Past event: Future of Polyolefins 2014 Conference

Gain Key Understandings of Future Strategic, Operational and Technical Trends in an Age of Industry Transformation.

In this post-crisis world, with China’s economy ‘rebalancing’, America’s advances in shale gas and Middle East’s downstream investment ramping up, Europe-based producers are faced with a major transformation of the chemical industry over the coming years, which will lead to changes to the competitive landscape and global value chains.

Our Future of Polyolefins 2014 conference will bring together key industry insiders and thought leaders to discuss their expectations for how the industry will evolve over the coming years, its most salient future trends, and the commercial, operational as well as technological factors that will determine success or failure in the new polymer industry of the next decade.


Key Topics 

  • A View on the Future of European Polyolefins: Road to Value Creation or Retreat?
  • Global Petrochemical Feedstock Developments – Impact and Opportunities
  • Growing Abroad – Dissect the Demand Dynamics
  • Consumer and Environmental Issues
  • Update of the Global Olefins and Polyolefins Industry Structure
  • Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures and M&A – the Route to Success?
  • Polyolefin Price Trends and Trade Flows in Key Areas: is it Possible to Mitigate Market Volatility?
  • Innovation – the Key to Staying Ahead of the Competition
  • Catalysts Innovation and Solutions
  • Transformation of Specialties
  • Connect with Your Customers – Applications Explored
  • Bio-sourced Olefins: Current Status and Future Developments

Confirmed Speakers Include

  • Dr Rüdiger Baunemann, Regional Director Central Europe & Director General, PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. (Conference Chair)
  • Alex Lidback, Head of Chemical Research – EMEA, Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals, Wood Mackenzie
  • Stephen Bowers, Global Projects, Advanced Intermediates - Performance Intermediates, Evonik
  • Hartmut Siebert, Business Development Manager - Polyolefin Additives, Clariant
  • Peter Suba, Senior Manager Technology and Product Development, TVK Plc.
  • Udo Jung, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
  • Sven Mandewirth, Partner, Camelot Management Consultants AG
  • Paolo Mariani, Polyethylene Research Manager, Versalis SpA
  • Ezio Filippi, Chief Representative of Italy Office, ChemOrbis
  • Theo Jan Simons, Partner, McKinsey and Company, Inc.
  • Rob Dolan, Senior Project Manager, The Catalyst Group
  • Peter Callais, Business Director, Townsend Solutions
  • Patrick Ellis, Associate Consultant, Smithers Rapra
  • Morten Lunquist, Research Director, Norner AS
  • David Braun, CEO, Capstone Strategic Inc.
  • Roberto Guzman, Director, Pipa Consulting
  • Nandita Lal, Associate Editor, Platt

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Who Will Attend

Future of Polyolefins will bring together stakeholders along the entire polyolefin value chain, including raw material suppliers, polymer producers, plastics compounders, PE/PP converters, plastics product distributors and traders, polymer end users, technology licensors, oil & gas construction companies, suppliers of chemical intermediates and additives, petrochemical consultants, EPC contractors, and project financiers/lawyers, from around the globe to establish new business opportunities and exchange knowledge and experiences within petrochemical industry.

Venue

Venue to be confirmed
Dusseldorf, Germany

Event details
Organizer : ACI
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-3244