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AGENDA
Monday March 20
Monday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Petrochemical Trading
This workshop provides participants with a broad overview of how petrochemical products are commercially transacted/traded and
taught through usage of multiple case examples.
The dynamics of the global petrochemical industry are changing rapidly and in profound ways. There is more volatility in the markets
and many industry participants are adjusting towards J.I.T. sales and purchase agreements in this new paradigm. A good
understanding of the petrochemical markets and how the various elements of feedstock, basic petrochemicals and derivatives interact
and affect each other is essential for industry participants. This course puts all these in perspective and highlights contract structures
and the commercial risk elements involved.
Participants will leave the workshop armed with the knowledge and insights to make good decisions and effectively equipped with the
skills to mitigate their future commercial risk exposure to protect industry and/or trading margins.
Larry Tan, Managing Director, Chemicals Consulting (Asia), IHS Markit
Monday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Use of Naphtha & NGL as Feedstock
This workshop will begin with a discussion of the significant end use applications for the major olefins feedstocks, including both
chemical and non-chemical competition. It will include coverage of industry jargon and definitions, and other basic information about
olefins feedstocks. This course will also have a high level discussion of feedstock economics for the main consuming processes and
end uses, as well as the basics of feedstock market valuation and pricing.
This workshop will include an overview of regional feedstock availability supported by an analysis of feedstock production,
consumption and trade, including freight implications and major supply drivers. Course attendees will learn how the major olefins
feedstocks are consumed both by the petrochemicals industry and by other end users, and will provide insight about why the market
values petrochemical feedstocks as it does.
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AGENDA
Walt Hart, Vice President, Global NGLs, IHS Markit
Debnil Chowdhury, Director, North America NGLs Research & Consulting, IHS Resources, IHS Markit
Monday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Commercial Impact of Olefins and Polyolefins Technologies
This new course will examine the commercial impact of olefins and polyolefins technologies on cost competitiveness, market
dynamics and trade. It is especially important for industry newcomers is that our instructors will clarify the technical jargon commonly
used in the petrochemical industry.
Dr. Mark Morgan, Global Director for Specialty Chemicals and Renewables, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Robin Waters, Director, Plastics Planning and Analysis, IHS Markit
Mark Wegenka, Managing Director, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Monday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Petrochemical Industry Fundamentals
This workshop reviews key industry fundamentals starting with the foundation of the petrochemical industry – feedstocks, including
natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil fractions, especially naphtha, coal and renewables. The feedstock session then
leads into a thorough discussion of the industry building blocks – olefins (ethylene, propylene, butadiene) and aromatics (benzene,
toluene, xylenes) businesses. Finally, the large volume thermoplastics including the polyethylenes (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE),
polypropylene, PVC, polystyrene and polyester/PET as well as C1-based chemicals synthesis gas (syngas), ammonia and methanol
are covered. Within each of these topics key suppliers, demand profiles and pricing is discussed. Especially important for industry
newcomers is that our instructors will clarify the technical jargon commonly used in the petrochemical industry.
Tony Palmer, Vice President, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Tony Potter, Vice President, Chemical Insight - APAC, IHS Markit
Roger Green, Vice President, Europe, CIS & Africa, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Sanjay Sharma, Vice President, Middle East & India, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Mike Kratochwill, Managing Director - Transaction Advisory Consulting, IHS Markit
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AGENDA
Monday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Specialty Chemical Industry
With the ongoing transformation of the chemical industry into commodity and specialty oriented enterprises, it is imperative to have a
good understanding of key industry fundamentals of the specialty chemical industry. This workshop reviews these fundamentals,
starting with the definition and differences of specialties versus commodities and fine chemicals, and how specialty chemicals impact
our daily lives. Other topics to be covered include key market players, market segmentation by functionality, application areas and
regions, importance of a strong service component, and key factors to be successful in the specialty chemicals business. Especially
important for industry newcomers is that our instructors will clarify the technical jargon commonly used in the specialty-chemical
industry.
As illustration of the above scope topics, various specialty chemical sectors with their markets and players will be presented. Demand
drivers in the different regions will be compared and their outlook discussed.
Stefan Müller, Senior Principal Analyst, IHS Markit
Aida Jebens, Senior Principal Analyst, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Masahiro Yoneyama, Senior Director, Special Chemical Insight, IHS Markit
Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Shale Crescent USA
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6:00pm - 8:00pm
AGENDA
Tuesday March 21
Registration/Breakfast
7:00am - 8:30am
Registration/Breakfast
Executive Conference
8:30am - 8:45am
Welcome and Morning Moderator Remarks
Dave Witte, Senior Vice President and General Manager Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Lyn Tattum, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
8:45am - 9:10am
Global Energy Outlook
The global crude and feedstock market are moving from oversupply to a finely-tuned balance. This presentation will provide a view on
the key balance drivers including OPEC compliance and supply; the restart of US tight oil growth; and demand for major refined
products. For each of the balance levers, major risks implications for price will be explored.
Kurt Barrow, Vice President, Oil Markets, Midstream and Downstream Insights, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
9:10am - 9:35am
The Global Economic Outlook – Pro-growth Populism or Protectionist Populism?
The political earthquakes of 2016 have upended conventional thinking about the global economy and have—ironically—brightened
the outlook. The expectation that the incoming Trump administration will enact sizeable fiscal stimulus has increased optimism about
US and global growth. This, in turn, has pushed US stock indexes to record highs, while pushing up both interest rates (with a
resulting rout in the bond market) and the dollar. A stronger dollar is mostly good news for Europe and Japan, but bad news for
emerging markets. IHS Markit believes that the balance of these trends will be moderately positive for global growth, which is
expected to increase from 2.5% in 2016 to 2.8% in 2017 and 3.1% in 2018. Unfortunately, political and policy uncertainties (and risks)
are higher now than they were a year ago. The rise of anti-globalization movements in the United States and Europe could result in
policies that hurt growth. In particular, a trade war could push the US and global economies into recession. On the other hand,
business-friendly policies (including lower corporate taxes and a roll-back of regulation) could boost both short-term and long-term
growth. Based on recent statements by President-elect Trump, his advisors and Congressional leaders, IHS Markit believes that the
latter scenario is more likely than the former.
Nariman Behravesh, Chief Economist, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
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9:35am - 10:00am
AGENDA
State of the Global Chemical Industry
The global chemical industry continues to be buffeted by volatile changes in geo-politics, energy and industry structure. This
presentation will review the global business performance for 2016, examine the impacts and expectations of the variables affecting
chemical commerce, and prognosticate on the medium-term industry outlook.
Dave Witte, Senior Vice President and General Manager Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
10:00am - 10:15am
Global Panel Discussion/Q&A
Lyn Tattum, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Morning Networking/Coffee Break
10:15am - 10:45am
Morning Networking/Coffee Break
Executive Conference
10:45am - 11:35am
Executive Panel – Building a Foundation for Profitable Growth in Uncertain
Markets
Bob Patel, CEO and Chairman, Management Board, LyondellBasell
Mutlaq H. Al-Morished, CEO, TASNEE
Wayne Smith, Chairman and CEO, BASF Corporation
Nadim Z. Qureshi, Managing Director, WL Ross & Co. LLC
Executive Conference
11:35am - 12:00pm
Executive Panel Discussion/Q&A
Lyn Tattum, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Executive Conference Networking Lunch
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Executive Conference Networking Lunch
Executive Conference
Lunch Keynote – Shale Energy Powers US Chemical Manufacturing Growth
Karen McKee, Vice President, Global Basic Chemical, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
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12:30pm - 1:00pm
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Executive Conference
1:30pm - 1:35pm
Afternoon Moderator Remarks
John Page, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
1:35pm - 2:10pm
Tour of the World – China Chemical Market Developments
Importance of China to the World
Paul Pang, Vice President, IHS Markit
China has been the key driver for global growth in both chemical demand and investment since 2000. China accounts for one-third of
the demand for global base chemicals, and is by far the largest driver for both consumption and production. As China enters into a
“New Normal”, the demand growth for chemical is expect the slow down. In this presentation, I will discuss whether China can
continue to lead the global growth; how Chinese market will evolve, and how it will impact and benefit the rest of world.
CNOOC Is Onshore – CNOOC’s Footprint on Petrochemical Business
Bi Chen, Senior Vice President, China National Offshore Oil Corp
China’s huge population and continued urbanization in combination with people’s desire for better life, will greatly drive the demand
for chemicals, particularly high quality chemicals.
Petrochina's Chemical Business & Development Strategy
Chengbao He, Vice President, Petrochemical Research Institute, PetroChina
A brief summary of Petrochina and its chemical business. The opportunities and challenges of China’s chemical industry, and
development strategy to drive growth via technology and new products.
Paul Pang, Vice President, IHS Markit
Bi Chen, Senior Vice President, China National Offshore Oil Corp.
Chengbao He, Vice President, PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute
Executive Conference
2:10pm - 2:30pm
China – Panel Discussion/Q&A
John Page, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
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2:30pm - 2:55pm
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Tour of the World – Americas: Strategies for Profitable Growth
Steven Bender, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Westlake Chemical
Executive Conference
2:55pm - 3:20pm
Tour of the World – Europe: Keys to a Profitable Future for Europe: Feedstock
and Investment Strategies for Revitalizing Europe
Tom Crotty, Director, Ineos
Executive Conference
3:20pm - 3:35pm
Americas & Europe – Panel Discussion/Q&A
John Page, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Afternoon Networking/Coffee Break
3:35pm - 4:05pm
Afternoon Networking/Coffee Break
Executive Conference
4:05pm - 5:00pm
Engineering and Construction Panel: Global Trends in Capital Expenditure
Optimizing Project Performance to deliver Value for Customers and Stakeholders
Charles A. Cappello – Principal Vice President, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals; Operations Manager, Downstream and Chemicals, Bechtel
Mr. Cappello will discuss how focusing on performance delivers lowest cost and optimized schedules. He will emphasize the benefits
of integrated EPC, direct hire construction, early contractor involvement in front-end planning and optimization, and innovative module
design and execution.
Delivering Capital Efficiency to the Global Petrochemical Market
Gary Donovan – Senior Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, Fluor Corporation
In his presentation, Mr. Donovan will discuss how the capital costs of major projects have risen over the past decade and the efforts
being made to reverse this trend. He will provide an overview of approaches being implemented to improve productivity, encourage
innovation and deliver a step-change improvement in the capital efficiency of petrochemical projects globally.
Charles A. Cappello, Principal Vice President, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals; Operations Manager, Downstream and Chemicals,
Bechtel
Gary Donovan, Senior Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, Fluor Corporation
Kevin Courville, EVP, Performance Contractors
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AGENDA
Dave Witte, Senior Vice President and General Manager Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Tour of the World – Global Petrochemical Markets Outlook
Mark Eramo, Vice President, Global Business Development, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
Executive Conference
5:30pm - 5:35pm
Closing Remarks
John Page, Vice President, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Country & Western Reception
Country & Western Reception
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6:30pm - 9:30pm
AGENDA
Wednesday March 22
Track 1
8:10am - 8:15am
Moderator Opening Remarks
Tony Potter, Vice President, Chemical Insight - APAC, IHS Markit
Track 2
8:10am - 8:15am
Moderator Opening Remarks
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
8:10am - 8:15am
Moderator Opening Remarks
Dewey Johnson, Vice President, Base Chemicals and Plastics, IHS Markit
Track 4
8:10am - 8:15am
Moderator Opening Remarks
Adrian Beale, Vice President, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 1
8:15am - 8:30am
Strategic Assessment of Aromatics & Fiber Intermediates
Tony Potter, Vice President, Chemical Insight - APAC, IHS Markit
Track 2
8:15am - 8:30am
Strategic Assessment of Chlor-Alkali & Vinyls
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
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8:15am - 8:30am
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Strategic Assessment of Olefins & Derivatives
Dewey Johnson, Vice President, Base Chemicals and Plastics, IHS Markit
Track 4
8:15am - 8:30am
Strategic Assessment of Specialty Chemicals
Adrian Beale, Vice President, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 1
8:30am - 9:00am
Naphtha & Octane Need Gasoline
Propane and naphtha are in the state of oversupply where most regions can get all the volume that they can structurally process. As a
result, prices have been low and arbitrages for marginal trade routes have been closed for majority of 2016. IHS Markit doesn’t expect
that crude prices will be able to significantly increase during 2017, keeping propane and naphtha prices in competition. With ethane
and propane replacing naphtha in steam crackers, gasoline has until recently remained the last bastion of significant naphtha demand
and price support. However, very low octane values and slow growth in the aromatics demand do not signal much stronger naphtha
prices in 2017.
Nick Rados, Senior Director, Global Chemical Feedstocks, IHS Markit
Track 2
8:30am - 9:00am
Caustic Soda: Cracking the Code of Global Trade
Hazel Kreuz, Director Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
8:30am - 9:00am
Olefins Market Developments – A Producer’s Perspective
Mark E. Lashier, Executive Vice President, Commercial, Chevron Phillips Chemical
Track 4
8:30am - 9:00am
Water as a Strategic Resource in the Chemical Industry
Learn why water should be treated as a strategic asset and what tools can be utilized to assess water’s value for your organization
based on risks related to water scarcity, regulatory, quality and cost.
This information should be used as part of strategic planning in determining short and long term capital expansions and greenfield
sites in a water challenged world.
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AGENDA
Julie Lindley, Marketing Director - Total Water Management and Commercial Digital Solutions, Ecolab - Nalco Water
Track 1
9:00am - 9:30am
Global Benzene: Déjà vu or New World Order
Peter Feng, Senior Director, Aromatics-BTX, IHS Markit
Track 2
9:00am - 9:30am
Perspectives of a Major Pulp & Paper Producer
Presentation provides an insight into the Pulp, Paper and Board industry as one of the main customer segments of Caustic Soda. It
covers the production process, end product outlook, historical volumes and future production forecast. The presentation also
enlightens what customer centricity could mean for producers in this segment.
Tuomas Mustonen, Senior Vice President - Sourcing, Biomaterials Division and Global Categories, Stora Enso
Track 3
9:00am - 9:30am
Global Ethylene – The GOAL and Constraints
A margin view for ethylene is developed by balancing the global system supply and demand. This includes the operations of existing
assets, start up of new assets and the inventory float in the system to absorb disruptions. The bullish call on ethylene is derived from
the convergence of these three factors. The GOAL is to understand the constraints to drive to this view.
Steve Lewandowski, Vice President, Olefins, IHS Markit
Track 4
9:00am - 9:30am
Water-soluble Polymers: The Swiss Army Knife of the Chemical Industry
The term water-soluble polymer encompasses a wide range of synthetic, semisynthetic, and natural materials. Like a Swiss Army
knife, these polymers have multiple uses, including water treatment, food processing, building products, and oil field chemicals.
Challenges facing this fragmented industry include commoditization, raw material shortages, and evolving consumer tastes.
Marifaith Hackett, Director, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 1
Global Styrene, PS and EPS Outlook
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9:30am - 10:00am
AGENDA
Brian Lee, Director, Asian Aromatics, IHS Markit
Track 2
9:30am - 10:00am
Changing Trends in Chlorine Regulations
Frank Reiner, President, The Chlorine Institute
Track 3
9:30am - 10:00am
Global Propylene: On-purpose Production Leads the Market Direction
There has been much investment in producing propylene independent of ethylene crackers and gasoline reactors to meet strong
demand for its downstream products. This trend is changing traditional regional and global pricing relationships. How does this new
dynamic affect the global markets for propylene and its derivatives now and in the future?
Todd Dina, Global Olefins Director - Propylene, IHS Markit
Track 4
9:30am - 10:00am
Construction Chemicals: Let’s Build Something Together
This presentation will first present some statistics on the current health and outlook for the global construction industry. Then, we will
discuss four specific specialty chemicals that are experiencing above industry average growth rates, and the outlook for increased
demand in the future.
Eric Linak, Director, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 1
10:00am - 10:15am
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part I
Tony Potter, Vice President, Chemical Insight - APAC, IHS Markit
Track 2
10:00am - 10:15am
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part I
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
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10:00am - 10:15am
AGENDA
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part I
Dewey Johnson, Vice President, Base Chemicals and Plastics, IHS Markit
Track 4
10:00am - 10:15am
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part I
Adrian Beale, Vice President, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Morning Refreshment Break
10:15am - 10:45am
Morning Refreshment Break
Morning Refreshment Break
Morning Refreshment Break
Morning Refreshment Break
Track 1
10:45am - 11:15am
Global Phenolics: The Dynamic Static Market
Global phenolics will be challenged in 2017 as new capacity comes online in Saudi Arabia and India, adding to already oversupplied
markets. Why will capacity be added in different corners of the world and what does it mean for existing producers as well as
downstream consumers? Producers will strive for any advantage relative to their competitors and supply customers at adequate
margins. However, phenol will be plentiful and its co-product, acetone, with its inability to keep pace with propylene, is creating a
further drag on profitability. Along the chain there are varying dynamics which will result in changing global trade flows while
challenging the supply demand fundamentals.
Tobias Spyra, Director Styrene and Phenolics EMEA, IHS Markit
Track 2
10:45am - 11:20am
European Chlor-Alkali Market Changes & Implications
Vincent Ledoux-Pedailles, Principal Analyst, IHS Markit
Track 3
Global Polyethylene
Nick Vafiadis, Vice President, Plastics, IHS Markit
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10:45am - 11:10am
AGENDA
Track 4
10:45am - 11:15am
Global Urea
Urea is one of the most popular chemicals in use today. This presentation will provide an overview of the global urea market and the
trends that drive the market. There is a shift in the capacity balance, which will result in changing global trade flows while balancing
supply and demand in the market.
Yuko Yamaguchi, Senior Principal Analyst, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
11:10am - 11:35am
Global PP: Enter the Dragon
Global PP: Enter the dragon, time to make room for Chinese production will focus on the impact on global markets from significant,
ongoing Chinese capacity additions. The effects on global trade, supply, demand, pricing, and margin will be analyzed for the major
consuming regions.
Joel Morales, Director, Polyolefins Americas, IHS Markit
Track 1
11:15am - 11:35am
Global Acrylonitrile Outlook
Simon Garmston, Senior Director, Acrylonitrile, IHS Markit
Track 4
11:15am - 11:40am
Linear Alpha Olefins – The Long and Short of It
Linear alpha olefins serve a multitude of industries including commodity and specialty polymers, synthetic lubricants, surfactants,
oilfield chemicals as well as intermediates for numerous chemical specialties. IHS Chemical provides a strategic perspective on the
future development of the industry covering market dynamics, the competitive landscape regarding value chain integration and the
challenges facing producers as they balance the wants and needs of a very diverse customer base.
Adam Bland, Director Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 2
11:20am - 12:00pm
Aluminum and the Revolving Global Economy
Demand for primary aluminum production has been growing over the last 10 years at an average annual rate of close to 5 percent.
Forecasting primary aluminum demand growth is many times just linked to GDP, but a closer look into the details could reveal some
surprising results.
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AGENDA
Chuck Carr, Global Business Director, Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls, Chemical Market Services, IHS Markit
Track 3
11:35am - 12:00pm
A Brand Owner’s View of the Polymers Market
Mr. Swartz will discuss Procter & Gamble participation in the global polymer market. An overview of the company’s portfolio, unmet
needs, challenges, and game-changing opportunities that are ahead of the CPG and polymer industries.
Max Swartz, Global Resin & Masterbatch Purchases, Procter & Gamble
Track 1
11:45am - 12:00pm
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part II
Duncan Clark, Senior Director, Aromatics, IHS Markit
Track 4
11:45am - 12:00pm
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part II
Adrian Beale, Vice President, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
11:50am - 12:05pm
Role of Polyolefins in Addressing Packaging Challenges
Allison Lin, Director, Closures and Labels, Global Sustainable Procurement, The Coca-Cola Company
Luncheon
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Luncheon
Luncheon
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Luncheon
Luncheon
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12:00pm - 1:30pm
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Luncheon
Track 1
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Strategic Dialogue Lunch: “How IBM Blockchain Innovation Is Transforming
Traditional Business Models” – Sponsored by IBM
Space in Strategic Dialogue is limited to 50 participants. First-come, first-served.
Supply chain relationships, regulatory compliance requirements and finance management in the Chemicals and Petroleum industry
are as vast and intricate as the geographies in which they operate. Each participant in a supply chain must maintain their own
records, which must then be reconciled among all other participants in the network.
How can your business effectively eliminate time-consuming, costly reconciliation processes that are susceptible to errors and fraud?
Join Aron Dutta, vice president of blockchain and IBM’s Chemicals and Petroleum industry team, for a candid discussion on where
your company can get the most value from blockchain technologies and how to develop an adoption strategy.
Aron Dutta, Global VP & Partner Blockchain Center of Competency Global Business Services, IBM
Track 2
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Strategic Dialogue Lunch: “How IBM Blockchain Innovation Is Transforming
Traditional Business Models” – Sponsored by IBM
Space in Strategic Dialogue is limited to 50 participants. First-come, first-served.
Supply chain relationships, regulatory compliance requirements and finance management in the Chemicals and Petroleum industry
are as vast and intricate as the geographies in which they operate. Each participant in a supply chain must maintain their own
records, which must then be reconciled among all other participants in the network.
How can your business effectively eliminate time-consuming, costly reconciliation processes that are susceptible to errors and fraud?
Join Aron Dutta, vice president of blockchain and IBM’s Chemicals and Petroleum industry team, for a candid discussion on where
your company can get the most value from blockchain technologies and how to develop an adoption strategy.
Aron Dutta, Global VP & Partner Blockchain Center of Competency Global Business Services, IBM
Track 3
Strategic Dialogue Lunch: “How IBM Blockchain Innovation Is Transforming
Traditional Business Models” – Sponsored by IBM
Space in Strategic Dialogue is limited to 50 participants. First-come, first-served.
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12:00pm - 1:30pm
AGENDA
Supply chain relationships, regulatory compliance requirements and finance management in the Chemicals and Petroleum industry
are as vast and intricate as the geographies in which they operate. Each participant in a supply chain must maintain their own
records, which must then be reconciled among all other participants in the network.
How can your business effectively eliminate time-consuming, costly reconciliation processes that are susceptible to errors and fraud?
Join Aron Dutta, vice president of blockchain and IBM’s Chemicals and Petroleum industry team, for a candid discussion on where
your company can get the most value from blockchain technologies and how to develop an adoption strategy.
Aron Dutta, Global VP & Partner Blockchain Center of Competency Global Business Services, IBM
Track 4
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Strategic Dialogue Lunch: “How IBM Blockchain Innovation Is Transforming
Traditional Business Models” – Sponsored by IBM
Space in Strategic Dialogue is limited to 50 participants. First-come, first-served.
Supply chain relationships, regulatory compliance requirements and finance management in the Chemicals and Petroleum industry
are as vast and intricate as the geographies in which they operate. Each participant in a supply chain must maintain their own
records, which must then be reconciled among all other participants in the network.
How can your business effectively eliminate time-consuming, costly reconciliation processes that are susceptible to errors and fraud?
Join Aron Dutta, vice president of blockchain and IBM’s Chemicals and Petroleum industry team, for a candid discussion on where
your company can get the most value from blockchain technologies and how to develop an adoption strategy.
Aron Dutta, Global VP & Partner Blockchain Center of Competency Global Business Services, IBM
Track 3
12:05pm - 12:15pm
Panel Discussion/Q&A Part II
Dewey Johnson, Vice President, Base Chemicals and Plastics, IHS Markit
Luncheon
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Luncheon
Track 1
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1:30pm - 1:45pm
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Afternoon Moderator Remarks
Peter Feng, Senior Director, Aromatics-BTX, IHS Markit
Track 2
1:30pm - 1:35pm
Afternoon Moderator Remarks
Chuck Carr, Global Business Director, Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls, Chemical Market Services, IHS Markit
Track 3
1:30pm - 1:40pm
Afternoon Moderator Remarks
Steve Lewandowski, Vice President, Olefins, IHS Markit
Track 4
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Afternoon Moderator Remarks
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 2
1:35pm - 2:10pm
Global Chlorine Market, Recovery Now?
Historical chlorine demand growth is characterized by a boom and bust cycle that tracks the growth rate of global GDP closely.
Typically, demand would rebound immediately after every decline in growth and this cycle seems to repeat itself every 6 to 8 years.
True enough; the decline in 2015 was follow by a swift recovery last year. What happens? How would the road to recovery looks like
in the next 5 years’ time.
Eddie Kok, Senior Director, Chlor-Alkali & Vinyls, IHS Markit
Track 1
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Global Paraxylene and PTA – The End of Trade?
Duncan Clark, Senior Director, Aromatics, IHS Markit
Track 3
Olefins and NGL Availability – Dreams and Reality
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1:40pm - 2:10pm
AGENDA
Walt Hart, Vice President, Global NGLs, IHS Markit
Track 4
1:40pm - 2:10pm
Reinventing the Wheel: The Automotive Transformation
Tony Palmer, Vice President, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Track 1
2:10pm - 2:40pm
Global MEG Outlook
Tison Keel, Director, PET, PTA & EO Derivatives, IHS Markit
Track 2
2:10pm - 2:40pm
Will EDC and VCM Look in the Same Direction?
This presentation will discuss the current market dynamics of EDC and VCM and the reason why they don’t follow the same direction.
The PVC market says “hang in there, time to come with me.”
Kyle Choi, Senior Principal Analyst, Asia Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls, IHS Markit
Track 3
2:10pm - 2:40pm
Global Methanol Value Chain
Mike Nash, Global Director, Syngas Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 4
2:10pm - 2:40pm
Polyurethane: Changing Dynamics in the Foam Market
Masahiro Yoneyama, Senior Director, Special Chemical Insight, IHS Markit
Track 1
Global Polyester Fibers Outlook
Ashish Pujari, Senior Director, Aromatics, IHS Markit
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2:40pm - 3:10pm
AGENDA
Track 2
2:40pm - 3:15pm
PVC: A World of Opportunities and Threats
The global PVC industry is heading into a new era of tightness. Capacity growth has slowed dramatically and in some regions it has
gone into reverse due to multiple headwinds. Meanwhile, demand continues to catch up. PVC economics must be sustained to drive
the next wave of investment.
Henry Warren, Senior Principal Analyst, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
2:40pm - 3:10pm
Asia Olefins & Derivatives
Jinsu Yim, Director, Asia Olefins, IHS Markit
Track 4
2:40pm - 3:10pm
Engineering Thermoplastics: Is PBT the Canary in the Coal Mine?
The relentless shift in the balance of polymer capacity towards Asia is changing trade patterns and creating strategic challenges for
producers and some consumers in the engineering resins market. We will examine the trends and identify opportunities and threats
posed for the major engineering resin families over the next five years.
Paul Blanchard, Senior Director, Engineering Plastics, IHS Markit
Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:10pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:10pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:10pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Afternoon Refreshment Break
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3:15pm - 3:30pm
AGENDA
Track 1
3:30pm - 4:00pm
PET Life Cycle – The Ongoing Disconnect Between Supply & Demand
Martin Wiesweg, Senior Director PS, EPS & PET, IHS Markit
Track 2
3:30pm - 4:00pm
MDI & TDI Review
James Elliott, Senior Analyst, EMEA Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls, IHS Markit
Track 3
3:30pm - 4:00pm
The Art of Investing in EMEA Olefins
The investment world has changed as have the olefin markets. The ‘who’, the ‘why’ and the ‘where’ are evolving in this new world.
There has been a shift in the shape of projects, in the weighting of cost versus market, of producer versus consumer. The resulting
opportunities for ethylene and propylene investors in the Middle East, Africa and Europe have changed dramatically.
Matthew Thoelke, Senior Director, Olefins and Derivatives, Europe Middle East & Africa, IHS Markit
Track 4
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Asking Questions: Acrylates and Super Absorbent Polymers
The paper presents a review of the recent history of the global acrylic acid, acrylates and Super Absorbent Polymer markets. What
have been the historical drivers for these markets? What changes are required to ensure the evolution and survival of a healthy value
chain?
David Byrne, Senior Director, C3 Derivatives & Styrene, IHS Markit
Track 1
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Global Nylon: The Tide is Turning
Meiko Woo, Director, Fibers, IHS Markit
Track 2
Titanium Dioxide: Market Overview and the Impact on the Global Chlor-Alkali
Market
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
AGENDA
Samantha Wietlisbach, Senior Principal Analyst - Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 3
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Increased Uncertainty in Global Butadiene Markets
For a few years it appeared that the global butadiene markets were settling into a period of secure supply and reasonable margins.
However, more recently, price spikes reminiscent of 2011 and supply challenges have returned. What caused the change and, more
importantly, will this be a recurring market dynamic in the medium term?
Bill Hyde, Senior Director, Olefins & Elastomers, IHS Markit
Track 4
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Cosmetic Chemicals: Better Looking Through Chemistry
Specialty chemicals play an important role in the production of personal care products. They enable cosmetic companies such as
L’Oreal and Procter & Gamble to deliver a wide array of cosmetics and toiletries to the consumer. This presentation will provide an
overview of the global cosmetic chemical industry, the players, and the trends that drive the industry.
Aida Jebens, Senior Principal Analyst, Specialty Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 1
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Closing Remarks
Peter Feng, Senior Director, Aromatics-BTX, IHS Markit
Track 2
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Global Soda Ash Outlook & Role of Trade
Marguerite Morrin, Senior Director, Soda Ash, IHS Markit
Track 3
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Closing Remarks
Steve Lewandowski, Vice President, Olefins, IHS Markit
Track 4
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4:30pm - 4:40pm
AGENDA
Closing Remarks
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Track 2
Closing Remarks
Chuck Carr, Global Business Director, Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls, Chemical Market Services, IHS Markit
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5:00pm - 5:10pm
AGENDA
Thursday March 23
Thursday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Commercial Impact of Olefins and Polyolefins Technologies
This new course will examine the commercial impact of olefins and polyolefins technologies on cost competitiveness, market
dynamics and trade. It is especially important for industry newcomers is that our instructors will clarify the technical jargon commonly
used in the petrochemical industry.
Dr. Mark Morgan, Global Director for Specialty Chemicals and Renewables, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Robin Waters, Director, Plastics Planning and Analysis, IHS Markit
Mark Wegenka, Managing Director, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Thursday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Petrochemical Industry Fundamentals
This workshop reviews key industry fundamentals starting with the foundation of the petrochemical industry – feedstocks, including
natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil fractions, especially naphtha, coal and renewables. The feedstock session then
leads into a thorough discussion of the industry building blocks – olefins (ethylene, propylene, butadiene) and aromatics (benzene,
toluene, xylenes) businesses. Finally, the large volume thermoplastics including the polyethylenes (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE),
polypropylene, PVC, polystyrene and polyester/PET as well as C1-based chemicals synthesis gas (syngas), ammonia and methanol
are covered. Within each of these topics key suppliers, demand profiles and pricing is discussed. Especially important for industry
newcomers is that our instructors will clarify the technical jargon commonly used in the petrochemical industry.
Tony Palmer, Vice President, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Tony Potter, Vice President, Chemical Insight - APAC, IHS Markit
Roger Green, Vice President, Europe, CIS & Africa, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Mike Smith, Vice President EMEA, Chemicals, IHS Markit
Sanjay Sharma, Vice President, Middle East & India, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
Mike Kratochwill, Managing Director - Transaction Advisory Consulting, IHS Markit
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AGENDA
Thursday Workshop
8:00am - 5:00pm
IHS Markit chemical courses and workshops are designed to be of interest and value to both new and experienced professionals from
the chemical, energy, refining and renewables industries, or those in adjacent industries such as agriculture, oil and gas,
manufacturing, automotive and financial services. These courses will benefit anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge and
understanding across chemical and energy value chains or those who want to gain strategic points viewpoints on end-markets,
processes and trends.
Purchasing Excellence in Chemicals
This class is a supplement to the Petrochemical Industry Fundamentals training course, and is designed for purchasers of chemicals
and chemically dependent materials, components and systems. It provides insights on how prices of key raw materials are set and a
discussion of tools available for buyers of these products. The class reviews pricing concepts relevant to the chemical industry and
inputs used by suppliers to set prices. It also examines the pricing dynamics and price setting mechanisms for selected products.
Other topics include trends affecting chemical pricing, raw material sourcing strategy considerations, and a discussion of selected
case studies.
John Mulholland, Vice President, Chemical Strategy Consulting, IHS Markit
Russell Heinen, Senior Director, Chemical Consulting, IHS Markit
TS: Welcome Remarks – Technology Seminar
8:15am - 8:30am
Welcome Remarks – Technology Seminar
Don Bari, Vice President, Chemicals Technology & Analytics, IHS Markit
Jeffrey S. Plotkin, Ph.D., Vice President of Training & Education, IHS Markit
CF: Welcome Remarks – China Forum
8:30am - 8:35am
Welcome Remarks – China Forum
Dave Witte, Senior Vice President and General Manager Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
LAPS: Welcome Remarks – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
8:30am - 8:35am
Welcome Remarks – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
Rina Quijada, Senior Director Business Development Latin America, IHS Markit
TS: R&D Trends – The Arc of Petrochemical Industry Process
Technology Evolution
8:30am - 9:00am
R&D Trends – The Arc of Petrochemical Industry Process Technology Evolution
The petrochemical industry has been on a long, never ending journey of developing cheaper and cheaper process technology for
manufacturing useful products from very basic raw materials. This cost efficiency march has not always been in a smooth straight line
and has often involved baby steps, side-steps, back-tracks, stumbles and every once in while great leaps. This presentation is
intended to briefly track this arc of petrochemical process development with an eye to setting the stage for our esteemed speakers
participating in the technology seminar.
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AGENDA
Jeffrey S. Plotkin, Ph.D., Vice President of Training & Education, IHS Markit
CF: China Energy and Chemical Industry Overview (Status, Policy,
Challenges and Opportunities)
8:35am - 9:00am
China Energy and Chemical Industry Overview (Status, Policy, Challenges and
Opportunities)
Shousheng Li, Chairman, CPCIF
LAPS: Networking Exercise – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
8:35am - 8:45am
Networking Exercise
LAPS: Latin America Economic Overview
8:45am - 9:00am
Latin America Economic Overview
Rina Quijada, Senior Director Business Development Latin America, IHS Markit
CF: North America: Opportunities for Chemical Sector Investments
9:00am - 9:25am
North America: Opportunities for Chemical Sector Investments
Mark Eramo, Vice President, Global Business Development, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
LAPS: Feedstock in Latin America: Setting the Stage
9:00am - 9:15am
Feedstock in Latin America: Setting the Stage
Walt Hart, Vice President, Global NGLs, IHS Markit
TS: Advantaged Technology and Application of Methanol to Fuel
and Chemicals
9:00am - 9:30am
Advantaged Technology and Application of Methanol to Fuel and Chemicals
Methanol is one of the most important chemicals. SEG can provide methanol to olefin and methanol to gasoline technologies with
partners based on it’s advantages of more than 50 years engineering experiences on fluid bed technologies. SEG is open to
cooperate with international partners to provide total solutions for clients.
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AGENDA
Kezhi Lin, Director, Sinopec Engineering Group (SEG)
LAPS: Feedstock Availability for Petrochemicals in Argentina
9:15am - 9:30am
Feedstock Availability for Petrochemicals in Argentina
Jorge de Zavaleta, Executive Director, CIQyP Argentina
CF: Chinese Company’s Oversea Investment Strategy
9:25am - 9:50am
Chinese Company’s Oversea Investment Strategy
Carl Weiqi Hua, SVP & CTO, Wanhua Chemical Group
LAPS: Mexico Raw Material Challenges
9:30am - 9:45am
Mexico Raw Material Challenges
A summary of the Raw Material Challenges faced by the Mexican Petrochemical industry. From the birth of Mexico's Petrochemical
industry, promoted by an abundance of raw materials (natural gas and ethane) in the 1970s, to a problematic supply position
nowadays given a decline of the oil and gas fields and the new opportunities given by Mexico's Energy Reform.
Past, present and future are presented to explain the current scenario.
Luis Montanaro, CEO, Pemex Etileno
TS: STAR Process® Technology – Advanced On-purpose Propylene
Production
9:30am - 10:00am
STAR Process® Technology – Advanced On-purpose Propylene Production
The STAR process® technology of Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (TKIS) is used for the production of propylene and butylenes
by dehydrogenation of propane (PDH) and butanes (BDH), respectively.
Especially propylene shows continuous growth driven by the demand for polypropylene (PP) and other derivatives. It is assumed that
propylene production will increase from 100 to 120 million metric tons per year till 2022. In the same period the share of on-purpose
technologies like PDH or metathesis will increase from approx. 15% to over 30% (Source: IHS Inc., 2013).
The STAR process® with a licensed capacity of more than 1.7 million tons per year is one of the leading on-purpose technologies.
Sascha Wenzel, Head of Sales Dehydrogenation, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions
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LAPS: Brazil Feedstock Update: Moving Away from Naphtha?
9:45am - 10:00am
Brazil Feedstock Update: Moving Away from Naphtha?
Otávio Gattermann de Carvalho, Principal, MaxiQuim
CF: North American Company’s Market Opportunity and Investment
Strategy in China
9:50am - 10:15am
North American Company’s Market Opportunity and Investment Strategy in China
Manav Lahoti, Business Director - US Olefins, The Dow Chemical Company
LAPS: Question & Answer I – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
10:00am - 10:15am
Question & Answer I – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
Adrian Calcaneo, Senior Consultant & Latin America Lead, Midstream Oil & NGL, IHS Markit
TS: Question & Answer I
10:00am - 10:15am
Question & Answer I – Technology Seminar
CF: Panel Discussion I – China Forum
10:15am - 10:35am
Panel Discussion I – China Forum
Paul Pang, Vice President, IHS Markit
LAPS: Networking Break
10:15am - 10:35am
Networking Break
TS: Break I
10:15am - 10:30am
Morning Break
TS: Advances in Oxidation Technology of Butene to Butadiene
Advances in Oxidation Technology of Butene to Butadiene
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10:30am - 11:00am
AGENDA
Xiankuan Zhang, Chief Scientist, SABIC
CF: Coffee Break
10:35am - 11:00am
Coffee Break
LAPS: Petrochemical Overview: Fundamentals Behind Demand
Growth in the Region
10:35am - 10:50am
Petrochemical Overview: Fundamentals Behind Demand Growth in the Region
Javier Ortiz, Associate Director, Polyolefins - Americas, IHS Markit
LAPS: New PE Capacity in Mexico: Update and Expected Trends for
2017
10:50am - 11:10am
New PE Capacity in Mexico: Update and Expected Trends for 2017
Jorge Barreda, Commercial Director, Braskem Idesa
CF: Connecting China with the Rest of World
11:00am - 11:25am
Connecting China with the Rest of World
Paul Pang, Vice President, IHS Markit
TS: Ethane in NGL Separation – to Reject or to Recover?
11:00am - 11:30am
Ethane in NGL Separation – to Reject or to Recover?
The competitive NGL-based feedstocks have spurred a new wave of investment in ethane-based ethylene production in North
America, including seven expansion projects of existing crackers, six new steam crackers under construction, and eight crackers in
feasibility stage. These new projects require additional ethane supply of about 11 million tons of ethane by 2018 and another 11.1
million tons beyond 2018 for the eight crackers in the feasibility stage. Whether the midstream companies will be able to meet this
growing demand depends on pipeline availability, exports, and most importantly NGL separation and fractionation economics. This
presentation examines the ethane separation economics to determine when a midstream company will reject ethane (including it with
methane for fuel use) or recover it as a petrochemical feedstock to get an assessment of future supply-based techno-economics
analysis.
R. J. Chang, Senior Global Managing Director, Process Economics Program, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
LAPS: Mexican Automotive Industry: Expected Growth Trends in
Trade
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11:10am - 11:30am
AGENDA
Mexican Automotive Industry: Expected Growth Trends in Trade
Guido Vildozo, Senior Manager, Americas, Light Vehicle Sales Forecasts, IHS Markit
CF: North America NGL Supply Outlook and Export Facility
11:25am - 11:50am
North America NGL Supply Outlook and Export Facility
Darryl Rogers, Managing Director, Midstream Oil & NGL Consulting, IHS Markit
LAPS: Impact of Panama Canal Expansion on Trade
11:30am - 11:50am
Impact of Panama Canal Expansion on Trade
On June 26 Panama opened its long anticipated 3rd set of locks of the Panama Canal, a $5.4 billion, decade-long expansion project
that roughly tripled the size of container ships and other vessels able to transit the waterway, the first expansion in the canal’s
102-year history. The opening has had an impact on how trade moves between Asia and North America and has affected the
movement other commodities including energy, with more impact to come in 2017 and beyond, according to IHS Markit data.
Peter Tirschwell, Senior Director of Content, Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit
TS: Cost-Efficient Methanol Production by Means of Topsoe
Autothermal Reforming
11:30am - 12:00pm
Cost-Efficient Methanol Production by Means of Topsoe Autothermal Reforming
The leading methanol technology licensor Haldor Topsoe recently released a completely new route to methanol production. The new
route eliminates the need for a steam reformer and thereby brings vast economic and operational benefits. The technology and its
implications on project economics and implementation are presented.
Esben Sorensen, Senior Technology Specialist, Syngas Catalyst & Technology, Haldor Topsoe Inc.
CF: Outlook on China Olefin Industry and Feedstock Sourcing
11:50am - 12:10pm
Outlook on China Olefin Industry and Feedstock Sourcing
William Chen, Associate Director, China Research, IHS Markit
LAPS: Question & Answer II
Question & Answer II – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
Joel Morales, Director, Polyolefins Americas, IHS Markit
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11:50am - 12:05pm
AGENDA
TS: Disruptive Technology in the Olefins Value Chain
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Disruptive Technology in the Olefins Value Chain
Siluria Technologies is changing the way basic chemicals and fuels like ethylene, propylene, and gasoline can be made. The
company’s natural gas fed catalytic processes are compatible with existing petrochemical and refinery infrastructure, translating to
lower costs, feedstock flexibility, and superior scalability than steam cracking or other on-purpose routes.
Andrea Redford, Vice President - Petrochemical Licensing, Siluria
LAPS: Closing Remarks
12:05pm - 12:15pm
Closing Remarks – Latin American Petrochemical Summit
Rina Quijada, Senior Director Business Development Latin America, IHS Markit
CF: China Market Opportunity for Foreign Companies
12:10pm - 12:30pm
China Market Opportunity for Foreign Companies
Bochun Shou, General Manager, Rongsheng International Trading Co., Ltd.
LAPS: Lunch
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch
CF: Panel Discussion II – China Forum
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Panel Discussion II – China Forum
Mark Eramo, Vice President, Global Business Development, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
TS: Question & Answer II
12:30pm - 12:45pm
Question & Answer II – Technology Seminar
TS: Lunch
Lunch
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12:45pm - 1:45pm
AGENDA
CF: Closing Remarks – China Forum
1:00pm - 1:05pm
Closing Remarks – China Forum
Mark Eramo, Vice President, Global Business Development, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
CF: Lunch
1:05pm - 2:05pm
Lunch
TS: The Dynamics of Global Plant Construction Location Factors
1:45pm - 2:15pm
The Dynamics of Global Plant Construction Location Factors
In discussions with IHS Markit clients in recent years, one of the topics that they bring up most frequently has been the rapid change
in relative construction cost levels between different locations. Much of this cost fluctuation can be attributed to recent wide swings of
exchange rates for most global currencies, but other factors such as labor rate changes, are also impactful. In light of this, IHS Markit
developed a methodology to independently calculate and update our country location factors to reflect the ongoing reality in relative
capital costs and cost competitiveness.
Edward S. Glatzer, Managing Director, Technology and Analytics Group, Oil, Mid-Downstream and Chemical, IHS Markit
TS: New Cost-Effective Membrane Systems for Petrochemical
Component Separation
2:15pm - 2:45pm
New Cost-Effective Membrane Systems for Petrochemical Component Separation
Compact Membrane Systems has developed a membrane that is highly effective at separating olefins and paraffins. The membrane
has advantageous performance characteristics (flux and selectivity) and has demonstrated stability for >300 days. Use of the
membrane provides significant economic benefit over existing separation methods in numerous petrochemical and refining
applications.
Hannah Murnen, Vice President Business Development, Compact Membrane Systems
TS: Cost Competitive Single-Step Conversion of Fuel Grade Ethanol
to Renewable Propylene (or Isobutylene) and Hydrogen
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Cost Competitive Single-Step Conversion of Fuel Grade Ethanol to Renewable
Propylene (or Isobutylene) and Hydrogen
Gevo Inc., a Bio-Fuels company, has developed a novel robust mixed metal oxide catalyst that selectively converts fuel
grade/hydrous Ethanol to high purity Propylene in mass yields of 37% (80% of theoretical) along with Hydrogen such that 10 million
gallon per year (30 KTA) ethanol provides 11 KTA propylene and 3.2 MM SCFD Hydrogen. Economic sensitivities are discussed.
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AGENDA
Jonathan Smith, Director of Chemical Development, Gevo Inc
TS: Design and Synthesis of a New Catalyst for the Polymeration of
Propylene
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Design and Synthesis of a New Catalyst for the Polymerization of Propylene
In the polypropylene industry, phthalate-based catalysts are used widely because of their advantages in comprehensive performance.
However, phthalates were found to be potentially harmful for health. It is necessary to develop novel phthalate-free catalyst with high
activity and excellent stereoregularity. The new catalyst PSP-01 with new structure sulfonyl compounds as electron donor, instead of
phthalates, was successfully synthesized and developed by our laboratory. The catalyst PSP-01 exhibits excellent catalytic
performance, and is commercialized. Series of polypropylene products with high performance were developed, and used in the
various walks of life.
Jianjun Yi, Director, PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute
TS: Question & Answer III
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Question & Answer III – Technology Seminar
TS: Break II
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Afternoon Break
TS: Process Intensification in the Chemical Industry “You must
unlearn what you have learned”
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Process Intensification in the Chemical Industry “You must unlearn what you
have learned”
Over the last 50 years, the pace of technological innovation in electronics and computing has been phenomenal. The same cannot be
said for the chemical industry that uses the same basic process units albeit with improvements in capacities, catalysts and technology
routes. This presentation will review the concept of process intensification for chemical plant, what process units could be intensified,
the potential benefits, the barriers and the current players in this area of innovation.
Richard Charlesworth, Managing Director, Consulting, Chemical, IHS Markit
TS: Syngas Fermentation Processes
4:45pm - 5:15pm
Syngas Fermentation Processes
Fermentation technology is being developed using microorganisms called acetogens that have the ability to convert synthesis gas
(syngas) components to multi-carbon compounds such as ethanol, 2,3-butanediol, acetate, butyrate, butanol, and lactate. Unlike
conventional thermochemical processes, such acetogens do not require specific H2:CO ratios for converting the gas into chemicals.
This paper examines syngas fermentation technologies, stage of development and their potential commercial scale economics.
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AGENDA
Don Bari, Vice President, Chemicals Technology & Analytics, IHS Markit
TS: Question & Answer/Closing Remarks
Question & Answer/Closing Remarks – Technology Seminar
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5:15pm - 5:30pm
AGENDA
Friday March 24
Networking Event
10:30am - 2:30pm
Port Houston Boat Tour
M/V Sam Houston boat tour along the Houston Ship Channel
Space is limited: Rain or shine (the boat has a covered cabin)
Named for the legendary military commander who led the fight for Texas independence from Mexico and later statehood, the M/V
Sam Houston offers a 90-minute round-trip educational tour along the Houston Ship Channel. Embarking from the port's Sam
Houston Pavilion, visitors aboard the M/V Sam Houston can enjoy passing views of international cargo vessels, and operations at the
port's Turning Basin Terminal.
Agenda
10:30amCheck-in at the Marriot Marquis Hotel
11:00amBus will depart from the hotel
12:00-1:30pmBoat Tour (includes box lunch)
2:30pmHotel arrival (arrival time may vary due to traffic)
Sponsored by: Port of Houston Authority
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