Petcore Europe

11/06/2026

📢 PETCORE EUROPE and KÖR are proud to announce a physical, one-day event “PET Pack CEE Forum 2026”, focused on food contact compliance, PPWR and competitiveness for the Central and Eastern European packaging industry.



📅 17 September 2026 · Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Autograph Collection

🍽️ Networking dinner: 16 September, 8 PM CET

Registration is open TODAY https://tinyurl.com/52bksvtw



🌍 EU regulations affect the whole European packaging industry. “PET Pack CEE Forum 2026” addresses the implications for activities in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as possible solutions.

The forum is structured around the most important topics:



🔹 What PPWR requires from CEE operations by 2027

🔹 Food contact compliance and NIAS risk in practice

🔹 How European certification frameworks determine your market access

🔹 Real compliance journeys from industry companies, in their own words

11/06/2026

📢 New Webinar 📢 Sign up today ➡️ https://bit.ly/4e3gTGj for the upcoming online event: "Industry Associations Vision for regulation that supports Circularity, Investments and Competitiveness".

🗓️ 7 JULY

⏲️ 2:00-4:00 PM CET

♻️ We intend to investigate methods to shape a stronger European market through effective regulation. The European Packaging Regulations are becoming increasingly complicated due to a variety of topics concentrating on reducing single-use plastics and packaging waste, combating plastic pollution, and encouraging a circular economy. Experts in Food Packaging, Regulatory Affairs, Safety, and Sustainability Policies get together for this webinar. Don't miss your chance to learn more about the European regulations that support Circularity, Investments and Competitiveness!

📒 Agenda & Speakers are available here ➡️ https://l1nq.com/zlf3eo7.

09/06/2026

📢 ONE WEEK To Go📢

Seize your final chance & Register Now ➡️ https://bit.ly/40meSND for the PETCORE EUROPE's Thermoforms Conference 2026 to connect with PET industry professionals and executives. "Beyond the theory, towards PPWR compliance: Real Recycling of PET trays?" will be hosted in:

🗓️ Spain, Valencia

⏲️ 18 & 19 June

♻️ AGENDA & SPEAKERS ➡️ https://bit.ly/40meSND.

04/06/2026

📢 "PET trays circularity ♻️ : where there is a will, there is a way! In 2014 trays were not even recyclable. Today they are circular. It did not happen overnight. In between, industry set a goal and committed to it." - Luca Stramare, member of the Technical Committee at TCEP.

If you are keen to learn more regarding TCEP, follow this link ➡️ www.tcep-europe.org.

03/06/2026

📢 Only 10 DAYS To Go📢

Register Now ➡️ https://bit.ly/40meSND for the PETCORE EUROPE's Thermoforms Conference 2026 to connect with PET industry professionals and executives. "Beyond the theory, towards PPWR compliance: Real Recycling of PET trays?" will be hosted in:

🗓️ Spain, Valencia

⏲️ 18 & 19 June

♻️The first day of the event will feature lectures from all of the leading specialists in thermoforms, followed by panel discussions with industry speakers. We will be joined by renowned experts from the Industry along with DG Santé representative, Bastiaan Schupp, European Commission who will outline the objectives and standards of the European Commission for PET trays.

♻️ On the second day, PETCORE EUROPE will arrange a tour to AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics laboratories accredited in Tray Recyclability procedures on the second day. This will provide insight into the circularity of thermoformed packaging and the food contact safety of recycled PET packaging.

♻️ AGENDA ➡️ https://bit.ly/40meSND.

👏 Welcome our SPONSORS:

Gold Sponsors:

♻️Eagle Vizion

♻️Chemetall/BASF

♻️Klöckner Pentaplast

Silver Sponsors:

♻️AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics

♻️AMUT

♻️Sukano

Bronze Sponsor:

♻️Sulayr Recycling PET Trays S.L.U.

03/06/2026

📢 "PETCORE EUROPE Annual Conference is always a unique opportunity to meet the entire ♻️ PET value chain, interact and network with the entire sector." said Adam Gono, Deputy Secretary General at Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) .

To view the entire interview ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ejxp4Z.

03/06/2026

📢 "Did you know that the trays that package your meat, cheese, fish, fruit and vegetables are made of PET, the world’s most recycled plastic? Like PET bottles, they are fully recyclable ♻️ and can also be designed for reuse in various applications." - Ghent University food packaging technology expert, Professor Peter Ragaert, details the science behind packaging and how it forms part of the solution to reducing food waste.

To watch a full video submitted by Euractiv, follow the link ➡️ https://bit.ly/4o8DTqS

Ghent University food packaging technology expert, Professor Peter Ragaert details the science behind packaging and how it forms part of the solution to reducing food waste. Did you know that the trays that package your meat, cheese, fish, fruit and vegetables are made of PET, the world’s most rec...

02/06/2026

📢 Follow the latest news from PETCORE EUROPE. This is the First Technical Bulletin of 2026. It includes updates on the activities ♻️ of our Working Groups, SIG Textile and Evaluation Platforms, together with a statement from our Executive Director - Roberto Bertaggia, and many other useful insights.

To read a full newsletter, please check this link ➡️ https://bit.ly/4uNiAOf.

29/05/2026

📢 "PETCORE EUROPE is the only platform that was able to put together more than 350 main actors of the ♻️ PET value chain."- Pietro Simonetti from Sukano.

To view the entire interview ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nWMoFq

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28/05/2026

📢 The website of the PETCORE EUROPE association has been redesigned and renewed! You can now take advantage of all the changes even more quickly than before! Everything can be found with a single click thanks to a new drop-off tab structure.

♻️ Please visit the most recent version of PETCORE EUROPE's website at ➡️ www.petcore-europe.org , and don't be afraid to express your thoughts! We always strive for development and progress!