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The Second NAPET (North America PET Resin Trade, Recycling & Packaging) conference will be held in Napa Valley, California, Nov. 2-4, 2015, with an agenda focused on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) imports into the United States and its implications on pricing and PET recycling rates as well as the emergence of new packaging designs for beverages in the U.S., event organizers say.
The event is organized by the Centre for Management Technology, based in Singapore.
According to CMT, the event will open with discussions on the latest innovative PET packaging designs for wines and liquors, featuring Matt Zimmer, CEO of Stacked Wines; and Rui Peneda, managing director of GEPACK.
Other topics and speakers expected to be part of the program include:
- The impact of PET imports from China, Oman, India and Canada on the U.S. PET market with Dale Behm, managing director of Pacific Rim Traders
- U.S. PET recycling trends, challenges and opportunities, with Amcor Rigid Plastics’ Charlie Schwarze, global sustainability manager; Alexander Delnik, president of Verdeco Recycling; Jim Hill, recycling specialist with CalRecycle; Ronnie Little, specialty plastics market development manager, Eastman Chemical, and John Standish, technical director of the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
- A presentation and pre-conference site visit to the Boretech Stockton PET recycling facility, by Paul Ou, sales manager, Boretech Resources Recovering Engineering
- Global PET markets outlook by David Swift, managing director, PCI (PET Packaging, Resin & Recycling)
- PET import resin management, and overcoming logistics challenges by Timothy Bransford, owner, Matrix Transportation
- Value adding the supply chain by Lori Carson, director of commercial operations for Phoenix Technologies International
- A brand-owner perspective from Green 2o Natural Alkaline Spring Water with Frank DiTucci, founder and CEO, Green 2o Water
- PET upcycling using the LSP-Process (Liquid State Polycondensation) by Warren Kim, sales manager, Next Generation Recycling Machines
- Low cost production of bio-based Paraxylene from nonfood biomass by Dr. David Sudolsky, founder, president and CEO, Anellotech
- PET recycling highly efficient direct extrusion to sheet by Christoph Woess, business development manager, application bottle, EREMA
- Marketing recycled PET to consumers by JT Marburger, president of Renew Merchandise
- Learning from Mexico, the world’s largest foodgrade PET recycling plant by Jaime Camara Creixell, CEO of PetStar
- Innovative technology to recycle multilayer laminated flexible PET packaging films by Kathy Xuan, president of PARC Corporation
For more conference information, visit http://www.cmtevents.com/aboutevent.aspx?ev=151037&name=2nd-NAPET&.