Latin America’s Top PET industry meets at 7th LAPET in Mexico City on 9-10 Nov.

Sept. 24, 2009 - PRLog -- The 7th Latin America Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Packaging Markets & Technologies (7th LAPET) conference meets on November 9-10, in Mexico City's Camina Real Santa Fe. The region’s most influential PET industry meet, 7th LAPET offers insights on staying competitive without sacrificing vital business, and adopting innovative strategies and product offerings.

A half-day PET Technology Showcase at the conference will highlight innovations in Lightweight Containers, Use of Recycled Resin in PET preform, Advanced Liquid Engineering for PET Processing, Reducing Energy Consumption and Carbon Footprint, Biodegradable Plastics development and more.

7th LAPET also explores PET Recycling, with discussions on collecting Post Consumer PET bottles for Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling in Mexico, Improving Melt Processing of Recycled PET, Economically Viable PET recycling technology and Reclaimed & Recycled PET sheet Extrusion Technologies for Food Packaging.

Coca-Cola, Ajemex, Bonafont and Jumex will also take the podium at 7th LAPET, in the PET End-Users & Big brand Owners Round-Table. These leading Latin American beverage giants will share product trends and its impact on packaging requirements. They will also share their companies’ perspectives on sustainability.  

PetroquímicaSuape will address the development of the polyester market in South America and their market strategies.  
7th LAPET will also touch on:

-   Economic Downturn and its impact on PET feedstocks , PET Resin & PET Packaging
-   Resin Price Outlook, Freight cost, Duties and Anti-Dumping issues
-   Trends & Challenges in Latin America Preform Market-  focusing on big markets in Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Chile

The 7th LAPET is a strategic buyer-seller meet, and a must-attend for Latin America PET industry stakeholders.

There is also an exclusive site visit to PetStar’s Post Consumer Resin (PCR) plant in Toluca, Mexico. The PET recycling facility is the largest in Latin America and will produce over 48 million pounds of FDA approved food-grade resin annually.

The conference is conducted in English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.

Those seeking more information on participation,sponsorship and media exchange opportunities at 7th LAPET can visit www.cmtevents.com or contact Ms. Reema Patnaik  at +65 6346 9144.

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