Surfactants - An In-Depth Introduction
The world of surfactants is constantly evolving throwing up both opportunities and challenges for companies.
Understanding surfactants, their markets and pricing is crucial for doing business in these products.
Attending this course will give you insight into the different types of surfactants and a firm understanding of the surfactant industry (major players, key global demand and supply trends).
This course is delivered in association with Neil A. Burns LLC.
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Benefits to you and your company:
This one-day course offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of surfactants covering the basics of production processes, raw materials, applications, industry structure, future trends, pricing and markets.
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By the end of the course, you will learn about:
- Basics about surfactants – What are surfactants and how are they used.
- Raw materials and production processes – The key feedstocks, including emerging feedstocks, and the major production processes.
- Industry structure and future trends – The main business drivers, the major players in this business, growth opportunities and challenges.
- Pricing and Markets – The key price drivers, influence of raw material costs and how prices are assessed.
The course will help delegates understand:
- The different types of surfactants,
- How are they made
- What are their applications?
- Feedstocks for making surfactants
- New developments on feedstocks
- Major producers and their strategies
- Key demand drivers
- What/where are the opportunities and the challenges
- How markets function
Hands on practice:
During the course you will also have an opportunity to put some of the learning into practice. Exercises and group discussions will help reinforce the information given in presentations and help you see how the different value chains interact.
Course fees:
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Morning
REGISTRATION
Welcome and introduction
Understanding surfactants
- What are surfactants?
- Classes of surfactants
- Major applications of surfactants
Production routes to surfactants
- Key raw materials – petrochemicals, oleochemicals
- Other emerging feedstocks
- Major manufacturing processes
REFRESHMENTS
Exercise – Building the surfactants value chain
Industry Structure
- Demand and supply drivers
- Demand across geographies
- Who are the major players and their strategies
LUNCH
Afternoon
Group Quiz
Price and cost drivers
- What are the key price drivers?
- How are prices set?
- Influence of raw material costs
- How are prices assessed?
REFRESHMENTS
Future Trends
- New developments in the surfactants industry
- Demand and supply outlook
- Feedstock availability
- Key issues facing the industry – environmental, regulatory, supply chain
Course Summary
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Neil Burns
Neil Burns has over 25 years of experience in the chemicals and surfactants business.
He is the managing partner at Neil A Burns LLC and the founding CEO, investor and board member at P2 Science, a surfactant technology company. Neil offers strategic advisory services with a focus on surfactants and oleochemicals.
He also runs the North American business for Desmet Ballestra Italy, a surfactants and oleochemicals technology company...read more
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- Personnel involved in the production, sales, marketing and purchase of surfactants
- Non-technical personnel working in other business positions
- Service providers including logistics companies
- Analysts and researchers in the financial community dealing with the surfactants industry
- Delegates from over 200 companies and organisations covering a wide spectrum of activities such as BASF, Shell Chemical, Ineos, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, SABIC, Akzo Nobel have already attended ICIS training courses. Join them today
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