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This will be the 6th World Phenol-Acetone conference organised by ICIS and held in Europe. The last ICIS meeting was held in 2008, and the industry has certainly been through turbulent times since then.

Speakers now confirmed:

John Keeley Chief Executive Officer, International e-Chem
Alastair Hensman, Nexant Ltd Manager, ChemSystems
Toshiaka Kasuya, Deputy Manager, Mitsui Chemicals 
Hermann-Josef Dörholt, Bayer MaterialScience 
Michael Foeste, Manager Phenol Chain, Mitsui & Co Deutschland 
Martijn Overgaag, Ecofys
Olivier Musset, Société Générale
David Young, formerly Shell Chemicals 
Andrey Zinenkov, Eurochim-SPB

Although the phenol market was hit hard by the economic downturn, the situation has slowly improved as we start to come out of recession; caprolactam has fared well because of demand from Asia, BPA has picked up for the same reason and adipic acid demand has responded to market consolidation.

Visibility is slowly returning to the markets, but it is still difficult to get a handle on how and when the market will return to health. The 6th ICIS Phenol-Acetone conference will look at all the factors influencing the industry now and over the next three to five years to help you make sense of the information available and the way forward. You will also be able to meet and network with the main players in the industry, to discuss the issues and make important contacts.