"Recovering economies to propel growth"

The credit and financial crisis in the last quarter of 2008 brings new challenges to the petrochemical and refinery industries. The impact is mainly manifested in demand reduction, price drop, unbalanced supply and demand, and great changes in import and export structure. This year was all about the exit from the great recession. As markets recover across the globe and optimism spreads, a wide range of views have formed about the strength and sustainability of the global recovery. Has economic crisis been decisively turned? How deep and long is the trough in the petrochemical cycle expected to be?

"The first half of next year seems to be healthy but after that, it is very hard to forecast," said Hun-Soo Lee, a company official from Yeochun Naphtha Cracking Centre (YNCC), South Korea's largest naphtha cracker operator."
~ November 2009, ICIS.

"The start-up of three new crackers in Southeast Asia by 2010 could lessen the impact from the heavy turnaround schedule, industry sources said."
~ November 2009, ICIS.

Mega projects are starting to come on stream, others are being developed. What are the impacts to the Asian producers with the new capacity expected in the Middle East and how do they manage the feedstock security issues? What are the opportunities in the current economic climate?

Government initiatives and economic stimulus have helped the economy from worsening. If the expected economic recovery materializes, will demand return to pre-crisis levels? What will drive the demand for petrochemical products in coming years? At what point in the future demand and supply will even up?

"A Thai court halted the bulk of new projects at the world's eighth-biggest petrochemicals hub on Wednesday over environmental concerns, rattling investors in Thailand and posing a new challenge for the government."
~ Dec 2009, Reuters

Climate change is one of the most far-reaching environmental concerns the world faces today. Manufacturing industry accounts for more than 36% of global carbon dioxide emissions. CO2 emissions in chemical and petrochemical industry have risen. While questions about the causes and consequences still remain, it is generally accepted that actions have to be taken.

At this pivotal time for the industry, the CMT's 11th Asia Olefins/Polyolefins Markets brings together global and regional leaders to address all these issues, to share their experiences and to map out their visions for the future.

Key Reasons to be at CMT's 11th Asia Olefins & Polyolefins Market

• Find out where the global and emerging Asia's Economics are heading
• Keep abreast of the latest cracker situation in Asia and the Middle East
• Feedstock market dynamics and how this is impacting petchem margins, market and trends
• Analyse polyolefins consumption trends in Asia & the Middle East
• Assessing the opportunities of LPG as petchem feedstock and its growth rate
• Producers' point of view on the polymers market and the threat of oversupply
• Hear how major players value add their products and stay competitive
• Update on the end-user markets of polyolefins and its applications
• Carbon Emission reductions and trading in the petchem industries
• Current state and development prospects of the Asia propylene market
• Look into BOPP market developments and its growth outlook
• Gain insight into the latest development in Polyolefins additives

Register online at www.cmtevents.com or contact grace@cmtsp.com.sg

You will network with

CEO, MD, Regional Director, Commercial Director, Business Development Director/Manager/Marketing Manager/Technology Licensing Manager, Plant Operation Manager, Corporate Planner, Converters, Bankers, Logistics Firm, Project Managers From petrochemicals and chemical industry, polyolefins producers, plastics processors, polymer additives companies, machinery suppliers, consulting firms