• Overview of the global beverage closure market
• Current market trends & drivers
• Technical trends and product innovation
• Future issues & forecasts

• Why is venting necessary
• How we learned the hard way
• What testing we put our caps through now
• What factors complicate venting, e.g. colour, tolerance, temperature

• How is the supply landscape for polyolefins expected to change in the years to come?
• What does this mean for the activities in the C&C market of a leading global supplier like SABIC?
• Can we overcome the regulatory and legislation challenges through solid product stewardship?
• Which new developments contribute to SABIC's responsible global supply to the C&C market?

• Why printing?
• Existing printing technologies caps & closures
• New innovative printing technology

o       revolutionary flexible printing technology

o       low cost (investment & consumables)

o       high capacity (Top up to 250000/H;Circumference 50000/H; combined possible)

o       high quality multi colour printing

o       reduced floor space

• Case study

• The cycle time and its network: real case studies.
• Equipment evolves together with the diversified needs of the market:
• How product design is impacted by markets trends and technology evolution.
• Single-piece closures: the topic of the day.
• Technology imparting different quality levels to the molded part.
• Concept of a manufacturing line.
• Compression vs Injection moulding: the answer is in the terms of your project.

• Reduction, reuse, recycling... and the poor, weary, consumer
• The authorities, the industry: what ticks boxes, spins CSR... and actual end-benefits to the consuming public
• Tie market research with Poundland - what motivates the green consumer, and those who really could care less about 'eco'

• All electric machine concepts are offered from 100t up to 420t and cover molds from 16 cavities up to 128 cavities for beverage closures
• Fastest cycle and therefore highest output and unparalleled product quality, thus reduction in rejects leads to best yield
• Turn key solution and in line quality control

• From the simple flip top in one piece to the most elaborated pump in more than 12 pieces, the closure must incorporate function of protection, distribution, dosing
• Ecosolution is a new dispensing system which is an green alternative to traditional pump
• Ecosolution is a delivering system used on airless packaging

•    Industrial Economics in the Packaging Industry
o    macro economics
o    industry structure and performance
o    drivers for m&a in the packaging industry
o    recent transactions and trends

• General rules from Framework Regulation 1935/2004
• Specific rules for caps and closures in the new Plastic Regulation (PIM)
• Enforcement and liability

Please email your questions for the panel to PNangia@crain.com

• World demographic developments and packaging
• Principles of accessible design
• The world standard on accessible packaging design
• Threats and opportunities

•    Insight into the growth and development of the materials required by the caps and closures market
•    Highlight the historical trends for increasing quality with cost effectiveness
•    Important view from a market leader on future market needs
 

• The place of packaging in the sustainability agenda
• The elements of a sustainability strategy
• Quantifying the benefits
• Methodologies for developing the strategy

• Efficient material use in lighter caps & closures
• Relative impact of two and one-piece closures on the environment
• Novel elastomer technologies to address the challenges
• Life Cycle Analysis for INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers

•    The European tube market accounts for 10.5 billion tubes and a historic growth rate of 4% per year, supplying markets for end-uses such as food, toothpaste, pharma, household and cosmetics.
•    Highlights on The "CLUBE® project" by Borealis and Plasticum
 

• Collapsible Cores(CC) developed primarily for caps & closures molding, subsequently used in other round undercut applications
• Why are CC and the newly launched DT cores the right tools for Caps & Closures molding?
• Collapsible & DT cores are the most compact solution and in most applications, the only standard option available in the market, to release undercuts found in the vast majority of Caps & Closures
• CC & DT being reliable, long-life, easy installation, low maintenance, short cycle time and affordable solutions
• Advantages of standard CC and DT cores over the other customised options offered in the market
• Limitations of use and possible customisation of CC/DT cores

• Introduction
• Overview of the BAP technology
• Early successes
• Operating challenges in globally delivering the technology
• Financial challenges in globally delivering the technology
• Final business model
• Conclusion