| 8:00 |
Registration
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| 9:00 |
SESSION ONE: Chlor-alkali Dynamics in a Post-Recession World
Chairperson: Janet Wright - Tecnon OrbiChem
► World balance between caustic soda and chlorine and correlation with price
trends; effect of the uneven economic recovery across the world
► Steps to reduce transport of liquid chlorine: small local bleach plants,
distribution of concentrated bleach, regeneration of chlorine from by-product HCI
► Mechanics to compensate for local surpluses and deficits of chlorine, moving
EDC, conversation to calcium chloride, etc
► Partnering HCI with acetylene: the unique Chinese approach
Charles Fryer
Chairman, TECNON ORBICHEM, UK |
| 9:30 |
Economic Outlook – What it means to the Chlor-alkali market
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| 10:00 |
Discussion
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| 10:15 |
Refreshments
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| 10:45 |
SESSION ONE Cont’d
The Chlor-alkali Market – A Producers Perspective Speaker to be confirmed |
| 11:30 |
Global Alumina Update
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| 12:00 |
Discussion
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| 12:15 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 |
SESSION TWO
Chairperson: Charles Fryer - Tecnon OrbiChem
Global Chlor-alkali Review
►Recent developments in the chlor-alkali supply/demand balances including the
impact of the economic downturn on chlorine demand
►What has happened to the caustic soda global market as a result of the
economic downturn & how has this affected trade flows?
►How has the recent economic downturn affected the longer term outlook for the
industry and how has this impacted project developments?
Janet Wright
Business Manager - Chlor-alkali, TECNON ORBICHEM, UK |
| 14:30 |
Outlook for the South Asia Chlor-alkali market
► Supply and demand situation in South Asia
►Indian Chloralkali market and the issue of safeguarding duties
Ajay Todi, *not yet confirmed
CMO Group Chlor Alkali Business-India, ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
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| 15:00 |
Discussion
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| 15:15 |
Refreshments
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| 15:45 |
SESSION TWO Cont’d
Trade Flows in the Asia Vinyls Market
► China's fluctuating appetite for PVC imports
► Impact of new ethylene capacity on Asia's PVC export capacity
Ng HunWei
Markets Editor, ICIS Pricing
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| 16:15 |
The Chinese PVC Market During the Recovery of Global Economic Crisis
Dong Ping
Sales Manager, SINOCHEM
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| 16:45 |
Discussion
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| 17:00 |
Cocktail reception
Hosted by Basic Chemical Solutions LLC |
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| 9:00 |
SESSION THREE: Seabourne Salt Supply for the Asian Chlor-alkali Industry
Chairperson: Prema Viswanathan - ICIS PRICING Seabourne Salt Supply for the Asian Chlor-alkali Industry
► World salt supply and demand
► Asian salt supply and demand for the Chlor-Alkali industry
► Sea freight review for bulk shipping
► Update on Dampier Salt’s operations
Michael Le Page
Vice President Sales and Marketing, Salt and Gypsum, RIO TINTO |
| 10:00 |
Discussion
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| 10:15 |
Refreshments
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| 10:45 |
SESSION THREE Cont’d
Solvay strengthens its Epicerol ® leadership in Asia
► The Epicerol® process in a nutshell ► The Epicerol® project of Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) ► The Solvay's Epicerol® project in China Arnaud Valenduc
VP Allylic Business Manager Asia-Pacific Bruno Jestin
Senior VP Head of the Business Unit Chlorinated Organic Products
SOLVAY |
| 11:15 |
Market Scenario of Epichlorohydrin
K.Sendhil Naathan
Vice President (Materials Management), ADITYA BIRLA CHEMICALS
(THAILAND) LTD. CHLOR ALKALI AND EPOXY DIVISION
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| 11:45 |
New Developments in Chlor-Alkali Technology
► NaCl-electrolysis: Oxygen Depolarized Cathode Technology - Experiences from the pilot phase
► HCI - electrolysis: Oxygen Depolarized Cathode Technology
Wolfgang Friedl
Senior Manager Sales Electrolysis Division, UHDE |
| 12:15 |
Discussion
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| 12:30 |
Lunch - End of Conference
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The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.
