DIARYICIS CONFERENCES

19 March 2007 00:00  [Source: ICB Americas]

The 3rd ICIS Asian Polymers Conference

April 16-17

Venue Shanghai, China

Email joanne.fisher@icis.com

Website www.icis.com/conferences/ asianpolymers2007

THE 3RD ICIS Asian polymers conference, which is scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, on April 16-17, will provide a major networking opportunity for executives in the Asian polymers markets to hear about the latest market trends in their sector.

"With China once again providing the engine for growth across the region, it was a natural choice for us to again select Shanghai as the venue for this year's conference," says ICIS conferences director Alan Tyler.

"As a group, we are gaining more and more traction in China, and now [that] we hold events in the country more than half our total delegates are from the mainland."

Tyler says that Asia's petrochemicals industry is expected to be bullish in 2007, as supply will likely remain tight until at least 2008.

Additionally, as chemical companies position themselves to gain access to cheaper feedstock through mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the Middle East, the polymers market could remain competitive. In Asia, China is the fastest-growing market for chemicals. Consultancy company KPMG says that the country's market for petrochemicals is expected to grow more rapidly than its economy.

This is because it is boosted by demand from the manufacturing and construction industries, and investment in facilities.

Growth sectors in China include plastic resins, and consumption is likely to increase by between 8% and 10%/year from 2007 to 2012.

Issues from raw material supply to the main end-user sectors will all be covered in the Asian polymers conference.

THE 4TH ICIS WORLD OLEFINS CONFERENCE

May 22-23

Venue Radisson SAS Park Lane Hotel, Antwerp, Belgium

Email heather.robson@icis.com

Website www.icis.com/conferences/olefins2007

The 4th ICIS World Olefins conference has become a key event for the olefins industry.

It provides an ideal opportunity for delegates to gain a clear and first-hand picture of the major developments that are likely to affect their companies.

This year's event will examine the global olefins supply-and-demand balance, and how European production can compete.

High crude oil prices and the potential impact on the global economy is a major concern that will also be addressed at the conference.

How can European production remain competitive, and will Asia remain a key driver on the derivatives markets?

Additional highlights of the conference are set to include:

profitability and volatility: upstream versus downstream - views on recent attempts to find a suitable contract mechanism

insight into central and east European and Russian markets, projects and possibilities for future growth and developments

update on olefins projects in the Middle East and Iran

update on LME plastics futures market

reflection of crude oil developments - global economy perspective

economic outlook for Asia and China - how long will it drive global markets

derivative updates - polyolefins and other chemical derivatives

C4 stream - often overlooked - what is outlook on supply and demand?

technical view of olefins industry - what limits the drive for larger-scale capacities?

The 1st ICIS Asian base oils & lubricants conference

June 20-21

Sponsored by Petronas

Venue Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Email heather.robson@icis.com

Website www.icis.com/conferences/ asianbaseoils2007

The 11th Asian Chlor-alkali Conference

Organized by Tecnon Orbichem and ICIS

June 21-22

Venue Shanghai, China

Email heather.robson@icis.com

Website www.icis.com/conferences/ asianchloralkali2007

The 3rd ASIAN AROMATICS & derivatives CONFERENCE

June 28-29

Venue The Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore

Email sharon.hart@icis.com

Website www.icis.com/conferences/ asianaromatics2007

IN THE PIPELINE

The 1st Polyurethane conference

The 1st Polycarbonates conference

The 1st Biodiesel conference

The 6th World Oleochemicals ­conference

Asia Biodiesel conference

The 25th US Petrochemical ­meeting

The European Finance & Investment conference

The 13th Fine Chemicals conference

?? For a full listing of the conferences diary, go to www.icisconferences.com

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