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Agenda

Day 01
Day 02

Day 1 - 05 February 2026

  • 8:00-9:00

Registration Time

  • 9:00-9:20

Welcome & Introduction: Sponsors & Local Institutions

Speaker

All Sponsors

Moderators

  • 9:20-9:40

Upstream markets and overcapacity in Asia – what does this mean for Europe/global markets

Speaker

Moderator

Session 1

A bird’s eye view: Market Dynamics

  • 9:40-10:00

Where do PET and rPET markets go from here

Speaker

Speaker​ and Moderator

  • 10:00-10:20

Panel Discussion

Moderator

  • 10:20-10:40

Developments in PET and rPET market prices

Speakers

Moderator

  • 10:40-11:00

Changing dynamics of trade and how this shapes the European market

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:00-11:20

Panel Discussion

Moderator

  • 11:20-11:40

Update on the Status of PET & Its Recycling in the USA

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:40-12:00

Coffee Break

Session 2

European competitiveness - PET Value Chain Views

  • 12:00-12:20

The PET Pivot: Messaging for a Circular Future

Speakers

Moderator

  • 12:20-12:40

Updates on Advocacy Working Group

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:40-12:50

Q&A

Speakers

Moderators

  • 12:50-13:05

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:05-13:10

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:10-13:25

The European Anti-Fraud Office: Detect, Investigate, Protect

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:25-13:30

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:30-14:30

Lunch Break

Session 3

European competitiveness

  • 14:30-14:55

Italian Landscape

Speakers

Moderator

  • 14:55-15:00

Q&A

Speakers

Moderators

Session 4

Policy and regulatory Updates

  • 15:00-15:15

The role of trade defence in supporting a level playing field in PET packaging

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:15-15:20

Q&A with Martin Lukas

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:20-15:35

FCM regulation update

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:35-15:40

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:40-15:55

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:55-16:00

Q&A

Moderators

  • 16:00-16:15

Mechanical PET recycling processes for plastics used in food contact materials: navigating the application procedure

Speakers

Moderator

  • 16:15-16:20

Q&A

Speakers

Moderator

  • 16:20-16:40

Coffee Break

Session 5

Policymakers' views

  • 16:40-16:50

Introduction: Innovation Papers

Speaker​s and Moderators

  • 16:50-17:00

Traceability Solutions for Recycled Content – The Inclusive Digital Chain of Custody Platform

Speaker

Moderators

  • 17:00-17:10

Preserving Quality, Enabling Circularity. ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ Oxyloop-1: A technology for PET bottle Packaging

Speaker

Moderators

  • 17:10-17:20

Closing the loop on high-temperature food packaging: how Akestra™ expands PET circularity

Speaker

Moderators

  • 17:20-17:30

Advancing PET Circularity with CircStab

Speakers

Moderators

  • 17:30-17:40

Influence of PET Color During Extrusion and the Contribution of Optical Technologies

Speaker

Moderator

  • 17:40-18:00

Q&A and Closure

Speakers

  • 19:30-20:30
  • Gallery visit
  • 20:30-22:30
  • Cocktail Reception & Gala dinner

Day 2 - 06 February 2026

Session 1

Design for circularity: EPBP, TCEP & Standardization

  • 8:30-8:35

Welcome & Intoduction

Speaker

  • 8:35-8:55

New PETCORE EUROPE Projects

Speaker​ and Moderator

  • 8:55-9:10

TCEP: 2026 a year for Thermoforms Circularity

Speaker

Speaker​ and Moderator

  • 9:10-9:25

EPBP Leadership towars Circularity

Speaker​ and Moderator

  • 9:25-09:40

Panel discussion

Speakers

Speakers​ and Moderators

Session 2

PET Thermoforms: the only circular and safe solution!

  • 9:40-10:00

Speaker

Moderator

  • 10:00-10:05

Q&A

Speaker

Moderator

  • 10:05-10:25

Coffee Break

Session 3

Depolymerization and textile: new frontiers

  • 10:25-10:45

CEN standards are here: how to use them to prepare 2030

Speaker

Moderator

  • 10:45-11:05

Developing a methodology for calculating the Recycling Performance Grade under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:05-11:15

Q&A

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:15-11:45

Updates on Thermoforms Working Group and Functional Barrier

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:45-12:05

The PETCORE Lab Cluster: Harmonization of screening methods for contaminants in PET

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:05-12:25

CTIPC: French technical center for plastics

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:25-12:45

Updates on NIAS

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:45-13:00

Panel discussion

Speakers

Moderator

  • 13:00-14:00

Lunch Break

Session 4

Digital platforms: data at the core of improvement

  • 14:00-14:20

Regulatory updates

Speaker

Moderator

  • 14:20-14:40

New Taric Code

Speaker

Picture 1

Louhane Jacob

Direction Générale des Entreprises (DGE), France

Speaker and Moderator

  • 14:40-15:00

Coordination Platform

Speaker

Moderator

  • 15:00-15:10

Q&A

Speakers

Picture 1

Louhane Jacob

Direction Générale des Entreprises (DGE), France

Moderator

  • 15:10-15:35

Textile and Depolymersation

Speaker

Speaker and Moderator

  • 15:35-15:40

Q&A

Speaker

Speaker and Moderator

  • 15:40-16:00

Coffee Break

  • 16:00-16:20

PET White bottle - The Reference Bottle

Speakers

Moderator

  • 16:20-16:25

Q&A

Speakers

Moderator

Session 5

Supporting circularity: Labels and O&F Working Groups

  • 16:25-16:55

Updates on the activities of Working Groups: LCA, Labels & Reuse (Bopet & BHET)

Speaker

Moderators

  • 16:55-17:05

Wrap-up & Closure

Speaker

Speaker and Moderator

How to enter the event

 

  1. Click on the link that will be sent on the day of the conference

  2. It is recommended that you use Chrome web browser.

  3. Select an attendee ticket and click “join event”.

  4. You will be redirected to a sign-up page. Please create an account with the email address you have registered with and click sign-up. If you already have a Hopin account, please log in with your details.

  5. You have now entered the conference. On the left side of your screen, you will see different tabs:

Reception

is where you can find all the information about the conference (agenda, bio of speakers, schedule with timings etc.)

Stage

is where the main speeches and the panel discussion will happen.

Networking

for a better connection, we recommend you close any video call softwares of websites. During the breaks, you have the possibility to connect with other participants. You can do so in two ways:

Click on the Networking tab and you will be connected automatically with a fellow event participant who also wants to network.

Look for the person you want to connect with on the attendee list (this list can be found by clicking on "people" on the right side of your screen) click on the name of the person you would like to talk to and invite him/her for a video call.

How to ask a question to the panelists

Write your question on the event chat, the moderator will have it in front of her/him and will pick relevant questions to ask the speakers.