Skip to content
PET Pack CEE 2026 Budapest

EU regulatory​ outlook​

CEE-specific ​answers​

Technical compliance​

Peer case studies​

Operational tools​

Networking gala dinner​

PET Pack CEE Forum 2026​

Staying Competitive Under Europe’s New Packaging and Food-Contact Rules​​.

Join PET packaging professionals from across Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest on 17 September 2026 for a focused, one-day forum on the regulatory, operational, and market challenges reshaping the food-contact PET value chain.​

Register here
ChatGPT Image Jun 8, 2026, 05_44_24 PM

Unlock the future of food contact and packaging compliance in CEE

Explore our event programme.
Discover a focused programme built around the challenges your operation is facing right now — from PPWR timelines and food contact regulation to rPET certification, NIAS risk and digital traceability.​ With discussion on EU regulatory direction, CEE market realities, supply chain integration and real compliance journeys from companies in the region, PET Pack CEE Forum 2026 gives you the regulatory clarity, technical answers and peer connections you need to move forward with confidence.​

Download the full program

Keynote speakers

Stefano Soro

Stefano Soro

DG GROW,
European Commission

View bio
Arpad Somlai

Arpad Somlai

Managing Director, 
RESILUX Central Europe

View bio
Dr. Dariusz Lizak

Dr. Dariusz Lizak

National Chamber of Commerce Bottling Industry - President of the Board

View bio

The 2026 PET Pack CEE Forum agenda

Food Contact, Compliance & Competitiveness in CEE Packaging

The regulatory stakes

Europe's new packaging rules ​& what they mean for CEE operations.

The technical reality

Food contact compliance, NIAS and rPET certification.

Supply Chain Integration

What CEE companies must demonstrate to access and compete in European supply chains.

The compliance toolkit

Testing infrastructure and compliance data: from liability to commercial differentiator.​

European frameworks in practice

PPWR, chemical recycling, digital traceability — implications for your market positioning.

Industry case studies

CEE practitioners on compliance challenges, strategic decisions & measurable outcomes.

See the full agenda

The PET Pack ​Experience​

Food Contact, Compliance & Competitiveness in CEE Packaging

keynote speaker

The EU Commission keynote​

Hear the regulatory agenda for European packaging — direct from the European Commission, in person in Budapest.

peer case study

Peer case studies​

Be informed by companies sharing their compliance journey — challenges faced, decisions made, outcomes delivered.​

Exchange roundtables

Focused exchange roundtables​

Bring your challenges to the table. Structured discussions designed around the issues that matter most to your operation.​

social event

Hosted social event​

Join fellow attendees the evening before the conference for a hosted dinner.​

   Visitor Profile

  • Converters and packaging manufacturers
  • Recyclers and rPET producers​
  • Brand owners and FMCG companies​
  • Solution providers and technology suppliers​
  • Food contact materials specialists​
  • Circularity and sustainability professionals​
  • Compliance and regulatory affairs teams
Registration
Dorothea Hotel_July 2025_Ballroom Theater Short side with AV

Need sign-off to attend? We've made it easy.​

Download the programme and use our ready-made approval email to make the case internally.

Download the program
Get the approval email
Forum space
Spoon_re02

See all speakers

Keynote Speakers

Stefano Soro

Stefano Soro

DG GROW,
European Commission

View bio
Arpad Somlai-1

Arpad Somlai

Managing Director,
RESILUX Central Europe

View bio
Dr. Dariusz Lizak

Dr. Dariusz Lizak

National Chamber of Commerce Bottling Industry - President of the Board

View bio

Case study speakers

To be revealed

To be revealed

To be revealed

To be revealed

To be revealed

To be revealed

Speakers

Antonello Ciotti

Antonello Ciotti

Chairman, PETCORE EUROPE

View bio
Roberto Bertaggia

Roberto Bertaggia

Executive Director,
PETCORE EUROPE

View bio
Raphael Jaumotte

Raphael Jaumotte

Technical Manager,
PETCORE EUROPE

View bio
Karlheinz Hausmann

Karlheinz Hausmann

Technical Manager,
PETCORE EUROPE

View bio
Bernd Schwarz_re

Bernd Schwarz

Chief Chemical Officer,
KÖR

View bio
Christian Crepet

Christian Crepet

Ambassador and Honorary Member of the Board,
PETCORE EUROPE

View bio
Jose Antonio Alarcon

Jose Antonio Alarcón

Technical Manager,
PETCORE EUROPE

View bio
Argiris Dabanlis-1

Argiris Dabanlis

Technical Manager,
PETCORE EUROPE

View bio

Have a question?

Visit our FAQ or contact us at hello@kor-group.com