Moving to New Models of Resin Supply with
the Consolidation of the Regional Players

Stretching from Central America to the Caribbean Isles to the Andean region, these emerging markets comprise of about 500 million people with promising consumer demand. The region is showing steady growth of PET demand both from the bottling and the polyester sectors. Its extensive import requirements are attracting trade opportunities with Asia, Middle East and North America suppliers. Which begs the question which supplier is more competitive? How will this region fair against a background of an ever-changing market? Is the emerging region of Central America & Andean immune to its northern neighbor USA's slow economic growth as well as China's restrictive policies on the polyester intermediate and PET sectors ? Find out all these and more at CAPET.

CAPET - the latest CMT PET market series is your platform to gain first hand insight on the growth and dynamics of the rapidly evolving PET packaging horizon in Central America, Caribbean and Andean!

You will network with:

• Brand owners
• Bottlers/fillers
• Converters & preform manufacturers
• Feedstock suppliers (PX/PTA/MEG)
• PET resin producers and traders
• PET film/sheet manufacturers
• Polymer/Petrochemical traders
• Caps & closures manufacturers
• Polyester manufacturers
• Technology providers
• Additive companies
• Recycling companies

Key Focus:

• Global PET & polyester trends, prospects & challenges
• Implications of a tight PX market & emergence of renewable polyester intermediates
• MEG market scenario: dependence & capacity in China & US
• Analysis of the cotton sector and how it will demand polyester fibers?
• Demand/supply dynamics & outlook: Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela, etc.
• Recycling developments and continuous growth of rPET in Chile
• Improved performance of blow molders for large PET bottles
• Opportunities in closure production using a complete system
• Trends in sustainability and technology through innovation
• Balancing cost and extending shelf life with enhanced barrier solutions
• Latest packaging and design requirements: Perspectives from Brand Owners'

So mark your calendar today and register with your team for this inaugural event!

Panama City is a multicultural city with large populations from many different parts of the world. The city has a denseskyline ofmostly highrise buildings, and it is surrounded by alarge belt of tropical rainforest. Panama's TocumenInternational Airport, the largest and busiest airport inCentral America, offers daily flightsto major internationaldestinations.

In Spanish

Innovando modelos de suministro de resina de PET con la consolidación de los representantes del mercado Regional

Enfoque y temática:

• Visión del mercado del PET
  - América Central: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras
  - Caribe: Cuba, República Dominicana, Trinidad y Tobago
  - Region Andina: Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador
• PX crisis y el análisis hasta 2013
• PTA y MEG previsiones del mercado, los desafíos y el análisis Impacto de la oferta de algodón / demanda y precios en la industria del poliéster
• Las últimas tendencias de envasado y perspectivas de los propietarios de marcas
• Las últimas innovaciones tecnológicas y la preocupación de la sustentabilidad.

Usted interectuara con:

• Los propietarios de marcas,
• Embotelladores o rellenos,
• Convertidores y fabricantes de preformas,
• Proveedores de materia prima (PX / PTA / MEG),
• Productores de resina PET y comerciantes,
• Fabricantes de película de PET / fabricantes de hojas,
• Negociadores de Polímeros / Petroquímica
• Fabricantes de tapas y cierres,
• Fabricantes de poliéster,
• Proveedoras de tecnología,
• Empresas de aditivos,
• Empresas de reciclaje.