Major PET Film/Resin Producers, Brand Owners Head to Casablanca for 19th MEAPET

CASABLANCA, Morocco - Feb. 6, 2018 - PRLog -- As "supply uncertainty drove resin prices higher in the latter part of 2017" there are concerns over such trends carrying over into 2018. The market will witness impact of the Chinese plastic scrap ban this year and are also awaiting the results of USA's anti-dumping investigations by mid-year. At the same time PET resin demand is strong and industry is keen to stock up before the upcoming peak season. Nexant's "Global PET & Polyester Chain Outlook" will be a key session at 19th MEAPET sharing vital insights into upstream developments and the impact on feedstock cost.

The Middle East PET market looks promising with several new plants coming up. Pan-Asia PET Resin (Guangzhou) Co. that is breaking ground in Saudi Arabia this year, joins the summit with 'PTA Market Outlook in the Middle East & Project Update in Saudi Arabia'.

Brand owner Mondelez International presents 'Sustainable Packaging Strategy in the Circular Economy' while Dupont shares how it is 'Providing Efficient and Sustainable Solutions in PET Tray Applications' - improving impact resistance of CPET trays in frozen conditions, extrudable lidding solutions for PET trays and more.

Global rigid film producer Klöckner Pentaplast (that acquired Turkey's Farmamak) provides details of FFS and Thermoform / Tray Applications in Combination with Films that helps to Save food / save environment and improve packaging productivity. The 'Potential of Flexible Films & BOPET in MENA Markets' is presented by Flex Middle East.

As PET usage increase in the apparels industry, the summit has an interesting session on 'Recycling plastic waste into fashion' (http://www.cmtevents.com/aboutevent.aspx?ev=180306&pu...) presented by ECOALF.

The summit also features:

• ·         Migration of Healthy and Energy Drinks into PET Bottles – Nigerian Breweries

·         Design Innovation in PET Packaging for Mineral Waters – Aïn Soltane (Al-Karama Ynna Holding)

·         North Africa PET Market on Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria – CTC Maroc

·         China PET & RPET Market Outlook & Supplying to Africa – China Resources Packaging Materials

·         Packaging trends in the Home & Personal Care sector in Africa – PZ Cussons Nigeria

·         Embracing a Circular Economy: Strategies, Challenges & Market Outlook for Recycled PET in Middle East & North Africa – Nextek

·         Producing Food-Grade Preforms with 100% rPET Flakes – Sipa

·         Making PET Preforms has never been easier – SACMI System and the 4.0 Smart Factory – SACMI

·         The Cooling Paradigm Shift : Cooling as Integral Part of the Process – Frigel

·         PET Packaging Trends in Middle East & Africa – Euromonitor International

Organized by Centre for Management Technology (CMT), SACMI and Frigel join the summit as sponsors.

For more information about the event, visiy 19th MEAPET website http://www.cmtevents.com/aboutevent.aspx?ev=180306&pu=274136 or contact Grace at +65 6346 9147.