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CINET, the International Umbrella Association for the Professional Textile Care Industry will bring the PTC world within your reach at the Expo Detergo Show on October 15th next in the new Milan Exhibition venue. The CINET programme during this show will include several workshops, meetings and assemblies:
 
13.30 hrs. 
Workshop: “High Quality, Sustainable processing in PTC”

15.15 hrs. 
Break

15.30 hrs. 
Workshop: “PTC Business trends and market opportunities”

17.00 hrs 
Official Launch of  E-Dryclean;  learning sustainable professional cleaning comfortable at home

17.30 hrs. 
International Press meeting CINET

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13.30 hrs.: Workshop: “High Quality, Sustainable processing in PTC”
For the future PTC business “High Quality, Sustainable processing” is an absolute must to stimulate market development, achieve improved business results and regain our highly professional image again as an innovative  service industry.
To proof and guarantee sustainability is becoming  a key success factor in almost all countries over the world. This is not only involving the current processing operations with solvents, but also the cleaning of  soil contamination as a result of cleaning processing in the past.
Extensive information will be presented on how sustainable processing can be organised, maintained and guaranteed; including  legislation, working methods and organisation requirements. This will be made available in digital information as well.
Best practices of modern professional textile care will be presented by leading technology suppliers, like Union, Böwe, Seitz, Veit and Sankosha.

Workshop programme:
13.30 hrs. Fashion Care; guaranteed quality in textile cleaning, by Ms. J Qaud, EFIT

13.50 hrs. Sustainable dry cleaning processing, by mr. dr. ir. H. Gooijer, Dutch Knowledge Centre for Textile Care (TKT)

Best practices 2010:
14.10 hrs. Professional Textile Care excellence, by Mr. A. Seitz of Seitz Company:
* Trends in Textiles
* Wet cleaning  versus Solvent cleaning
* Sustainable performances

14.22 hrs. Sustainable processing and best practices, by Mr. G. Cuppini of Union:
* Innovative dry cleaning concept
* New dry cleaning solutions
* Machine technology for tomorrow

14.34 hrs. Dry cleaning: high quality solutions, by Mr. F. Ziermann of Böwe:
* Best standards in machine technology
* 6th and further generations
* Sustainable technologies

14.46 hrs. Finishing in the next 5 years, by Mr. G. Veit of Veit GmbH:
* Customer demand in PTC
* Fashion and new materials
* Modern finishing technologies
* Profitable finishing according to customer specifications

14.58 hrs. Questions

15.15 hrs. Break

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15.30 hrs.: Workshop: “PTC Business trends and market opportunities”
A global view on market trends and developments you will find  special country reports on the major European countries: Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Benelux, Russia, as well as the USA, China/Asia and South America. Major developments are described and market opportunities are highlighted. This meeting is organised in close cooperation with national associations, research institutes and PTC companies all over the world. At the end of the meeting digital  conference material is available.

Workshop programme:
15.30 hrs. Market study “Textile Care in 5 years; changes and challenges”, by Mr. Dr. G. Böttger of Expo Consulting

16.00 hrs. Panel discussions:
Market & business trends and business concepts in professional textile care. Country profiles, as well as discussions on issues as:
* “Key success factors for the profitability of the industry”
* “What is the long term PTC perspective”
* “How can we develop successfully new services”
* “Which solutions are available for improved, low cost logistics?
* “An overview of market opportunities 2010-2015”
* “The concept of high quality, sustainable = “green” cleaning”.

Panel discussion participants:
* Mr. L. Bertsev, Russian Association of Dry-cleaners and Launderers
* Mr. G. Cuppini, Union
* Mr. P.H. Kokerbeck, FML-Beratungs GmbH
* Mr. P. Letourneur, Fédération Française des Pressings & Blanchisseries
* Mr. T. Panagiotis, Panehellenic Federation Drycleaning
* Mr. A. Seitz, Seitz GmbH
* Mr. K. Uchikoshi, Sankosha Co. Ltd.
* Mr. G. Veit, Veit GmbH
* Mr. F. Ziermann, Böwe GmbH

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17.00 hrs.: Official Launch E-Dryclean; learning sustainable drycleaning comfortable at home
The last two years 15 European partners from 8 countries have worked together to establish an E-learning website in 7 languages which will be launched at the ExpoDetergo. The website includes easy to learn material for employees and employers on how to process solvents safely for persons and the environment. Solvents include perchlorethylene, hydro carbon, siloxane, Co2 and wetcleaning in PTC premises.
The material is practical and can be followed on the internet 24 hours a day. After an exam, certificates are provided by the national associations, partners in the project.
The official launch will be introduced officially by the Italian partners, CINET and the other project partners. During the Expo Detergo E-Dryclean will be demonstrated and visitors can try the E-learning modules themselves.
 

Programme:
17.00 hrs. Introduction of E-Dryclean; “The European platform for Sustainable processing” by Cinet President, Mr. Dirk Vanmeirhaeghe

17.05 hrs. “Sustainable processing in Italy with E-Dryclean E-learning materials” by project partner Mr. Luca Rappini of Union

17.10 hrs. Launch of the E-Dryclean website in 7 languages by Mr. Diego Zambelli of Detergo Magazine (I)      

17.15 hrs. Demonstration of the content of the website

17.30 hrs. End of session

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17.30 hrs.:  CINET International Press meeting
CINET invites the trade press from all over the world to join the press meeting organised during the show, to be informed about the results and news on CINET projects and activities, as well as exchange ideas and organise cooperation. 

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For further information please contact:

CINET
Jolande van Raay
P.O. Box 10, 4060 GA  Ophemert, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31344 650436   Fax: +31344 652665
www.cinet-online.net   email: cinet@cinet-online.net