Day 1 - Tuesday 10 September 2013

8:30 Registration 9:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks William Lemos, Managing Editor, Europe, ICIS 9:10 A global overview of the butadiene industry Getting a handle on global supply and demand dynamics: how are they likely to evolve in the short term? Examining recent pricing trends and assessing the impact on trading globally How is BD production changing on a worldwide level Philip Cook, Senior Consultant, Petroleum, Chemicals & Energy, Jacobs Consultancy 9:50 Insights into the European market for butadiene The latest cracker updates: current capacity and future plans Addressing feedstock availability How will naphtha price volatility impact on BD production? Will producers look for alternative feedstocks? Is Europe likely to produce shale gas? Assessing the impact on future BD production in the region 10:30 Morning refreshments and networking 11:00 On-purpose C4 production: the future of the butadiene industry? Exploring plans for new on-purpose BD production plants in Europe: are they likely to come online in the near future? Evaluating the profitability of on-purpose BD production compared with traditional extraction methods Shedding light on similar projects in the US and Asia: how are they making it cost effective? 11:40 Examining the limits in BD market dynamics Why, historically, have BD prices been so volatile? Drawing comparison with the other olefins: ethylene and propylene Considering market perspectives: producers, buyers and the market as a whole Bernard Bekaert, Managing Director, C4U Trade 12:20 Lunch and networking

13:30 Opportunities for Europe: examining market balance in the US Understanding the impact of the shale gas revolution on BD production in the US Future import and export flows: is the European industry likely to benefit? New technology: seeking alternatives to traditional butadiene extraction 14:10 Asia: driving the European butadiene market? An overview of Asian butadiene and derivatives markets Calculating future capacity: is there likely to be an increase in production of BD? Analysing future demand for BD and its derivatives: how will this impact on the European market? 14:50 Middle East: gearing up for growth in BD production Shedding light on investment in new crackers Indicating future BD capacity Highlighting export markets: where is this butadiene likely to go? 15:30 Afternoon refreshments and networking 16:00 An overview of global rubber markets Production outlook for SBR & PBR  How is rubber demand changing globally: tracking developments in tyre and non-tyre industries How will this impact on BD production in Europe? Christoph Kalla, Vice President of Marketing / R&D, Performance Butadiene Rubbers , Lanxess 16:40 Exploring growth in the Russian rubber market A Russian rubber producer’s view of the market Examining new production projects and estimating future capacity Where are the attractive end markets globally? Assessing how the introduction of export duties on Russian rubber will impact the industry Yulia Surganova, Marketing Manager, SIBUR 17:20 End of Day 1

Day 2 - Wednesday 11 September 2013

9:00 Natural rubber and its impact on the synthetic rubber market Understanding how production of natural rubber affects market dynamics Capacity outlook Assessing demand for natural rubber compared with synthetic rubber Examining how natureal rubber has impacted on synthetic rubber prices Robert Simmons, Head of Rubber and Tyre Research, LMC International 9:40 The global market of SB latex: consumption dynamics Where is demand for latex coming from? How is the industry reacting to reduced BD availability? Nikola Matic, Project Manager - Chemicals and Materials Practice, Kline & Company 10:20 A view from the tyre industry Analysing rubber demand and predicting how this might change in the next five years Why the market is currently shrinking Addressing the issue of BD availability: how can the industry overcome this? Dan Collins, Director of Purchasing and Inward Logistics, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe 11:00 Morning refreshments 11:30 Assessing demand from Asia’s growing automotive industry Charting industry growth Can Asian BD production meet growing demand from the tyre industry? How will Europe be affected by this growth in demand? Are there export opportunities? Joerg Biesemann, Director of Logistics Automotive, Asia Pacific, Continental 12:10 Bio-based synthetic rubber: driving change in the tyre industry? The latest developments in bio-monomers including isoprene and butadiene Estimating what proportion of tyres will be made from bio-based materials  Gauging the impact on the classical petroleum-based synthetic rubber industry Patrick Ellis, Associate Consultant, Smithers RAPRA 12:50 Chair's closing remarks

13:00 Lunch and close of conference

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