Plastics Packaging 2014: Consumer Focus

12th June 2014 | BPF House, Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JE   

The BPF ‘Plastics Packaging 2014: Consumer Focus' event features essential presentations on a wide range of plastics in packaging topics. This event will provide delegates with a comprehensive examination of the key issues facing the plastics packaging industry in 2014 as well as market data and case studies from major brands.

Featuring a presentation from Unilever as well as sessions examining consumer trends in food packaging, european developments and the current state of investment in the recycling industry this event will provide attendees with important information as well as vital networking opportunities.

Who should attend?
This seminar is aimed at plastics packaging professionals from plastic producers and distributors as well as industry representatives who wish to update their knowledge of the plastics packaging industry.

Seminar Programme:

10:00  Registration and Refreshment

10:30  Chairmans Introduction Bruce Margetts, RPC Group

10.40  Consumer trends in food packaging - Phil Chadwick, Packaging News 

• Trends in food packaging that will affect the plastics industry in 2014
• Trends that plastics packaging producers must be prepared for

 
11.10  How Unilever are driving through the future of packaging - Louis Lindenberg, Unilever

• Unilever Packaging sustainability Strategy and what it means for plastics packaging producers
• The future of plastics packaging at Unilever
• What Unilever needs from Plastics Packaging suppliers

11:40  Morning Break

11:55 Marine Litter: Working in partnership to solve a shared problem - Katherine Stephenson, Marine Conservation Society

• Findings of MCS Survey
• Bottle Champions
• Outcomes of MLAN

12.25  Chemicals and Plastics - Tom Sheldon, Science Media Centre

• How to deal with chemical scare stories
• How to deal with the press
• How to respnd to enquiries regarding chemicals in plastics

 
12.50 Results of recent Yougov survey - BPF Representative

13:00  Networking Lunch

14:00 Developments in Europe and their potential implications for the UK - Gill Bevington, Perchards

• An overview of the current situation in Europe
• What lessons can be learnt from Europe

14.30 Investment in Energy from Waste - Howard Ellard, Consultant

• Current investment opportunities for energy from waste
• Case study based on Viridor

 
15.00 Current state of investment in the recycling industry - James Samworth, Foresight Group

• What successes there are in investment in the recycling industry
• Future trends delegates should be made aware of

15:30  Close

Prices:

BPF Members £199 + VAT 
Affiliate Members £219 + VAT
Non BPF Members £249 + VAT

Ticket Includes:

• Networking Lunch
• Complimentary Teas and Coffees throughout the event
• Free Wi-Fi access
• Free Car Parking (subject to availability)
• Full delegate pack, including speaker notes
• Access to PDF of speaker presentations