Welcome to Petcore Europe
PETCORE EUROPE is the European association and the voice in Brussels of companies & member associations involved in the PET value chain.
Our mission:
- to ensure that the entire PET industry is well aligned to enhance its value and sustainable growth,
- to represent the PET industry before the European institutions and other stakeholders,
- to ensure that PET is positioned as an outstanding packaging material and recognised as environmentally sound,
- to support and validate innovative packaging solutions from a recycling perspective,
- to work with all interested parties to ensure a continuous increase of PET post-consumer collection and recycling.
Latest News
Annual conference
Petcore Europe Conference 2026
Save the date 5th - 6th of February 2026
and meet key stakeholders from across the PET value chain in Rome!
Don’t miss your chance to join PETCORE EUROPE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026:
“The PET value chain vs full circularity”.
Events
- News
- Tuesday, 08 March 2022
While PET is already 100% recyclable & made to be remade, on the 2nd of March 2022 the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi (UNEA 5.2) agreed to develop a treaty on plastic pollution. The objective is to promote the sustainable production & consumption of plastics.
An intergovernmental negotiating committee will negotiate the details & complete its work by 2024.
- News
- Thursday, 27 January 2022
This report, delivered by PRE in partnership with PETCORE Europe, NMWE and UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, provides the latest data and trends on: the current state of the PET market in Europe, key changes impacting the market and the challenges faced by the supply chain and also talks about how the future PET market will look like.
- News
- Tuesday, 25 January 2022
EPBP and RecyClass sign off strategic collaboration.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026
Youtube - PETCORE EUROPE
Upcoming Meetings & Events
3rd of February 2025 – AGM
4-5th of February 2025 – Annual Conference 2025
27th March – Innovation Projects & European Funding Online Webinar
1st April – PRSE 2025
27th & 28th May – Thermoforms Conference 2025 “PET Thermoforms Circularity: How can collection and sorting of PET Thermoforms be improved?” in Dijon & Beaune
25 June from 2:00 to 3:45 PM CET – Online Webinar "Mechanical PET recycling processes for plastics used in food contact materials: navigating the application procedure"
15th July from 2:00 to 4:30 PM CET – Online Webinar "PETCORE EUROPE 's EU Regulation Unpacked: navigating the Change for PET Packaging" (Series of webinar, Edition one)
24th September from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CET – Pilario online webinar
October – EPBP Online Webinar
October – Regulatory Online Webinar
November – NIAS Labs Online Webinar
3rd December – Depolymerisation & Textile Online Webinar
