PROGRAMME DAY ONE
Wednesday 6 May 2009
08.15 Registration and refreshments
09.00 Chairman’s welcome
09.15 PET FOR BEVERAGES: CURRENT MARKET AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
· How will the expected growth in beverage markets impact on usage of PET in the next 5 years?
· In which geographies and beverage sectors are such opportunities likely to appear?
· Other challenges and issues to consider
Jason Holway, Managing Director, futureau consulting limited
09.45 MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN BARRIER PET BOTTLES
· Market background
· Current market trends & developments
· Key growth drivers
· Future opportunities
Dominic Cakebread, Director of Packaging Services, Canadean
10.15 PET PACKAGING IN THE
· Survey of basic industry issues
· Resin S/D and pricing
· Market comments for major end use categories
o projections, new product introductions, equipment developments, the impact of sustainability, alternative processing technologies
Gordon J. Bockner, President, Business Development Associates
10.45 Questions and answers
11.00 Break
11.30 CAN BARRIER PET BREAK OUT OF ITS NICHE POSITION FOR DAIRY?
· Is PET ticking all the boxes?
o trading up and down
· Can the dairy industry afford it?
o total cost of ownership
· How about barrier PET for UHT milk?
o update on new emerging technologies
Jan Arnaut, Managing Director, CATIE
12.00 GLASS-LIKE PET FOR WINE
· New design
· Shelf life analysis
· Technical performances
Dino Zanette, Laboratory Manager, PET Engineering
12.30 INNOVATIVE OVERMOULDING LINEAR CONCEPT
· PRElactia
o 100% light barrier PET bottles for UHT milk and dairy products
o weight optimisation
o feedback from the market
· Other applications in overmoulding of preform
o bi color
o using regrind outside
o PP-PS
· Linear mould for caps
Alain Viron, Sales and Application Manager – PET Systems, Netstal AG
13.00 Questions and answers
13.15 Lunch
14.30 PANEL DISCUSSION
END-USER DRIVEN ADVANCES IN BARRIER TECHNOLOGY
· How does barrier PET impact brand-owner business
· What do brand-owners need from the industry
· Selecting the right barrier PET technology for your product
Mohamed Attia, Packaging Commercialisation Manager, Pepsi-Cola International Ltd
Berco Landman, Senior Scientist Project Manager R&D, Heineken
Thomas R. Clark, Associate Principal Engineer, Kraft Foods
Vedrana Ajdin, Managing Director, FLEX/cocoon
15.15 Panel discussion wrap up
15.30 Break
16.00 CASE STUDY: THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE NEW BOTTLE DESIGN FOR STAROPRAMEN
· PET opportunities in
Vedrana Ajdin, Managing Director, FLEX/cocoon
16.30 TESTING BARRIER PROPERTIES
· Demands for sensitive drinks
· Permeation measurement
· Real-time tests
· Working on innovations
Roland Folz, Head of Brewing & Beverage Science and Applications, VLB-Berlin
17.00 Questions and answers
17.15 End of day one conference
19.00 Conference dinner at SCHELTEMA RESTAURANT
Informal networking dinner for all delegates, speakers and sponsors. This is included in your registration fee.
PROGRAMME DAY TWO
Thursday 7 May 2009
08.30 Refreshments
09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks
09.10 CHALLENGES FOR BARRIER PACKAGING BECAUSE OF PACKAGE WEIGHT REDUCTIONS
· Raw material costs and the aim of reduction of carbon footprint require package weight reduction
· Adequate closure and finish design provide unchanged barrier properties and desired shelf life
· Barrier packaging for aseptically cold filled products
Lothar Brauer, Director Technical Marketing & Business Development, Bericap
09.40 MAINTAINING THE RECYCLABILITY OF PET BOTTLES
· Environmental importance of recycling PET
· Ensuring bottle innovation incorporates sustainability
· Introducing a voluntary agreement for PET bottle design
Paul Davidson, Special Advisor Plastics, WRAP
10.10 NEW ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL FOR RECYCLABILITY OF PET BARRIER BOTTLES
· Detailed info on the assessment structure
· Examples of assessment results
· Outlook what to be tested
· Design for recycling guidelines
Casper van den Dungen, ITW Poly Recycling GmbH
10.40 Questions and answers
10.50 Break
11.20 EXISTING BARRIER-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES
· Resin blends, multilayer materials, coatings
· New technologies being considered
Gordon J. Bockner, President & CEO, Business Development Associates
11.50 A BRAND OWNER’S PERSPECTIVE WHEN EVALUATING NEW BARRIER TECHNOLOGIES
· An overview of Kraft’s shelf life issues and barrier needs for its broad product portfolio
· The challenges of remaining glass-to-plastic transitions
· The information suppliers should provide us when proposing new technologies
Thomas R. Clark, Associate Principal Engineer, Kraft Foods
Timothy J. Boyd, Senior Associate Principal Engineer, Kraft Foods
12.20 POLYSHIELD® OXYCLEARTM RESIN: INVISTA’S NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR LONG-TERM ACTIVE SCAVENGING
· A new highly-active, nylon-free, PET-based oxygen scavenger which is easy to recycle
· Provides long shelf-life to oxygen sensitive foods such as juice, beer and wine in crystal clear containers
· Presenting performance in application on oxygen ingress, vitamin C protection and taste
· Product launch date, availability and regulatory clearance for food and beverages
Frank W. Embs, Global Commercialisation Manager, INVISTA Polymer & Resins
12.50 Questions and answers
13.00 Lunch
14.15 ACTIS COATING: THE SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING BARRIER SOLUTION
· ACTIS LCA analysis
· Packaging light weighting performance
· Recyclability
· Industrial references
Franck Hancard, Product Manager Packaging & Actis, Sidel
14.45 RISING MARKET ACCEPTANCE OF PLASMAX BARRIER TECHNOLOGY
· Successful in various barrier applications
· Most flexible and sustainable solution
· Top performance in industrial operation environment
Arne Andersen, Head of Sales, KHS Plasmax GmbH
15.15 Questions and answers
15.30 Chairman’s closing comments and close of conference
