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30 Sep-01 Oct, 2026
Barcelona, HYBRID

Novotel Barcelona City

Setting the Direction: Navigating PPWR & Designing the Next Generation of Fiber Packaging

12:00

Welcome Networking Lunch & Registration

13:00

CMT & Chairperson’s Welcome

Session 1 | Navigating PPWR: From Regulatory Uncertainty to Business Readiness

13:10

Navigating PPWR Compliance for Fiber-Based Packaging: Obligations, Regulatory Risks & Strategies to Fulfil New Requirements

13:40

Paper Packaging – Aligning Commitments with Legislation

14:00

Making Circular Paper-based Packaging Work in Practice: Turning PPWR Requirements into Real-World Solutions

14:25

Panel: Advancing Circular Packaging While the Rules Continue to Evolve

15:10

Networking Coffee

Session 2 | Designing Fiber Packaging for Performance, Circularity & Compliance

15:45

Beyond Fiber Substitution: Building the Material Ecosystem for Circular Fiber-Based Packaging

16:15

The Reverse Pipeline: Rewinding the Packaging Journey from Waste to Design under PPWR

16:45

A look on the Functional Fibre-based Packaging from the Perspective of the Market Viability

17:15

Networking Drinks Reception

18:15

End of Day 1

Scaling Innovation: Materials, Manufacturing & Commercial Adoption

09:00

Chairman's Welcome Remarks

Session 3 | Next-Generation Barrier Technologies

09:05

Ultra-High Barrier Paper: A Scalable Alternative to Multilayer Laminates

09:30

Omni-Barrier Paper as a Replacement for Plastic for Packaging

09:55

PFAS-Free, Fully Recyclable OGR Paper

10:20

What if The Solution to Revolutionize Paper Coatings Already Existed?

10:45

Networking Coffee

11:15

Better Barrier: Driving Packaging Circularity and Compliance

11:50

KemAlpha®: Scaling Renewable Barrier Coatings for Fiber-Based Packaging

12:15

Polymer-free Barrier Technology for Molded Fiber Packaging

12:40

Networking Lunch

13:55

Afternoon Chair's Remarks

Session 4 | Expanding Fiber Performance Through Materials & Manufacturing Innovation

14:00

Can Fiber Replace Plastic? Revising the Framework for Commercial Fiber Packaging

14:25

Why Industrial-Scale Fiber-Based Packaging Requires an Evolution of Wet Molding Manufacturing Technologies

14:50

A Study on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Molded Pulp Products

15:15

Engineering the Next Generation of Molded Fibre

15:40

Networking Tea

Session 5 | Building the Future Fiber Packaging Ecosystem

16:00

Alternative Fibers in Molded Fiber: Expanding the Industry's Fiber Toolbox

16:25

Cotton for Sustainable Engineered Packaging & Composites

16:50

Overcoming Mind-Barriers: Recycled Fiber for the Next Generation of Food Packaging

17:15

Final Remarks & Closing Drinks

18:30

End of Conference.

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