Don't miss our Thermoforms Conference 2023 that will be held on the 14 & 15 June in Italy, Bologna at Hotel Savoia.

Thermoforms WG comprises around 50 companies and organisations including key players from industry and waste management. The objective of this event is to promote thermoforms collection & recycling and specifically tray to tray recycling.  We will also showcase Petcore Europe Thermoforms WG’s initiatives: Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) and Functional Barrier (FB) task force. Please be advised that the number of attendees is strictly limited, thus we strongly encourage to make a reservation at your earliest convenience.

Agenda and Confirmed Speakers

On the first day of the event, we will have presentations from all the major experts in the field of thermoforms:

09:30 – 09:40 Introduction by Antonello Ciotti (PETCORE Europe) “Welcome - What are the waves in front of us?”         

09:40 – 10:00 Raphael Jaumotte & Jose Antonio Alarcon (PETCORE Europe) “Reaching Circularity for thermoforms, turning expectations into facts”

10:00 – 10:30 Regulatory updates

10:30 – 12:45 EPR vision & Panel Discussion. Speakers & Panelists:

Jose Maldonado Ibanez (Eco-embes)

Corepla (speaker TBC)      

Vincent Colard (Citeo)

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:30 Recycler vision & Panel Discussion. Speakers & Panelists:

François Lagrue (Wellman)                            

AMP (speaker TBC)           

Michal Figúr (GreenTech)

14:30 – 15:30 Converter Vision & Panel Discussion. Speakers & Panelists:        

Ana Fernandez (KP) TBC

Faerch (speaker TBC)                      

PACCOR (speaker TBC)                                   

15:30 – 16:15 Brand Owner & retailers’ vision & Panel Discussion. Speakers & Panelists:

 CoOp (speaker TBC)         

Schwartz (speaker TBC)                                               

16:15 – 16:45 Functional barrier by Jose Antonio Alarcon (PETCORE Europe) Presentation of the exercise and what the exercise has taught to us?    

16:45 –17:15 TCEP by Chair of the TCEP Samuel Pardo (KP) “How to improve recyclability via the platform of recyclability at PETCORE?”      

17:15 – 17:30 Closing Panel Discussion

17:30 – 17:45 Wrapping-up by Antonello Ciotti (PETCORE Europe)                      

While, on the second day Petcore Europe will organise a Plant visit at Hera sorting plant, in Ferrara region, showcasing Corepla's efforts to collect & sort thermoforms in Italy (strictly for Petcore Europe members only).