Wednesday 6 March 2013

8:15 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 9:10 Welcome from ICIS Nel Weddle, Deputy Managing Editor (Europe), ICIS 9:15 Chair's opening address Barry Hurley, Director, BHA LTD 9:30 Global olefins feedstock outlook Outlook for crude oil and naphtha Feedstock availability: an update on capacity Impact of regional feedstock trends on co-product availability Stephen Bowers, Global Projects - Advanced Intermediates & Performance Intermediates, EVONIK INDUSTRIES 10:10 Spotlight on alternative feedstocks - CTO/ MTO Identifying the current market situation Capacity update – where is new capacity scheduled to come on-stream and when? Latest perspectives for MTO and CTO John Richardson, Director – Asia, ICIS training / Asian ICB Correspondent, ICIS 10:55 REFRESHMENT BREAK AND NETWORKING 11:30 Shale gas outlook and prospects for ethylene, propylene and butadiene Shale gas breathes new life into US ethylene Reviewing US ethylene operating rates, turnaround schedule and margins Identifying the main market drivers Assessing the impact of new ethylene capacity on global demand. Where will all the extra ethylene go? Analyzing the role of the PE market as monomer capacity expands Will Lemos, Senior Editor, Houston, ICIS 12:15 The European C2 market - Turkey as the gateway A review of the European C2 and derivatives markets - what are the expectations for 2013? Spotlight on the Mediterranean markets Assessing the increasing importance of the Turkish market - what's driving the growth? Outlook and challenges for the coming 12 months Emin Imanov, Director, BAYEGAN 12:50 LUNCH 14:00 An overview of the global propylene and PP markets Regional supply/demand projections and new capacity updates Identifying key drivers influencing propylene and downstream markets Global trade flows in the propylene value chain Is the weakness in US prices during Q2-Q3 2012 a temporary glitch or will this become structural? Stewart Hardy, Global Manager - Petrochemical Market Dynamics, NEXANT 14:45 A perspective on the propylene and polypropylene markets from a new player in the European market Identifying the main market drivers behind the move into the Europe How does Braskem view the European C3 market versus Brazil and the Americas? What are the respective outlooks in these market regions? What are the opportunities and challenges particularly associated with Europe? Mark Nikolich , CEO and General Manager, BRASKEM EUROPE 15:25 China polyolefins markets Recovery? What recovery? Rebalancing versus the "same old, same old" New capacity review Downstream challenges John Richardson, Director – Asia, ICIS training / Asian ICB Correspondent, ICIS 16:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK AND NETWORKING 16:30 The Asia C4 market – what’s the latest picture? Reviewing the supply/ demand situation for the next 12 months Identifying the main market drivers Latest updates re on-purpose C4 How is downstream demand driving C4 production? Will Europe stay a big exporter of Crude C4 and BD to the US and Asia? Gina Fyffe, Executive Director, INTEGRA 17:05 The C4 value chain: Perspective from a leading tyre manufacturer Outlook for global tyre industry in next 12-24 months How does this break down regionally? Where are the growth opportunities? What are the main challenges? Jim Hoeferlin, Purchasing Raw Materials , MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA 17:40 Chair's closing remarks and close of conference

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