Building up on the success of 2021 with more than 200 visitors, Petcore Europe is happy to announce its 2022 conference over two days at DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels.

Attendees will still be able to network thanks to a "Networking Dinner" on February 2nd, but they will also be able to visit "Exhibition booth". We also would like to remind you kindly that in case of travel restrictions, the conference will be displayed online and in case of a new lockdown the event will become fully virtual. Please make sure you book your tickets which will be valid in both case scenario​.

Day 1: Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Perspectives, Strategy and Legislative Challenges for the PET value chain

10:30 - 11: 00 Networking Coffee 

• 11:00 - 11:15: Welcome – Christian Crepet, Executive Director, Petcore Europe

        11:15 - 12:30: Session 1

       Moderated by Christian Crepet, Executive Director, Petcore Europe

• 11:10 - 11:30: Petcore PET market State of Play 2020 – Andy Grant (Eunomia)

• 11:30 - 11:45: Covid Learning & end to end supply chain – Argiris Dabanlis (Petcore Europe)
• 11:45 - 12:00: 2021 Petcore PET Communication Campaign: Preparing 2022 – David Turier (Fleishman & Hillard)
• 12:00 - 12:15: Panel Debate – Q&A

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch

        13:30 - 15:30: Session 2

       Moderated by Jim Armstrong, Recoup UK

• 13:30 - 13:45: PET Producers' view: How virgin production industry is preparing for conversion to R PET - Antonello Ciotti (CPME)
• 13:45 - 14:00: PET converters’ view: Impact from disconnection from virgin – Filip de Botton (Logoplaste)
• 14:00 - 14:15: PET trays Converters’ view: Towards Circularity – Nicolas Lorentz (PACCOR)
• 14:15 - 14:30: PET recyclers’ view: How to cope with demand and long-term view with investment? – Casper van den Dungen (Plastics Recyclers Europe)

• 14:30 - 14:45: PET retailers' view: Consumers habits versus plastic packaging – Zoom on Bottles – (tbc)
• 14:45 - 15:00: Unesda: Which future for PET Bottle? – Antoon Spiessens (Coca-Cola)
• 15:00 - 15:15: Microplastics: a big step towards rationalising the debate through harmonization & normalisation of analytical methods – Nizar Benismail (NMWE)
• 15:15 - 15:30: Panel Debate – Q&A

15:30 - 16:15: Networking Coffee Break

        16:15 - 17:15: Session 3 Regulation & Legislative Update

       Moderated (tbc) 

• 16:15 - 16:30: Circular Plastic Alliance: Monitoring standardization and state of play – Laure Baillargeon (EU Commission)
• 16:30 - 16:45: Single Use Plastic Directive by DG environment – Mattia Pellegrini (EU Commission)
• 16:45 - 17:00: Deposit for better collection and better PET sorting Scheme – Maria Spyraki (EU Parliament) 

• 17:00 - 17:15: Panel Debate – Q&A

17:15 - 17:30: Wrap-up and closing

19:00: Networking Dinner 

 Day 2: Thursday, 3 February 2022

PET Collecting, Sorting, Recycling & Circularity 

09:00 - 09:45: Welcome Coffee

        09:45-11:05: Session 4: Working's Group Update

       Moderated by tbc

• 09:45 - 10:05: PET Depolymerization and Food contact – Stephen Short (Petcore Europe)
• 10:05 - 10:25: PET Depolymerization Technology Status – Martin Stephan (Carbios)
• 10:25 - 10:45: Labels: Turning labels circular – Sofiane Mameri (Sleever)
• 10:45 - 11:05: Going beyond recycling – why PET reuse solutions matter – Sebastian Lemp (Alpla)
• 11:05 - 11:20: Comparative LCA Analysis – Argiris Dabanlis (Petcore Europe) & Klaas Geneyn (McBride)

11:20-11:45: Networking Coffee

• 11:45 - 12:00 PET Trays: Evaluation working group update, design guidelines and last technical development – Ana Fernandez (Klöckner Pentaplast)
• 12:00 - 12:15: Trays to trays recycling: a new implementation from collection to rPET manufacture – Hélène Legrand (Valorplast) & François Lagrue (Wellman)
• 12:15 - 12:30: Feedback on white containers circularity in France – Vincent Colard (CITEO)
• 12:30 - 12:45: EPBP: Building a solid Governance System for closed loop PET recycling in Europe together – Bruno Van Gompel (UNESDA)
• 12:45 - 13:00: RecyClass – Fabrizio Di Gregorio (Plastics Recyclers Europe)
• 13:00 - 13:15: Panel Debate - Q&A 

13:15 -14:30: Networking Lunch

        14:30-16:00: Session 5 Trends in Sorting and Collection

        Moderated by tbc

• 14:30-14:45: Digital Watermarks: 2022 Final Stretch? – Larry Logan (Digimarc)
• 15:00-15:15: Deposit return system: State of play the best solution! –  Clarissa Morawski (Reloop)
• 15:15-15:30: Digital Deposit Return System: How does it work? – Eric Randall (Bryson Recycling)
• 15:30 -15:45: The SamurAI and the impact of AI in the design of Material Recycling Facility – Ian Smith (Machinex)
• 15:45 -16:00: Panel Debate – Q&A

16:00: Wrap-up and closing

Sincerely yours,

Petcore Europe Team