Day 1 - Tuesday 3 July 2012

8:30

Registration and refreshments

9:05

Chair’s opening remarks and conference begins

 The Outlook

9:10

World economic overview

  • Analysis of global economic trends
  • Assessment of demand destruction in some markets
  • Identifying signs of economic recovery: where is there growth and growth potential?
Eugen Weinberg, Managing Director, Head of Commodity Research, Commerzbank AG
9:40

Situating methanol in a global context

  • Analysing the global supply / demand picture
  • How do regional markets interrelate?
  • Projections for the year ahead
  • Considering the challenges and how to overcome these
10:10

Question and answer session

10:20

Morning refreshments and networking

10:50

Feedstock focus: Natural gas and LNG dynamics and the influence on methanol

  • Global gas prices & supply picture
  • Understanding the ‘delayed effect’ of movements in natural gas prices on the methanol market
  • Key drivers of LNG supply and demand
Ben Wetherall, Editor, Global LNG Markets, ICIS
11:20

Question and answer session

Biofuels focus

11:25

Biodiesel economics and demand dynamics

  • Understanding the drivers behind the biodiesel market and appraising how this impacts on methanol
  • An overview of industrial biodiesel production capacity
  • Projections for methanol application in the short-medium term
Michael Fiedler-Panajotopoulos, Director of Sales and Marketing, Petrotec AG
11:55

Biomethanol update

  • Exploring trends in biomethanol uptake
  • Identifying commercial applications for biomethanol
    • As a fuel
    • As a feedstock
  • Projections for future biomethanol demand
12:25

Question and answer session

12:35

Networking lunch

Middle East update

13:50

Middle Eastern methanol markets: production and logistics

14:20

The impact of sanctions against Iran on methanol trading in Europe

Dr Paolo Bonetti, Supply Chain Manager, Chimitrade
14:49

 

Key derivatives and applications

14:50

Methanol to olefins (MTO) technology

  • Update on the progress of MTO and its commercial impact
  • Is there room for wider adoption of these methods?
  • An assessment of the barriers to success and how these can be overcome
15:20

Question and answer session

15:35

Afternoon refreshments and networking

16:05

Acetic acid market outlook: historic prices and margins

16:35

Formaldehyde: challenges and opportunities

  • Review of the current legislative landscape
  • Identifying threats to formaldehyde use and considering how the industry can respond
Ola Erlandsson, Technology Manager, Perstorp Formox
17:05

An end user perspective: wood-based panel markets

Isabelle Brose, Economic Adviser, European Panel Federation (EPF)
17:35

Question and answer session

17:50

Chair’s closing remarks and end of day one

Day 2 - Wednesday 4 July 2012

9:25

Chair’s reconvening remarks and start of Day Two

 China methanol focus

9:30

Insights into the Chinese methanol market

  • Production capacity and trade update
Ken Yin, Information Manager, ICIS Chemease
10:00

Direct methanol gasoline blending in China

  • Why is it only in China?
  • What is the potential for this process to take on outside China?
  • The resulting effect on global demand
10:30

Question and answer session

10:40

Morning refreshments

11:10

China (historic) coal price movements and the influence on the methanol market

Li Li, Senior Information Manager, ICIS C1 Energy
11:40

DME (Dimethyl Ether) affordability and supply picture

12:10

Question and answer session

12:20

Chair’s concluding remarks followed by lunch and networking

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.


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