27-28 May, 2026
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Pestana Buenos Aires City Center & Spa Hotel

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Carlos Pellegrini, 877,
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08:00

Morning Registration & Coffee / Tea

09:00

Chairman’s Introduction

Mr. Carlos Lotero, Houston Operations Manager

Custom Polymers Inc

09:10

SHOCKS, MARKETS, AND WHAT’S NEXT: THE ECONOMIC STAKES FOR LATIN AMERICA

  • Regional macro situation and outlook: growth, inflation, interest rates, and FX trends across Latin America.
  • Impact of global energy price volatility on regional inflation and activity.
  • Economic effects of changes in global tariffs
  • How shifting global demand patterns are reshaping trade flows and competitiveness in the region
  • Argentina’s current macro conditions and the path ahead

Mr. Federico Di Yenno, Economic Analysis Manager - Southern Cone Region

Deloitte Argentina

09:45

THE CIRCULAR PLASTICS MARKET IN LATIN AMERICA: REGULATION, PRICES, AND BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS

  • Current Market Dynamics: Demand fundamentals and pricing behavior
  • Policy and Regulation as Market Drivers: Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia
  • Forward-Looking Perspectives: How the new regulatory landscape reshapes the market

Ms. Taís Sozo Marcon Bett, Director of Chemicals & Specialties LATAM

MaxiQuim Chemical Business & Intelligence

10:15

SECURING PCR AT SCALE: A PROCUREMENT-LED STRATEGY TO CLOSE THE LOOP IN LATIN AMERICA

  • Building resilient regional PCR supply chains
  • Managing price volatility, quality consistency & availability risks
  • Partnering across the value chain to unlock circular growth

Ms. Agustina Sitler, Procurement Plastic Feedstock Senior Manager Latam

Unilever de Argentina S.A

10:45

Networking Refreshment

11:15

PANEL DISCUSSION : COLLABORATION ACROSS VALUE CHAIN TO UNLOCK CIRCUILARITY AT SCALE

  • Aligning costs, risks, and returns across brands, converters, recyclers,  and waste managers
  • Collaboration models to stabilise PCR supply, quality, and pricing in fragmented collection systems
  • Turning informal waste collection into a reliable, traceable, and socially inclusive supply chain
  • Making EPR schemes and regulations work through industry–government collaboration
  • What it really takes to move circular packaging from small projects to regional impact
Panelists :

Mr. Nicolas Pell Richards, Director

Reciclar S.A.

Ing. José Luis Picone, Executive Director

The Argentine Chamber of the Plastic Recycling Industry (CAIRPLAS)

Mr. Ivan Marco, Snr Sustainability Manager

Dow

Nataly Acosta, Senior Manager - Investor Relations and Communications, LAC

Circulate Capital

Ms. Maria Emilia Berardozzi, Sustainability Manager - Región Plata

Nestle

11:50

CHALLENGES FACING LOCAL PET & RPET PRODUCER

  • Strategic importance of local PET and rPET producers.
  • Challenges of an industry at risk due to an open market with no import protection and oversupply.
  • The challenge for the recycling industry in Argentina, being the only South American country without rPET content regulations.

Ms. Ines Magneres, Commercial Management

Alpek Polyester Argentina S. A.

12:20

FROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION: ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DAIRY PACKAGING AT MASTELLONE HNOS

  • How changing consumer expectations, e-commerce growth, and product protection needs are shaping Mastellone Hnos’ dairy packaging choices.
  • Key considerations in material selection, lightweighting, recyclability, and maintaining food safety and shelf life in dairy packaging.
  • Mastellone Hnos’ roadmap to increase recycled content, collaborate across the value chain, and turn sustainability commitments into measurable results.

Mr. Gaston Ezequiel Dominguez, Head of Packaging Development

Mastellone Hnos. S.A.

Mr. Mauricio Turcato, PD&I Business Development Manager LATAM

Amcor

12:50

Networking Lunch

14:10

Afternoon Chairman’s Introduction

14:15

CLOSING THE LOOP ON PET PACKAGING IN URUGUAY: SCALING FOOD-GRADE RPET TO MEET RECYCLED CONTENT MANDATES

  • Uruguay’s PET & rPET market dynamics
  • Meeting food-grade rPET & recycled content mandates
  • Strengthening collection, sorting, and washing infrastructure to deliver high-quality feedstock
  • Addressing decontamination technologies, traceability, and approvals to ensure rPET meets food-contact standards while scaling volumes.
  • Aligning brand commitments, policy incentives, and long-term offtake agreements to make food-grade rPET investments bankable

Cr. Alvaro Queijo, Director

Envases Mercosur

Jimena Gasparini Olasaguirre, General Manager

Ecopet

14:45

FROM AMBITION TO EXECUTION : BUILDING A VIABLE CIRCULAR PACKAGING MODEL IN BOLIVIA

Hector Celso Perrogon Salas, Recycling Manager

Empacar S.A.

15:15

FOOD SAFETY MEETS PLANT AVAILABILITY: EREMA'S IMPROVED FOOD CONTACT CONTROL

Mr. Ederson Sotini, Application Sales Consultant – Bottle, Latin America

Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH

15:45

Networking Refreshment

16:15

LATEST DESIGN & INNOVATION TO ADDRESS CURRENT CHALLENGES IN COST, PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Mr. Mauricio Turcato, PD&I Business Development Manager LATAM

Amcor

16:45

THERMOFORM IN MERCOSUR: TRENDS, INNOVATION, AND SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTION

17:15

End of Day 1

17:30

Networking Reception

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09:00

Chairman’s Introduction

Mr. Mariano Herrera Menghi, Product Development, Innovation and Sustainability SBT's Sr. Director Latam

Amcor

09:10

CHALLENGES IN SCALING PCR USE & REDUCING PLASTICS WASTE IN HOME CARE PACKAGING

  • How packaging design interacts with local recycling capabilities, collection systems and sorting infrastructure — and what R&D can do to bridge the gaps

09:40

WHAT BUYERS WANT: CONSUMER & RETAILER EXPECTATIONS FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

  • Shifts in demand for sustainable packaging
  • Price, quality, and eco-credentials

Mr. Victor Vildosola, Sustainability and Recycling Manager

Winpack S.A.

10:10

PANEL DISCUSSION : CAN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EVER BE TRULY CIRCULAR IN SOUTH AMERICA?

  • Are mono-material films a realistic replacement for multi-layer laminates, or are we compromising product performance for the sake of circularity?
  • To what extent can packaging redesign maintain strict food safety standards while improving recyclability? Where are the non-negotiables?
  • With collection and sorting systems still developing in LATAM, is it realistic to expect circular flexibles at scale?
  • What policies or Extended Producer Responsibility programs could accelerate recycling of flexibles in South America?
Panelists :

Mr. Victor Vildosola, Sustainability and Recycling Manager

Winpack S.A.

Ms. Maria Cintia Fantozzi, Innovation & Renovation and Packaging Manager Nestle Plata Region

Nestle

10:40

Networking Refreshment

11:10

CLOSING THE LOOP ON FOOD PACKAGING: BRAND-OWNER’S INNOVATION ROADMAP FOR CIRCULAR PLASTICS

11:40

COMPOSTABLE FILM MARKET TRENDS & REGULATORY OUTLOOK

  • Compostable film as an alternative to hard-to-recycle packaging
  • Emerging applications & case studies

Ms. Veruska Causo Rigolin, Sales Manager – South America

Futamura

12:10

End of Conference followed by Networking Lunch

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Optional Site Visit to
Reciclar’s food-grade PET & HDPE Recycling Plant

( 13:30 – 17:30 hrs. )
 


13:30

Assemble at the Lobby of Pestana Hotel

13:35
Depart for Reciclar S.A’s  food-grade PET & HDPE Recycling plant
14:10

Arrive at plant, welcome refreshment and briefing by Reciclar’s Management

14:30 Plant tour
16:00

Light refreshment/snacks, group photo

16:30
Depart for Pestana Hotel
17:30

Arrive at hotel (subject to traffic condition)

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