Topic areas

• Block 1: PET material worldwide
  How is the market for PET bottles currently developing? Which beverages have still to be conquered by the PET bottle? What volumes are involved?
  
• Block 2: Bottle to bottle recycling - a concept for the future?
  Food contact compatibility progressing with process consistency. Recycling equipment becoming an off-the-shelf product? Value stream advancements in the recycling stream.
  
• Block 3: How to optimise preform production
  Lightweighting solutions promise advantages in cost saving. The latest developments in this field, and the use of natural resources, will be presented by manufacturers of preform machinery and moulds, and by toolmakers.
  
• Block 4: Caps & closures, lightweighting for everyone?
  Compression moulding or injection moulding - which is the better choice for cost effectiveness? Advances in closure making drive cost performance towards sustainability.
  
• Block 5: Preform to bottle - what else?
  Presentations will cover new machinery, moulds, processes and other developments for the stretch blow moulding process.
  
• Block 6: Preform and bottle suppliers
  PET conversion and technology advances differentiate preform and bottles supply solutions in a highly competitive market environment.
  
• Block 7: Beer and wine being filled in PET: The mass market potential
  The latest developments in the manufacture and filling of PET beer bottles will be presented. State-of-the-art filling and packaging developments in the brewery sector as well as future trends will be introduced and opened up for discussion.

The detailed congress schedule, PET family worldmap and registration form available on: www.petworldcongress.com

Organiser: heidelberg business media GmbH 
Dates: 16 to 17 September 2009
Venue: ICM - International Congress Center Munich at drinktec fair ground