Petcore Europe

  • 03 April 2024

    Production, consumption and, above all, recycle of PET in Europe

    Icis, a global source of commodity intelligence, together with Plastics Recyclers Europe, Petcore Europe, Unesda Soft Drink Europe and Natural Mineral Waters Europe, launched the “State of Play 2024” study, offering a detailed examination of the PET market in Europe in 2022. The comprehensive study includes...
  • 14 February 2024

    The current situation of the European PET industry seen from Brussels

    On 7 and 8 February, in Brussels, around 300 participants attended over 50 technical presentations at the annual conference organised by Petcore Europe, the European association representing the entire PET supply chain. Special attention was dedicated to new technologies and applications and to the...
  • 24 January 2024

    The PET industry meets in Brussels

    Next annual Petcore conference will feature an innovation summit where delegates from across the PET value chain will present a diverse range of ground-breaking initiatives that have the potential to drive opportunities and growth throughout the sector. The conference, being held in Brussels on 7 and 8 February, will take place against the...
  • 29 November 2023

    PETcore Europe has a new executive director

    PETcore Europe announced that Roberto Bertaggia has been appointed as Executive Director as of 23 November 2023. He replaces Martin Stephan, who previously served in the role. Roberto Bertaggia has spent over 30 years of his career in managing both complex contractual sales and coordination roles...
  • 12 May 2023

    Petcore Europe appoints new Executive Director

    The European association of the PET supply chain, Petcore Europe, has appointed Martin Stephan as new Executive Director and Ermis Panagiotopoulos, who served as interim Executive Director since January 2023, as Deputy Director. Martin Stephan spent his entire career in the chemical industry, in France, Germany...
  • 23 March 2021

    PolyREC created to report on Europe’s plastics circularity

    Petcore Europe, PlasticsEurope, Plastics Recyclers Europe, and VinylPlus have mutually agreed to join forces to form the organisation PolyREC. PolyREC will monitor, verify, and report their plastics recycling and uptake data in Europe. This will be achieved by using a common data collection system - RecoTrace. PolyREC will ensure traceability...