Sustaining demand & competitive strategy for alternative feedstocks

By the end of the year most of the cracker capacity in the Middle East would have come on stream. Prices for olefins remain high and with all the new capacity on track how will the market dynamics change? In four years time, the Middle East is forecast to supply 20 percent of the global output of petrochemicals, an increase from its 2009 level of 16 percent.
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There is also a shift from export oriented petrochemical production to high value specialty chemicals...What will this signal for supply demand balance and profitability?

PETKIM has announced bold plans to invest in an oil refinery and petrochemicals complex. Turkey is becoming one of the largest importers of all polymers. What are the opportunities that Turkey presents? Iran and Saudi Arabia both vie for a slice of the China's petrochemical market. Will China's declining demand pick up? Qatar petrochemicals industry is on an expansionary path. Two petrochemical projects are coming aboard. With cracker expansions and LDPE plants coming on stream, Qatar's plans and projects may hold much interest. How will the Middle East players manage the dwindling feedstock situation? Ras Laffan project is reportedly delayed due to feedstock supply. Will more projects be affected by this?

Save your dates for CMT's 9th MENA Olefins & Polyolefins conference 2011. Be there to capitalise on the recovering market and find out first-hand about the various projects and capacity coming on stream. Look out for opportunities in new markets.

Attend 9th MENA Olefins & Polyolefins and benefit from the discussions on latest projects and key issues including

• Impact of Shale Gas exploration in the USA on global market
• Shortage of ethane and impact on the price and profitability industry
• Status of various projects in the region
• Update on propylene supply/demand & prices issues
• Impact of the political upheaval on the planned projects and risk assessment
• New opportunities in North/East/West Africa
• Innovations in downstream applications for BOPP film
• Emergence of bio based feedstock
• China & India's domestic demand and impact on Middle East
• Latest on applications in PV
• Challenges for Middle East plastic shippers
• New developments in polypropylene technology

Send in your registrations right away to save your seat! Catch up on latest industry developments and capitalise on new opportunities.

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,

- olefins/polyolefins producers,

- plastics processors, polymer additives companies,

machinery suppliers, consulting firms

- financial institutions,
logistics and shipping companies, etc.