The Program
Thursday, June 7, 2012
11:30
Registration & Table Top Exhibition
1:00
Opening RemarksDr. Ronald S. Schotland, Organizer and President
Schotland Business Research, Inc.
1:10
Session 1 Market & Business Issues
Current Status and Outlook for the PET Industry: Impact of BioPET and Shale Gas
R. Chase Willett
Director-Polyesters & Raw Materials
IHS Inc.
Comparative Economics of Petro-Derived Versus Biobased PET
William L. Tittle
Principal & Director-Chemicals
Nexant Inc.
Topic and speaker to be announced
Panel Discussion
Session speakers
2:10
Networking Beverage Break
& Table Top Exhibition
2:40
Session 2 PROCESSING ADVANCES
Wide Mouth Barrier PET Food Jars with 2 Year Shelf Life
Paul Baillie
VP & Business Director
Graham Packaging Company
USB Thumb Drives sponsored by
Stretching the Limits of Stretch Blow PET Containers
David Batten
Sales Manager-North America
Siapi Srl
Field Experience with XFORM, a New Preform System
Stefano Baldassar
Preform Systems Sales Manager
SIPA S.p.A.
A New Machine for Metering Colorants and Additives in Master Blending
Giorgio Santella
Corporate Director-Global Marketing
Piovan
Panel Discussion
Session speakers
4:40
Welcoming Reception
& Table Top Exhibition
Sponsored by
5:40
Recess
Friday, June 8, 2012
8:00
Continental Breakfast
& Table Top Exhibition
9:00
Session 3 RECYCLING OF THERMOFORMED & BLOW MOLDED CONTAINERS
Recycling Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for PET Containers
Louis Tacito
President
Plastics Forming Enterprises
Recyclable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Thermoformed PET Containers: Current Situation & Outlook
Ingrid E. Brase
Market Segment Director - Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Henkel Corporation
Sorting Thermoformed PET Containers in Recycling Operations
John Thomsen
Engineering Manager
National Recovery Technologies
A Flexible and Economical Recycling Process for Food Contact Applications: User Experience
Dr. Girish Bhatt
Global Polymer Business Manager
Bepex International LLC
Yes - There is Cash in Thermoformed Container Trash by Using Innovative Wash Lines
Anthony Georges
VP-Sales
Amut North America
Panel Discussion
Session speakers
12:00
Luncheon
1:10
Session 4 ASEPTIC/ESL PROCESSING & PACKAGING
Food Safety and Product Quality Aspects of the Dry PET Bottle Sterilization Process
Ben Hamer
President
Stork Food & Dairy Systems
Update on Pulsed Light Sterilization of PET Bottles
Ben Fogg
CEO
Fogg Filler
Panel Discussion
Session speakers
2:10
Networking Beverage Break
& Table Top Exhibition
2:40
Session 5 BARRIER APPLICATION INNOVATIONS
Whey Protein Based Barrier Coatings in Thermoformed Food Packaging Applications
Markus Schmid
Project Manager - Materials Development
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering & Packaging
Innovative Barrier Packaging Structures for Retort Packaging
Alam Shah
Manager-Technology
Winpak Portion Packaging
Stability of Functional Beverages in PET Packaging
Dipl.-Ing. Roland Folz
Head-Brewing & Beverage Science & Applications
VLB-Berlin
Panel Discussion
Session speakers
4:10
Takeaways & Closing Remarks
