Plastics Caps and Closures is the only established conference focussing exclusively on this fast growing market sector.
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Now in its ninth year, the annual conference will showcase major global trends, explore recent advances and discuss the latest innovations. Providing a unique platform to meet the major players involved, from materials and equipment suppliers, through to producers and end-users. Featuring:
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l Dr Huqiu Zhang, Director, Packaging, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company l Filip Vangeel, Senior Scientist, Procter & Gamble l Clover Abbott, Packaging Technologist, Innocent Ltd l Berco CJ Landman, Principal Scientist Package Development Global Research & Development, Heineken l Derek Hindle, Global Innovations Director, Global Closure Systems l Steve Dawson, CEO, Bapco Closures l Stephen Wilkins, CEO, Child-Safe Packaging Group (CSPG) Platinum sponsors
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Tuesday 20 - Wednesday 21 November 2012 at Le Plaza in Brussels, Belgium Register online at: www.plasticscapsandclosures.com/eu Conference enquiries: Tel: +44 (0)20 8253 9621 Email: epnconferences@crain.com
The Plastics Caps and Closures Europe Conference will bring you the latest updates in the industry. Join leading experts as they share insights on ‘firstto-market’ opportunities, the latest technological developments and reveal the most effective packaging strategies. With representatives from Procter & Gamble, CocaCola, Innocent, Mold-Master, Husky, Child-Safe Packaging Group and many more, this promises to be a must attend event. Why you should attend: l Gain an overview of the new technologies in caps and closures l Understand the child resistant packagingstandardisation and regulation l Focus on the exciting developments in application test for caps and closures l Hear from Coca Cola on migration testing or calculation for potential migrant from plastic caps and closures l Examine the latest lightweighting trends and innovative designs l Find solutions to the challenges facing today’s caps and closure industry l Identify best practices for troubleshooting manufacturing problems l Discuss ways to minimise the environmental impact of packaging l Take away ideas and contacts to follow up on and grow your business
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Day one – Tuesday 20th November 08:30 Registration and refreshments 09:30 chairman’s opening remarks Richard Inns, Owner, PEC Partnership, (Former Chairman Unilever Packaging Group at Unilever) 10:00 Global market & new product developments in caps & closures l Review of recent market trends, drivers and developments in caps and closures l Summary of recent product launches l Future outlook Dominic Cakebread, Director of Packaging Services, Canadean Limited 10:30 Trends in the market from a small development company’s perspective l Introduction l Current trends l Trends for the future l Capitalising on market trends l Conclusion Steve Dawson, CEO, Bapco Closures 11:00 Morning refreshments 11:30 competing in the global closures market l How a small company can compete against global closure manufacturers l Innovation of product and supply chain l Case studies Barry Armstrong, Managing Director, Embankment Plastics 12:00 issues and challenges of caps and closures safety l Product safety trends l Injury data for caps and closures l Recent recalls and public notifications l Current state of safety requirements l Next steps towards a safer product Jeremy Opperer, PhD, European Technical Operations Manager, Intertek 12:30 Joint Q&a session 13:00 Lunch
Borealis is a leading supplier of innovative solutions for the caps and closures industry. With the customer-driven approach to innovation and exclusive technologies, such as Borealis Nucleation Technology (BNT), Borealis offers value-creating products that meet the needs of this rapidly evolving sector. The latest example of this success story is the new generation random copolymer polypropylene BorPure™ RF490MO which brings environmentally considerate manufacturing and new production gains to hinge closures.
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities Levent Tounjer, Tel: +44 (0)20 8253 9623, Email: ltounjer@crain.com
14:00 Sustainability and its effect on closure design l GCS approach to innovation l GCS approach to right weighting l Case Study 1 – Gravity 1 and Gravity II l An alternative to 1881 for low carbonated products l Case Study 2 – parachute closure l A lightweight personal care closure Derek Hindle, Global Innovations Director, Global Closure Systems 14.30 Packaging and sustainability – looking beyond the cloud l Reprising the cloud and its significance for understanding sustainability and packaging l Alternate concepts of sustainability l Harmonised approaches to packaging and sustainability l Applying sustainability to packaging in the real world
Pre-confere nce networking facilities available. V isit the website for more information
www.plasticscapsandclosures.com/eu Richard Inns, Owner, PEC Partnership, (Former Chairman Unilever Packaging Group at Unilever) 15:00 afternoon Refreshments 15:30 Random copolymer PP innovations set a new benchmark in combining advanced product performance with sustainability in the conversion of lightweight closures solutions l Increasing demand for lightweight cap solutions and energy savings l New materials support this sustainability trend l Latest technologies strive for faster cycle times, excellent colour stability, superior optical appearance, excellent organoleptics and down gauging potential Marina P Hornasek-Metzl, Application Marketing Manager, Borealis Luc Monnissen, Technical Development Engineer, Borealis 16:00 changing the future for european assets l End markets require more differentiation and sustainability l Competition on polymers and end products is global and from low cost regions and assets l Successful European assets – customers and suppliers- will differentiate on quality and innovation l Innovation and quality need to be funded and supported by sustainable pricing and business strategies l Short case histories will be presented to illustrate how a world leader in caps and closures views the necessary future business strategies Ian Coates, Deputy Director –Sales, Ineos 16:30 Panel Discussion – is the poor economy limiting spends on innovation? Filip van Geel, Senior Scientist, Procter & Gamble Dr Peter Oldring, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Valspar Europe Jeremy Opperer, European Technical Operations Manager, Intertek Berco CJ Landman, Principal Scientist Package Development Global Research & Development, Heineken Clover Abbott, Packaging Technologist, Innocent Dr Huqiu Zhang, Director, Packaging, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, The coca-cola company Please email your questions for the panel to PNangia@crain.com 17.30 networking drinks reception and dinner for all attendees
Day Two – Wednesday 21st November 08:30 Refreshments 09:30 chairman’s opening remarks Richard Inns, Owner, PEC Partnership, (Former Chairman Unilever Packaging Group at Unilever) 10:00 Food contact compliance and responsibilities of the supply chain l Regulatory compliance of the materials used in plastics caps and closures
l Case study on migration testing or calculation for potential migrant from plastic caps and closures l Responsibilities of each party along the whole supply chain to ensure safety and compliance Dr Huqiu Zhang, Director, Packaging, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company 10:30 caps and closures for sensitive soft drinks l Closures today and tomorrow l Key factors l What is good to know Dr Michael Krüger, CTO, Corvaglia Group 11:00 Morning refreshments 11:30 additional advantages into the compression molding technology Claudio Scudellari, Sales Area Manager Closures & Containers B. U., SACMI IIMOLA 12:00 The elimination of waste in the closures manufacturing process l Discuss how a complete system approach streamlines the closure injection molding process to systematically eliminate waste l Assess opportunities and challenges in improving the overall closure molding process l Present a case study featuring the revolutionary new Husky HyCAP HPP system Christian Kapsamer, General Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, Husky Injection Molding Systems 12:30 Joint Q&a session 13:00 Lunch 14.00 case studies on the benefits of co-injection technology in 1 piece barrier caps and closures l Elimination of assembly processes and scrap l Enhanced functional barrier performance and sustainability l Overall part cost reduction by using IRIS coinjection technology Bruce Catoen, Vice President Business Development, Chief Technology Officer, Mold-Masters Europa 14:30 Regulatory update of plastics in the eU Luigi Rossi, Independent Strategic Advisor, Keller and Heckman LLP. (Former Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection, Chemical, Contaminants and pesticides at European Commission) 15:00 child resistant packaging-standardisation and regulation l New and more stringent regulations. l ISO 8317 reclosable child resistant packaging to be revised. l prEN 13127 child resistant packaging, mechanical testing, a complementary standard now due for publication. l Concomitant threats and opportunities for the closure industry. Stephen Wilkins, CEO, Child-Safe Packaging Group 15:30 Joint Q&a session 16:00 close of conference Crain Communications / European Plastics News reserves the right to cancel or alter the programme at any time
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