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Agenda

Day 01
Day 02

Day 1 - 05 February 2026

  • 8:00-9:00

Registration Time

  • 9:00-9:15

Welcome & Introduction: Sponsors

Speakers

All Sponsors

Moderators

  • 9:15-9:20

Opening of the event by Pietro Fiocchi

Speaker

Moderators

  • 9:20-9:45

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

  • 9:45-10:05

Developments in PET and rPET market prices

Speakers

Moderator

  • 10:05-10:35

Where do PET and rPET markets go from here

Speaker

Speaker​ and Moderator

  • 10:35-10:55

Changing dynamics of trade and how this shapes the European market

Speaker

Moderator

  • 10:55-11:25

Q&A

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:25-11:45

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

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:45-12:05

Coffee Break

Session 2

European competitiveness - PET Value Chain Views

  • 12:05-12:25

The PET Pivot: Messaging for a Circular Future

Speakers

Moderator

  • 12:25-12:45

Updates on Advocacy Working Group

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:45-12:55

Q&A

Speakers

Moderators

  • 12:55-13:10

Commission activities to enhance sustainability of the plastic value chain.

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:10-13:15

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:15-13:30

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

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:30-13:35

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 13:35-14:25

Lunch Break

Session 3

European competitiveness

  • 14:25-14:45

Corepla: Driving Effectiveness and Efficiency in Italy’s EPR System

Speakers

Moderator

  • 14:45-15:05

Q&A

Speakers

Moderators

  • 15:05-15:20

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

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:20-15:25

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:25-15:40

FCM regulation update

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:40-15:45

Q&A

Speaker

Moderators

  • 15:45-16:00

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

Speakers

Moderator

Session 4

Policy and regulatory Updates

  • 16:00-16:05

Q&A

Speakers

Moderator

  • 16:05-16:25

Coffee Break

  • 16:25-16:35

Introduction: Innovation Papers

Speaker​s and Moderators

  • 16:35-16:45

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

Speaker

Moderators

Session 5

Policymakers' views

  • 16:45-16:55

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

Speaker

Moderators

  • 16:55-17:05

Closing the loop on heat-resistant food packaging: how Akestra™ expands PET circularity

Speaker

Moderators

  • 17:05-17:15

Advancing PET Circularity with CircStab

Speakers

Moderators

  • 17:15-17:25

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

Speaker

Moderator

  • 17:25-17:45

Q&A and Closure

Speakers

Moderator

  • 19:30-20:30
  • Gallery visit
  • 20:30-22:30
  • Cocktain Reception & Gala dinner at Galleria del Cardinale

Speaker

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 towards 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

European Commission policies to support to uptake of secondary raw materials

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

Functional Barrier Updates and Thermoforms Working Group Activities

Speaker

Moderator

  • 11:45-12:05

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

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:05-12:25

NIAS: how to ensure a safe future ?

Speaker

Moderator

  • 12:25-12:45

Strengthening Market Integrity for Recycled PET Through Cross-border Traceability : How can science help ?

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

Public policies supporting the circularity of plastics in France and at EU level

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

Unlocking Polyester Textiles Circularity in Europe: Regulation, Infrastructure and Investments

Speaker

Speaker and Moderator

  • 15:35-15:40

Q&A

Speaker

Speaker and Moderator

  • 15:40-16:00

Coffee Break

  • 16:00-16:20

rPET White bottle - The Reference Bottle. A reality in the market

Speakers

Moderator

  • 16:20-16:25

Q&A

Speakers

Moderator

Session 5

Supporting circularity: Labels and O&F Working Groups

  • 16:25-16:30

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

Speaker

Moderators

  • 16:30-16:35

PETCORE EUROPE LCA Tool

Speaker

Moderators

  • 16:35-16:45

The Reuse Cycle of Plastic Packaging Materials

Speaker

  • 16:45-16:50

PET Depolymerization to BHET: News from PETCORE EUROPE Novel Technology Consortium

Speaker

Moderators

  • 16:50-17:00

Wrap-up & Closure

Speaker

Speaker and Moderator

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Networking

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