15

    Networking Coffee Break

  20. 16:15 – 17:15

    Session 3: Regulation & Legislative Update – moderated by Antonello Ciotti

  21. 16:15 – 16:30

    Circular Plastic Alliance: Monitoring standardization and state of play

  22. 16:30 – 16:45

    Navigating through regulatory developments

  23. 16:45 – 17:00

    Deposit for better collection and better PET sorting Scheme

  24. 17:00 – 17:15

    Panel Debate – Q&A

  25. 17:15 – 17:30

    Wrap-up and closing

  26. 19:00

    Networking Dinner (prior booking required)

Day 2 | Wednesday, 15 June 2022

PET Collecting, Sorting, Recycling & Circularity

  1. 09:00 – 09:45

    Welcome Networking Coffee

  2. 09:45 – 11:20

    Session 4: Working’s Group Update – moderated by Christian Crepet & Raphael Jaumotte

  3. 09:45 – 10:05

    PET Depolymerization and Food contact

  4. 10:05 – 10:25

    PET Depolymerization Technology Status

  5. 10:25 – 10:45

    Labels: Turning labels circular

  6. 10:45 – 11:05

    Going beyond recycling – why PET reuse solutions matter

  7. 11:05 – 11:20

    Comparative LCA Analysis

  8. 11:20 – 11:45

    Networking Coffee Break

  9. 11:45 – 12:00

    PET Trays: Evaluation working group update, design guidelines and last technical development

  10. 12:00 – 12:15

    Trays to trays recycling: a new implementation from collection to rPET manufacture

  11. 12:15 – 12:30

    Feedback on white containers circularity in France

  12. 12:30 – 12:45

    EPBP New Operating Model

  13. 12:45 – 13:00

    Recyclass

  14. 13:00 – 13:15

    Panel Debate – Q&A

  15. 13:15 – 14:30

    Lunch Break

  16. 14:30-16:00

    Session 5: Trends in Sorting and Collection – moderated by Jim Armstrong

  17. 14:30-14:45

    Digital Watermarks: 2022 Final Stretch?

  18. 15:00-15:15

    Deposit return system: State of play the best solution!

  19. 15:15-15:30

    Digital Deposit Return System: How does it work?

  20. 15:30 -15:45

    The SamurAI and the impact of AI in the design of Material Recycling Facility

  21. 15:45 -16:00

    Panel Debate – Q&A

  22. 16:00

    Wrap-up and closing