Smithers industry, leading sustainability in Packaging Europe event returns to Barcelona on 16-18 October 2023. Over 45 speakers from across the breadth of the packaging industry have been confirmed to present, with the main focus of this year’s event being how to achieve circularity in packaging.

The 2023 agenda was carefully curated with insights from big industry players including Amcor, Mondi, Metro AG, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Carlsberg Group, Billerud and more, led by Smithers’ head of production, Sabine Prack.

As Europe’s largest sustainable packaging conference, delegates can expect to receive a full 360 perspective on how companies have achieved circularity and insights into the challenges and successes from key stakeholders. Practical examples will be provided from the likes of Metro AG, Aldi, Schwarz Group, PreZero, Nestlé, WWF, UPM, Circpack and P&G.

Sabine Prack, Head of Production at Smithers says, “this year’s event will deliver key information and insights to help drive the industry towards a circular economy, and is unmissable for anyone working with packaging across the world.”

Sessions at the event include the discussion of the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), circularity in the retail sector, recyclability at scale, reusable and refillable business models, brand perspective and strategies, bioplastics and compostability, chemical recycling, mechanical recycling, PCR packaging, start-ups and investors, and circularity and design.

Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services. With laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, cannabis, dry commodities, and energy industries. Smithers delivers accurate data, on time, with high touch, by integrating science, technology, and business expertise, so customers can innovate with confidence.