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3. PET konference Krakov

PROGRAMME:

Day 1 – 20 th June, Thursday
Day 2 – 21st June, Friday

Day 1 – 20th June, Thursday:

8:00 Registration & Morning Coffee

9:00 Chairman’s Welcome & Opening Remarks

Poland

9:15 An update on the PET resin market & production plans including opportunities for joint ventures
George Mroz, President
ELANA PET

9:45 PET preform market outlook & emerging applications – From the region’s key preform producer
Stanislaw Biernat, General Director
ALPLA Poland

10:10  Discussion followed by Coffee

10:40 Market developments on the plastics industry and the growing potential for PET
Inviting: Polnish Packaging R&D Centre

11:10  Gearing up for heated competition – The rush to supply the region’s accelerating demand and new challenges faced by suppliers
A Western European major’s perspective – KOSA
Stephan Schulte, Marketing Manager
KOSA GmbH

• Korean major perspective – SK Chemicals
• Update on our proposed project in Poland
KY Song, Senior Manager
SK Chemicals

Russia

12:15  PET & preform market – supply/demand outlook, competitive situation & development directions
Dmitry Kalugin, Marketing Manager
RETAL Group of Companies

12:45  Discussion followed by Lunch

14:00  Commercialization of the first locally produced beer in Russia
Inviting: Bravo International

Ukraine

14:30 Development trends of beer in PET bottleS - A preform producer’s perspective  
• Demand outlook, barrier technology progress, recycling issues
• Milk & milk products - the PET’s industry next big opportunity & recent R&D
Sergei N. Kovtiukh, Operations Director
Alex Pack

15:00

• Market demand for the high quality PET packaging
• Trends for PET packaged food with extended shelf life
Alfred Roth, General Manager
DIPOL Ukraine

15:30 Discussion followed by Tea

16:00 Advancements & economical technology in pet bottle to bottle recycling
Andreas Christel, Product Manager PET Recycling
Buhler AG

16:30 Innovations in PET resin production technology & applicability for Eastern Europe
Senior Representative
UOP Sinco

17:00 Outlook on growth of beer & alcoholic beverages in Eastern Europe, Russia & CIS markets
Beverage Consultant

17:30 EU enlargement & impact of anti-dumping duties on PET supplies to the region
Peter Koenig, Partner
Miller & Chevalier

18:00 Discussion & Close of Day One

Day 2 – 21st June, Friday

9:00 Chairman’s Introduction

9:15 Global PET market outlook and an update on the pet trade to Central Europe, Russia & CIS
• global PET trade and how it relates to supplies to Central/Eastern Europe
• PET capacity build up in Asia - implications
• market trends & current developments
• competing materials - PP, PVC, PS
• new/emerging end-use applications for PET bottles in the region
Andrew Noone, Director
PCI (PET Packaging Resin & Recycling)

Feedstock Issues
9:45 A Mideast player’s perspective on the glycol & MEG market and how it relates to PET growth in Eastern Europe
Khalid Al Hussaini, MEG Product Manager
Sabic

10:15  Discussion followed by Coffee

10:45  Global PX/PTA outlook & availability for Central/Eastern Europe PET projects
Paul Beale, Managing Director
Strategic Business Analysis

Machinery suppliers experiences in the market
11:15  New developments in high cavity preform injection molding systems
Roger Mathis, Sales Manager
Netstal-Maschinen AG

11:45  Innovations in PET injection & blow molding
Ark Wolos, Vice President Central Europe
Wentworth Technologies

Yugoslavia

12:15  PET markets outlook & major applications
Novak Illic, Chemical Department
Delta M

12:45  Discussion followed by Lunch

PET Recycling outlook
14:00 Developments in PET recycling & market outlook for R-PET in Eastern Europe
Frank Koelewijn, Commercial Director
PETCORE

14:30 PET recycling in Central European countries - latest initiatives
Dr Marek Kozlowski
Wroclaw University of Technology

15:00 Final Discussion followed by Close of Conference