Roadshow "Circular Economy Coalition bridges the PET value chain between Eastern, Central and Western Europe” 17th October

 

PETCORE EUROPE in partnership with the Circular Economy Coalition in Romania (CERC) invites you to attend a physical event “Circular Economy Coalition bridges the PET value chain between Eastern, Central and Western Europe”.

 

This event marks our first gathering in Bucharest, where we will be joined by PET packaging experts from across the entire PET value chain in Central and Eastern Europe. The registration will be available shortly. 

 

The conference will take place at the Grand Hotel Bucharest, Rapsodia Hall, 4 Nicolae Balcescu Blvd, 010051 Bucharest, Romania. To make a reservation, please send a direct e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Sabina Secuianu).

 

We are honoured to announce our keynote speakers:

  • Nicolae Ștefănuță - Vice-President of the European Parliament since July 2024.
  • Mircea Fechet - Romanian Minister of Environment.

 

The objective of this roadshow is to share the main activities carried on in Brussels to allow the PET business, both PET packaging and textile,  to grow while implementing the Circular Economy and to define with the attendees the main priorities in the region.

  

Building collaboration within PETCORE EUROPE’s PET value chain across Central, Eastern and Western Europe requires a multi-faceted approach that includes regulatory alignment, deep technical expertise and infrastructure development. By focusing on these areas, PETCORE EUROPE and its members can move faster towards a truly circular economy and support all regions by benefiting from this collaboration.

 

AGENDA

09:00 – 10:00  Registration and Welcome coffee

10:00 – 10:15  Opening   

  • Antonello Ciotti, PETCORE EUROPE & Constantin Damov, Circular Economy Coalition CERC
  • Noel Maguire, GreenGroup - Conference Moderator

 

10:15 – 10:45  Local and EU Institutions’ view

Subtitle: To regain EU competitiveness while aiming to increase circularity. PETCORE EUROPE role in the process as value chain association and interface with EU institutions

  • The European Parliament vision of circularity and how the industry associations, such as PETCORE, can work together with the EU commission to achieve it (Nicolae Ștefănuță, Vice President of EU Parliament)
  • The contribution of the industry value chain to the achievement of the circularity goals in Romania (Mircea Fechet, Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Romania)

 

10:45 – 10:55  Q&A

10:55 – 11:55      PETCORE new organization

Subtitle: Adapting to the market and regulatory environment evolution

  • PETCORE organigram (Roberto Bertaggia, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • Regulatory work/ Taxonomy (Antonello Ciotti, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • Standard: CEN WG 10 activities and PETCORE contribution (Raphael Jaumotte, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • TOMRA’s updates: focus on Central-Eastern European countries: (Doinita Mihai, TOMRA)

 

11:55 – 12:35      Platforms, guidelines and new activities

Subtitle: Supporting innovation towards circularity

  • EPBP (European PET Bottle Platform)/TCEP (Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform) (Argiris Dabanlis, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • TEXTILE SIG (Christian Crepet, PETCORE EUROPE)

 

12:35 – 13:15  Joint Scientific Studies and Innovation Projects

Subtitle: Developing key scientific tools and protocols for the PET industry in cooperation with the EU Commission

  • NIAS (Non-Intentionally Added Substances) (Zsolt Puskas, KÖR + Raphael Jaumotte, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • TWG (Thermoform Working Group)/FB (Functional Barrier) (Raphael Jaumotte, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) (Argiris Dabanlis, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • Depolymerization, novel technology and food contact (BHET TF) (Raphael Jaumotte, PETCORE EUROPE)

 

13:15 – 13:25  Q&A

13:25 – 14:25   Lunch break

 

14:25 – 14:50   Communications Updates                                 

  • Noel Maguire, GreenGroup 

 

14:50 – 15:25 Stakeholder and PETCORE Engagement

Subtitle: Interrelationship with the EU Commission & Institutions and Networking. Data Sharing     

  • Certification process Article 6 (1616/2022) DG Santé (Raphael Jaumotte PETCORE EUROPE)
  • Webinars and Conferences (Roberto Bertaggia, PETCORE EUROPE)
  • ICIS data (Roberto Bertaggia, PETCORE EUROPE)

 

15:25 – 15:45  Q&A

15:45 – 16:00  What’s next? & Wrap up & closure

  • Antonello Ciotti, PETCORE EUROPE, & Constantin Damov, Circular Economy Coalition CERC

 

 

If you would like to register for this event, please conatct us: 

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PETCORE EUROPE hopes to see you in Bucharest on 17th of October!