Cetie Working Groups: Collaboration and innovation

WG chair:

To be elected - -

Participants:

Joint group bringing together glassmakers, brands/bottlers, and suppliers of glass containers, filling machine manufacturers, laboratories, and inspection and control machine manufacturers.

Scope:

WG chair:

Jean-Michel RIBOULET - FEDERATION FRANCAISE DU LIEGE (FFL)

Participants:

Joint group bringing together manufacturers of stoppers, glassmakers, bottlers (wine) and suppliers of glass containers, manufacturers of filling and capping machines, laboratories, and manufacturers of inspection and control machines.

Scope:

Vice-chair : Mme Martine Cazin (Director - UNSCV (UNION NATIONALES DE SERVICES DES COOPÉRATIVES VINICOLES)

This group is specifically dedicated to French regulations, particularly - but not exclusively - concerning bottles and container measures. It ensures consistency in regulatory developments with the constraints of users, manages relations with the DGCCRF, and explores other relevant aspects related to this topic.

WG chair:

Giuseppe MENCACCI - GUALA CLOSURES S.P.A.

Participants:

Group gathering exclusively manufacturers of ROPP metal screw caps, long and short.

Scope:

This group accompanies the development of documentation related to metal screw caps, guides, and data sheets. This documentation concerns among others the geometry of the caps and their respective applications mainly for glass neck finishes, but also for PET finishes, for still or carbonated liquids, in the beverages/food or pharmaceutical sectors.

WG chair:

Klaus DEMBSKI - BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE E.V. (Federal Association of the German Glass Industry)

Participants:

Joint group bringing together the glassmakers of the WG3 group (glass finishes), suppliers of glass bottles, manufacturers of metal caps (crowns, ROPP, etc.), as well as manufacturers of capping, filling, and control machines.

Scope:

WG chair:

To be elected - -

Participants:

Group bringing together exclusively the manufacturers of crown caps.

Scope:

This WG3 is key in coordinating the documentation related to crown cap closure systems, including the metal shell and its liner.

WG chair:

Stefano CASSANO - FEVE (Federation of European manufacturers of glass containers)

Participants:

A joint group bringing together brand owners (users of glass bottles/ jars/ flacons), Glassmakers, Glass recyclers, and all experts involved in this domain (sorting machines, and so on)

Scope:

The aim of this group is to define the characteristics of a glass container so that it can be recycled. It will focus its activities on areas where consensus is difficult to reach, starting with the issue of opacity limits. Its conclusions will be communicated to the CEN working group responsible for the corresponding standard.

WG chair:

Lionel NIZAN - VERESCENCE FRANCE (MERS LES BAINS)

Participants:

Joint group bringing together glass flacons manufacturers, perfume makers and lacquer producers.

Scope:

This joint group aims to produce dedicated documentation on test methods related to decorative elements on glass flacons, primarily for the cosmetics and perfume sectors.

WG chair:

Lorenzo PASQUALI - BORMIOLI LUIGI S.p.A.

Participants:

Joint group bringing together glassmakers dedicated to flacon production, pump manufacturers, perfumers/brands, crimping and filling machine manufacturers.

Scope:

• Cetie 'GME'* neck finishes data sheets concerning glass crimping neck finishes (FEA), screw neck finishes, neck finishes for pumps and snap-on neck finishes, etc.
• All data sheets of the DT15 series, identifying tolerances and standard test methods applicable to molded glass flacons;
• Data sheets concerning critical visual defects of flacons, neck finishes nomenclature, etc.
• Guide of crimping recommendations.

WG chair:

Katharina KALKA - HEINZ GLAS GmbH & Co. KG aA GERMANY (KLEINTETTAU)

Participants:

Permanent group gathering exclusively the members glassmakers (Manufacturers of bottles, jars and flacons).

Scope:

This permanent group meets annually and devotes two days to reviewing all documents directly or indirectly related to glass packaging in the beverage/food (jars and bottles) as well as cosmetics and pharmaceutical (primarily vials) sectors.
The glass members are thus kept informed of the work and discussions arising from the various permanent or joint groups related to glass packaging.

WG chair:

To be elected - -

Participants:

Joint group bringing together all stakeholders across the glass packaging value chain to address glass packaging performance and inspection.

Scope:

This group brings together glass manufacturers, machine builders, inspection and control solution providers, brand owners, and packaging stakeholders to address glass packaging performance, quality, and inspection practices across the full lifecycle.

The group focuses on:

• alignment of quality and acceptance criteria,
• inspection technologies and methodologies,
• correlation between inspection results and real-life performance,
• interfaces and responsibilities between stakeholders,
• development of best practices and reference guidelines to support harmonisation and continuous improvement.

WG chair:

Arnaud JANIN - VERALLIA FRANCE

Participants:

Permanent group exclusively gathering glass members who manufacture bottles and jars, and responsible of a documentation dedicated to a wide range of work items related to the downstream production of glass packaging.

Scope:

This permanent group is dedicated to a wide range of topics downstream of the production of glass bottles and jars dedicated to the food and beverage industries:

• Surface treatments, marking, labelling;
• Testing methods (impact, headspace, internal pressure, etc.);
• Nomenclatures (of finishes, jars, bottles, and visual defects, etc.);
• Quality management (food and beverage safety, best practices, regulations).

WG chair:

Niall MC GRATH - ENCIRC GLASS

Participants:

Permanent group gathering exclusively glass members, manufacturers of bottles and jars for the beverage and food industry, in charge of the neck finishes geometry.

Scope:

WG chair:

Christophe ROBERT - VINVENTIONS S.A. BELGIUM

Participants:

Joint group bringing together manufacturers of stoppers, glassmakers, manufacturers of filling and capping machines, laboratories, and manufacturers of inspection and control machines.

Scope:

WG chair:

Arnaud STAIB - CCL Label S.A.S

Participants:

Joint group gathering manufacturers of adhesive materials, adhesive manufacturers, suppliers, glass manufacturers, printing & labeling technologies suppliers, labeling machine manufacturers, and end-users.

Scope:

This joint working group develops guidelines and best practices for the functional specification for labels and application machines on glass packaging, ensuring proper label adhesion and performance, optimising pressure-sensitive labelling processes, and improving label separation in the glass recycling and reuse processes. By bringing together key stakeholders, including adhesive and label manufacturers, glass producers, labelling machine suppliers, and fillers, the group aims to establish documentation that enhances packaging efficiency, sustainability, and overall performance.

WG chair:

Alessandro FALZONI - SACMI IMOLA

Participants:

Joint group bringing together plastic cap manufacturers, PET bottle & preforms manufacturers, bottlers and injection, dispensing and capping machine manufacturers.

Scope:

This joint group is in charge of all GME data sheets ("Finish data sheets"), dedicated to the geometry of PET neck finishes and their related documents. These data sheets are related to finishes dedicated to the beverage industry (such as soft drinks, mineral water & wine), packaged in an aseptic environment and/or with nitrogen injection, and to the food industry (e.g. edible oils, vinegars, and sauces) and allowing to receive mainly plastic caps.

WG chair:

Kieran DEMANGEAT - CITEO

Participants:

Joint group bringing together plastic cap manufacturers, PET bottle & preforms manufacturers, bottlers and injection, dispensing and capping machine manufacturers, label & product decoration manufacturers, washing machine manufacturers, chemical manufactu

Scope:

Co-Chair: Maélia Boisdur / LÉKO

Scope: 
This joint group defines what is expected in terms of cleaning, sterilisation, quality, and consumer safety of PET reused bottles:
Hygiene, cleaning, and sterilisation

• Bacteriological state and sterilisation;
• Residues of water and of washing products and of other dangerous content;
• Hygiene measures in the washing process, in the collection, storage, and transport;
• Detection, and ejection of damaged and contaminated bottles.

• how the defects from the use (consumers, logistics) are detected and rejected;
• measures against defect creation on washing lines.

• Specific control points in the production of containers for reuse.

WG chair:

Dr. Markus GRUMANN - MIHO INSPEKTIONSSYSTEME GMBH

Participants:

Joint group bringing together glassmakers, bottlers, suppliers of glass containers, manufacturers of filling and washing machines, laboratories, and manufacturers of inspection and control machines.

Scope:

• Bacteriological state and sterilisation;
• Residues of water and of washing products and of other dangerous content;
• Hygiene measures in the washing process, in the collection, storage, and transport;
• Detection, and ejection of damaged and contaminated bottles.

• how the defects from the use (consumers, logistics) are detected and rejected;
• measures against defect creation on washing lines.

• Specific control points in the production of containers for reuse.

WG chair:

To be elected - -

Participants:

Joint group bringing together glassmakers, bottlers, suppliers of glass containers, manufacturers of filling and washing machines, laboratories, and manufacturers of inspection and control machines.

Scope:

This French-speaking sub-group brings together stakeholders in France involved in the reuse of glass containers — bottlers, brands, glassmakers, washing companies, and eco-organisations. The objective is to conduct and compare rotation, washing, and post-washing tests on bottles in the French context, to evaluate the results and compare them with those from tests conducted in Germany. This national working framework enables targeted technical exchanges and faster progress on issues specific to the French territory, while remaining consistent with the international group “Reuse of food and beverages glass containers".

WG chair:

Jean-Michel RIBOULET - FEDERATION FRANCAISE DU LIEGE (FFL)

Participants:

Joint group bringing together manufacturers of stoppers, glassmakers, bottlers (beverages) and suppliers of glass containers, manufacturers of filling and capping machines, laboratories, and manufacturers of inspection and control machines.

Scope:

WG chair:

Michael KRUEGER - CORVAGLIA MOULD AG

Participants:

Joint group bringing together plastic cap manufacturers, PET bottle & preforms manufacturers, bottlers and injection, dispensing and capping machine manufacturers.

Scope:

In the context of EU Directive 2019/904, this group developed the standard related to closures, that remain attached to containers, which became the harmonised standard EN 17665 published by CEN (European Committee for Standardisation ). It continues to support work on packaging aspects of sustainability standards and regulations like the EU PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation).