| Day 1 - [27 Feb, 2008 - Wednesday] |
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08:00
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Registration & Coffee
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09:00
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Chairman’s Welcome & Remarks
Mr. Jean-Marie Casamayou, VP, International Sales
Lummus Technology, a CB&I Company
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09:10
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GLOBAL PHENOL/ACETONE MARKET DEVELOPMENT
• New oil price regime & analyzing its impact to petchem industry
• Demand/supply balance
• Trade flow dynamics as projects come onstream
• Managing imbalance of Phenol-Acetone
• Derivatives review & will it continue to drive growth?
Mr. Andrew Lee Fagg, Senior Consultant
Nexant Thailand Ltd.
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09:45
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GLOBAL CUMENE BALANCE
• New capacities & pace of phenol investments
• Feedstock development - availability & pricings
• Technology development & yields
• Trade flows
Mr. Rajeev M Pandia, Vice Chairman & Managing Director
SI Group - India Ltd
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10:20
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Discussion followed by Coffee
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10:50
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PHENOL RAW MATERIALS OVERVIEW
• Benzene & Propylene Pricing Trends
• Demand/Supply Balance from 2008 – 2011
• Alternative technology for producing propylene
• New benzene supply
Mr. Vincent Sinclair, Director
Chemical Market Associates Inc (CMAI Asia)
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11:25
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DYNAMISM OF PHENOL/ACETONE TRADE IN CHINA/ASIA
Mr. Akimitsu Yokota, Deputy GM, Industrial Chemicals Department
Mitsui & Co (Shanghai) Ltd
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12:00
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PHENOL/ACETONE TRADE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Mr. Yogesh Mehta, Managing Director
Petrochem Middle East FZE-Logistics & Operations
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12:30
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Discussion followed by Lunch
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13:55
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Afternoon Chairman
Mr. Andrew Lee Fagg, Senior Consultant
Nexant Thailand Ltd.
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14:00
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PHENOL PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY - CONTROLLING ACETONE IMBALANCE
Mr. Jean-Marie Casamayou, VP, International Sales
Lummus Technology, a CB&I Company
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14:35
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EPOXY MARKETS DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Lars Boetje, Business Manager Base Epoxy Resins & Intermediates Asia
Hexion Specialty Chemicals (Asia Office)
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15:10
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Discussion followed by Tea
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15:40
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BPA - REMAINING COMPETITIVE AMID RISING CAPACITIES IN ASIA
Mr. Jay Baek, Senior Vice President, Marketing
Kumho P&B Chemicals
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16:15
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PHENOL/ACETONE MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Mr. Rajesh Tapuriah, MD
Akin Chemicals
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16:50
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STORAGE & LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES FOR PHENOL/ACETONE
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17:25
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Discussion followed by End of Day One
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17:30
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Networking Reception
for Speakers & Delegates
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| Day 2 - [28 Feb, 2008 - Thursday] |
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09:00
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Chairman’s Remarks
Mr. Rajeev M Pandia, Vice Chairman & Managing Director
SI Group - India Ltd
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09:05
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STRENGTH, GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF PHENOL CHAIN BUSINESS
• Business Sustainability through strengthening value chain
Ms. Haruko Kokue, General Manager, Sales & Marketing - Aromatics
Mitsui Phenols Singapore Pte Ltd
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09:35
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CHINA's PHENOL & DOWNSTREAM MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
- Beijing Yanshan's project expansions
- Phenol & downstream market prospect (eg. Polycarbonate, MMA)
- Future outlook
Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Co Ltd (BYPC)
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10:05
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PHENOLIC RESINS MARKETS IN CHINA
• Demand/supply balance
• Downstream applications development
Mr. Tang Lu Lin, GM
Shandong Shengquan Chemical Co, Ltd.
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10:35
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Discussion followed by Coffee
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11:05
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VIEWS & PROSPECTS OF POLYCARBONATE INDUSTRY
• Demand/Supply balance
• Projects development
• Application growth
Mr. Roger Young, Vice President of Asia Pacific
Robert Eller Associates Inc (REA Pacific Office)
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11:35
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SOLVENT MARKETS DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Perapol Suwannapasri, Asst. MD
Union Petrochemical PLC
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12:05
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OPTIMIZATION OF CUMENE/PHENOL COMPLEX WITH ADVANCED MASS TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY
• Achieving better energy economics, higher throughput and better purity
• Minimizing investment of distillation section
Ms. Toh Jia Ping, Senior Applications and Sales Engineer
Sulzer Chemtech Pte Ltd
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12:35
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Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch
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14:00
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End of Conference
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