SAVE the date 27 & 28 May to meet up with experts and PET Thermoforms industry leaders at our Thermoforms Conference 2025 “PET Thermoforms Circularity: How can collection and sorting of PET Thermoforms be improved?” that will be held in France, Dijon & Beaune.”
Registration is open NOW: HERE. We have negotiated a preferred rate for our attendees at Mercure Dijon Centre Clemenceau Hotel. To book a room, please follow this link. If you have any questions regarding the hotel registration, please contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. andThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please be advised that the number of rooms is limited.
PETCORE EUROPE Thermoforms Working Group was launched in June 2015, comprises more than 80 companies and organizations including key players from industry and waste management and had organize a number of events such as online workshops on Recycling PET Thermoforms , and Thermoforms Conference 2023 in Italy & 2024 in Spain.
The objective of this physical event is to promote thermoforms collection, sorting & recycling and specifically tray to tray recycling. We will also showcase PETCORE EUROPE Thermoforms WG’s initiatives: Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) and Functional Barrier (FB) task Force. This year’s event will focus on collection and sorting that are actually the next key topic to address to enhance PET thermoforms recycling throughout Europe. Also, other initiatives on data collection on thermoforms and partnerships with European associations.
The first day of the event will feature the presentations from all the major experts in the field of thermoforms, followed by panel discussions with the guests from the industry. Also high-level speakers will join us to explain the goals & expectations of the European Commission for the PET trays. While, on the second day PETCORE EUROPE will organize a visit to one of the most sophisticated Sorting Plant that shows how efficient collection and sorting can happen for PET thermoforms. To learn more about this outstanding Sorting Plant, please follow this link here.
Sponsors
The PETCORE EUROPE Thermoforms Conference 2025 will be sponsored by organisations or individual companies, and we invite you to contact us should you wish to join this growing list. As sponsor, your company's name and logo will be displayed on all our communications material (including invitations, agendas, press releases and website) as well as promoted during the event. If you are interested to hear more about our sponsor package, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
GOLD SPONSORS
Silver Sponsors
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Media Partnership
As a media partner, your organisation's name and logo will be displayed on all our communications materials (including agendas, press releases and websites) as well as promoted on social media during the event, you will also be granted one free access for the event. If you are interested to hear more about our media partnership package, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Tuesday, 27th May: Conference
- Transfer to DFCO Conference Venue:
8:00 AM: 30-minute walk to DFCO Dijon OR 8:30 AM: Bus transfer to DFCO Dijon.
- 8:45 AM: Welcome coffee at DFCO.
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Conference at White Bar, DFCO.
10:30 AM: Coffee break with snacks.
12:30 - 2:00 PM: Standing lunch at Le Goût du Vin, DFCO.
3:30 PM: Coffee break with snacks.
- 5:00 PM: Bus transfer back to Hotel Mercure.
- Evening Program:
6:00 PM: Transfer (bus or on foot) to Dijon city center.
6:30 - 7:30 PM: Guided walking tour of Dijon city center.
7:30 - 8:30 PM: Guided tour of Cité de la Gastronomie, Dijon.
8:30 PM: Standing cocktail & dinner at Cité de la Gastronomie, with live music.
23:00 PM: Bus transfer back to Hotel Mercure.
Wednesday, 28th May: Bourgogne Recyclage Visit & Wine Tasting
- 7:45 AM: Bus transfer from Dijon to Bourgogne Recyclage Travoisy, Ruffey-les-Beaune.
- 8:45 - 9:00 AM: Welcome at the plant, safety briefing, and equipment distribution.
- 9:00 - 10:50 AM: Guided tours in groups.
- 11:00 AM: Bus transfer to wine tasting.
- 11:15 - 12:30 PM: Visit and tasting at Bouchard Aîné & Fils.
- 12:30 - 1:00 PM: Bus transfer to Domaine de l’Abbaye de Maizières.
- 1:00 - 2:00 PM: Lunch at the cellar of Domaine de l’Abbaye de Maizières.
- 3:00 PM: Bus transfer back to Dijon, Hotel Mercure Clemenceau.
