07-08 Jun, 2006 - Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Grand Union Hall
Grand Union Hall
| Day 1 - Wednesday, 7 June | |
| 8:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 9:00 | Chairman’s Welcome and Introductions |
| Antonello Ciotti, Global Commericial Director PET/PTA | |
| Equipolymers s r l | |
| 9:10 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: WHAT’S IN STORE? |
| Vincent Koen, Economic Counsellor | |
| OECD Economics Department | |
| 9:40 | STRATEGIC OUTLOOK FOR PET INDUSTRY |
| • Updates on the new Selenis group | |
| Rui Toscano, General Manager | |
| Selenis | |
| 10:05 | THE BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE IN CEE PET SUPPLY |
| • Latest capacity plans | |
| • Growth potential in Central Asia | |
| • Restructuring of trade patterns | |
| Andrew Noone, Managing Director | |
| PCI (PET Packaging, Resin, Recycling Ltd) | |
| 10:35 | Discussion followed by Networking Break |
| 11:15 | CHANGING DYNAMICS OF THE EUROPEAN PET INDUSTRY |
| • Project update of Neo Group’s resin plant in Lithuania – Impact after start-up | |
| • Current preform in CEE, Russia & Balkans | |
| • Innovations in Barrier Technology | |
| • Future plans | |
| Alex Chubikin, Marketing & Business Development Director | |
| Retal Industries | |
| 11:45 | GLOBAL MEG SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE |
| Herman de Jongste, Business Manager, EOG and Brake Fluids Eu/Af | |
| Shell Chemicals Europe B.V. | |
| 12:15 | RUSSIA’S PX/PTA – SUPPLY & DEMAND |
| • PX - production deficit in Russia | |
| • Project update of POLIEF’s plant - first PTA plant in Russia | |
| Sources of feedstock and logistics | |
| Export strategies | |
| • Perspective of PET market in Russia / PET in POLIEF - 2007 outlook | |
| Bondaruk Julia, Head of Marketing Dept. | |
| Polief, Russia | |
| 12:45 | Discussion followed by Networking Lunch |
| Afternoon Chairman: | |
| Andrew Noone, PCI (PET Packaging, Resin, Recycling Ltd) | |
| 2:15 | ADVANCEMENTS IN PTA TECHNOLOGY |
| Ulrich A. Berger, Director of Technology | |
| Zimmer AG | |
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| 2:40 | MELT-TO-RESIN - MTR TECHNOLOGY NEW SHORT ROUTE TO BOTTLE GRADES |
| Stefan Bartz, Vice President Sales | |
| Uhde Inventa-Fischer | |
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| 3:05 | CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN CEE - RESPONSE OF A RESIN SUPPLIER |
| Roberto Bertaggia, European Sales Manager and David Swift, Global Marketing Manager | |
| M&G Polymers | |
| 3:30 | RUSSIA’S PET DEVELOPMENT |
| - Converter’s perspective | |
| Alexander E. Mel’nikov, Commercial Director | |
| Europlast, Association of Plants | |
| - Resin supplier’s perspective | |
| Svetlana A. Shulika, Executive Manager | |
| Senege New Polymers Plant Co. Ltd | |
| 4:00 | Discussion followed by Networking Break |
| 4:30 | PREFORM & PET PACKAGING MARKETS IN: |
| • Competitiveness | |
| • Export potential | |
| • Latest applications, designs and sizes | |
| • Future growth direction | |
| - ROMANIA | |
| Corina Oprea, Director of Purchasing | |
| Star East Pet SRL | |
| - SERBIA & MONTENEGRO | |
| Kusic Djordje, Production Manager | |
| Duga PET | |
| - UKRAINE | |
| Alexander Gryn’ko, Chief of Laboratory | |
| Uniplast | |
| 5:30 | Discussion followed by End of Day One |
| 1745 – 1845 hrs. Networking Reception for Speakers and Delegates | |
| Day 2 - Thursday, 8 June | |
| 9:00 | Chairman’s Remarks |
| 9:05 | EMERGING DRINKS & PACKAGING TRENDS |
| Darren Brindley, Account Manager - Soft Drinks | |
| Canadean Ltd. | |
| 9:35 | EVOLUTION OF PET PREFORMS AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN PET BOTTLE DESIGN (EMPHASIS ON BEER MARKET) |
| Moreno Barel, President | |
| PET Engineering s.r.l | |
| 10:05 | FILLING JUICE & NECTAR IN PET - QUALITY & ECONOMICS ISSUES |
| Kajetan Trošt, Packaging Technologist | |
| Fructal d.d. | |
| 10:30 | Discussion followed by Networking Break |
| 11:15 | FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE - CLOSING THE PET RECYCLING LOOP |
| • Trends in PET | |
| • Technologies in mechanical recycling | |
| • Applications of R-PET | |
| Paul Niedl, Division Sales Manager | |
| Starlinger | |
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| 11:40 | THE FUTURE OF PACKAGING POLICY IN LIGHT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT |
| Karolina Fras, Administrator | |
| European Commission | |
| 12:05 | RECOVERY & RECYCLING OF PET WASTE |
| • Success story in Austria - lessons learnt | |
| • Efforts, status & future prospects in Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria | |
| • Challenges in implementing packaging waste directive | |
| - AUSTRIA | |
| Erwin Janda, Head of Division, Household Collection Services | |
| ARGEV - Verpackungsverwertungs-GmbH | |
| - HUNGARY | |
| György Viszkei, Managing Director | |
| Öko-pannon Public Benefit Co. | |
| - SLOVENIA | |
| Barbara Avcin Trzan, Director | |
| Slopak d.o.o | |
| - BULGARIA | |
| Zlatko Alexandrov Shekerov, Technical Director | |
| Ecopack Bulgaria Jsc | |
| 1:05 | Final Discussion followed by Networking Lunch |
| 2:30 | Close of Conference |
