16th GEPET in France Maps Talks on Low Crude Prices, PET Markets, RPET and Packaging Innovations

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Apr 28, 2015, 03:00 ET


Lyon, France (PRWEB) April 28, 2015 -- Opening the 16th edition of CMT's premier PET meet is David Swift, Managing Director, PCI (PET Packaging, Resin & Recycling) Ltd with his views on the burgeoning question – Low oil: Opportunity or threat to polyester packaging? Joining him are prominent PET packaging majors including Nestle Waters MT and APPE sharing key perspectives on ‘Packaging Sustainability: Why we should look at the entire product life cycle’, ‘Revolutionary ThermaLite PET jars - for hot/cold fill and all methods of pasteurisation’ as well as French converter PDG Plastiques with an insightful update on ‘PET packaging for milk and dairy products’.

Topics related to bio-based paraxylene from non-food biomass, PX competitiveness, competitiveness in the RPET business will be delivered by C-level executives from Anellotech Inc, Reliance Technology Group, Reliance Industries Ltd and Sorepla, respectively. Alessandro Pirondini, President - PET Business, JBF Rak LLC will provide an update on their latest PET production plant in Europe. Attendees of 16th GEPET will also hear first-hand about Suntory's global packaging activities.

In addition to above, other vital sessions include:

  • Update on the specific collaborative project between Suntory and OSG, 'OASIS 2L Light-weighting – Orangina Schweppes Group
  • Cooling Systems for PET and Beverages Industry: New Paradigms – Frigel Firenze S.p.A.
  • Food Grade PET Recycling in one simple extrusion step – Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH
  • APET Sheets for trays and ready meals packaging – A producer’s perspective – AMB SRL.
  • From PET bottle flakes to high-quality yarns – BB Engineering GmbH
  • RPET for direct food contact. Quality control and traceability as the current challenges in rPET sheet production – Starlinger

On the sidelines of 16th GEPET, a pre-conference site visit to state-of-the-art APPE PET recycling plant in Beaune is scheduled on 10 June while a post-conference workshop on ‘Improving RPET Quality for Food Contact Applications & New Developments in PET (bottles /trays/ sheets) Recycling’ to be conducted by Edward Kosior, Managing Director, Nextek Ltd will run on 12 June.

View event website or contact Ms. Hafizah at +65 6346 9218 for more details.

Ms. Hafizah, Centre for Management Technology, http://www.cmtevents.com, +65 6346 9218, [email protected]