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08:30
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Registration & Networking Coffee
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MORNING - EU REGULATION, FOOD CONTACT TESTING AND WHAT IT DEMANDS FROM CEE OPERATIONS
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09:00
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Opening
PETCORE EUROPE & KÖR
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09:15
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Keynote: How the EU’s Circularity Agenda Is Being Shaped and What It Means for Industry
Stefano Soro (Head of Unit Sustainable Products, DG GROW, European Commission)
- How DG GROW is translating the EU’s circularity ambitions into concrete regulatory action
- The policy priorities shaping sustainable products across European markets
- What the EU expects from industry as these frameworks come into force
- The direction of travel: where regulation is heading over the next years
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09:45
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The CEE Perspective: Competing and Complying in a Rapidly Changing Regulatory Environment
Session 1: Dr. Dariusz Lizak (President, National Chamber of Commerce Bottling Industry, Poland) · Session 2: Árpád Somlai (Managing Director CEE, RESILUX) · Q&A
- How new EU packaging regulations are landing on the ground for Central and Eastern European businesses, from an industry and trade perspective
- The real competitive pressures facing CEE converters and manufacturers: cost, sourcing, certification and market access
- What the bottling and packaging industry in the region needs from regulators and institutions to remain competitive
- First-hand account of how a leading CEE PET operation is adapting its strategy and supply chain in response to evolving requirements
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10:30
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Networking Coffee Break
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11:00
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Shaping Compliant and Competitive CEE Packaging: The Frameworks, Standards and Tools Available to Your Operation
Antonello Ciotti (PETCORE EUROPE) · Gyula Tóth · Zsolt Puskás (KÖR)
- What PETCORE EUROPE’s three-year strategic roadmap means for CEE companies, and the concrete initiatives already underway to support the value chain
- Standardisation work on PPWR and food contact materials: how harmonised testing methodologies and certification frameworks translate into practical tools your operation can use today
- How digital testing platforms can streamline your compliance workflow: from sample submission to the supply chain documentation your customers and brand owners require
- What you can do differently starting now to reduce risk and strengthen your position in the European supply chain
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11:35
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Food Contact Testing in Practice: Getting results you can trust
Raphaël Jaumotte (Technical Manager, PETCORE EUROPE) · Bernd Schwarz (Chief Chemical Officer, KÖR)
- What NIAS are, why they represent one of the most significant compliance risks in recycled PET, and how to map your organisation's exposure
- Which testing methods apply to PFAS, NIAS and food contact migration
- How to interpret results and make defensible compliance decisions
- The food contact testing requirements that apply to recycled PET: what regulators expect, what the certification process involves, and where the documentation gaps typically are
- How to build a testing strategy that is proportionate, cost-effective and auditable, without over-investing in unnecessary analysis
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12:10
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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12:30
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Networking Lunch
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AFTERNOON - PPWR, COMPLIANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL-WORLD LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
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13:45
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Concrete actions, real deadlines: Projects Reshaping CEE Market Access
Argiris Dabanlis · Karlheinz Hausmann · Jose Antonio Alarcón · Raphaël Jaumotte · Christian Crépet (PETCORE EUROPE)
- Recyclability assessment frameworks: whether your current packaging design qualifies under European standards, and what to change if it does not
- Chemical recycling and depolymerization: what food contact approval actually requires and what the realistic timeline looks like for CEE operators
- Functional barriers and novel technology: where the regulation on barrier materials is heading and what your product development needs to account for now
- Data sharing and Certification Article 6: the documentation and traceability obligations arriving in 2027, and how to prepare your systems before they become mandatory
- Advocacy and regulatory intelligence: what PETCORE is negotiating on your behalf at DG GROW, DG ENV and DG Trade, and what the TAXUD customs code change means for trade flows
- Polyester Textiles
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14:15
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Q&A
Argiris Dabanlis · Karlheinz Hausmann · Jose Antonio Alarcón · Raphaël Jaumotte · Christian Crépet (PETCORE EUROPE)
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14:30
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From Testing to Documentation: What a Compliance-Ready Operation Actually Looks Like
Pauline Dirkmaat (CRO, KÖR) · Leigh Hyldon (Enterprise Sales Director, KÖR)
- What a compliance-ready operation looks like in practice: testing networks, data management and certification documentation that hold up under audit and satisfy European brand owner requirements
- How to stop treating compliance as a cost centre and start using it as a commercial differentiator with your customers
- Which digital tools and laboratory infrastructure are available to CEE companies today, and how to assess what your operation actually needs versus what is nice to have
- How to build a compliance data trail that is auditable, shareable and valuable
- What you can put in place in the next three to six months to meaningfully reduce your compliance risk and strengthen your market position
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15:00
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PPWR is here. What to Do, How to Do It, and When.
Blanka Szilvássy (Expert on Food Contact Materials, Hungarian National Food Chain Safety Office) · Árpád Somlai (Managing Director CEE RESILUX) · Bernd Schwarz (Chief Chemical Officer - KÖR) · Dr. Dariusz Lizak (President, National Chamber of Commerce Bottling Industry, Poland)
Moderators: Antonello Ciotti (PETCORE EUROPE) · Ermis Panagiotopoulos (Head of Sustainability Advocacy, Indorama Ventures EMEA)
- What PPWR requires from your operation today, and what you still have time to prepare for
- Recycled content targets, design for recyclability and food contact rules: what changes in your contracts, your sourcing and your product specifications
- How to prepare for inspections and audits
- How leading manufacturers, fillers and recyclers in the region are adapting right now - concrete examples from the panel
- PPWR and testing: what documentation you need to produce, for whom, and by when
- Your questions answered live - regulators and industry in the same room
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15:45
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What We Heard Today, and Where We Go From Here
Antonello Ciotti (PETCORE EUROPE) · Gyula Tóth · Zsolt Puskás (KÖR)
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16:00
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Closing Refreshments & Networking
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