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CMAI Headlines Impressive List of High Profile Speakers at Upcoming 2008 World Petrochemical Conference
HOUSTON, Jan. 31 PRNewswire — On March 25-27, 2008 Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) will host its 23rd Annual World Petrochemical Conference and Workshops in Houston, Texas, including presentations by eleven industry experts from around the world & leading consultants from all seven global CMAI offices.
On the first day, morning Keynote speaker Volker Trautz, Chief Executive Officer, LyondellBasell Industries, will provide valuable insight regarding the future challenges and opportunities to be leveraged by a large and privately-held world-scale company. Bill Sanderson, President of CMAI's strategic alliance partner, Purvin & Gertz, will speak on the global energy future and the impact on petrochemicals. The afternoon Keynote speech will be delivered by J. Brian Ferguson, Chairman & CEO, Eastman Chemical Company, and will cover a contrarian strategic view and strategy, positioning producers to better meet advantaged feedstock competition. PJ Juvekar, of CITI Investment Research, will focus on the changing petrochemical market in terms of consolidations, new private equity and Middle East developments.
Further defining the outlook for major chemical industry sectors, day two will include presentations in three concurrent sessions for Aromatics & Fiber Intermediates, Olefins & Derivatives, Polyolefins and Chlor-Alkali & Related Products. All sessions will include market insight from global CMAI consultants, who will discuss the pertinent issues facing the industry, and will be complemented by outside industry speakers. In the Aromatics & Fiber Intermediates session Blake Eskew, Purvin & Gertz, U.S.A., will address the "Impact of Regulation on Gasoline and Octane Markets" in the morning half and Christopher Mudd, Dexco, U.S.A., will discuss "Managing High Costs" during the afternoon portion. The Olefins session will introduce outside perspectives on the industry from Ravi Narayanaswamy, Purvin & Gertz, Singapore, focusing on developments in the light olefins feedstock market, Andrew L. Shafer, Renewable Chemicals Corporation, U.S.A., discussing the emerging role of renewable based petrochemicals and Jose Lima de Andrade Neto, President of Petrobras Quimica SA, Petroquisa, who will give insight from an olefins producer's viewpoint. David McCoy of TZMI, U.S.A., will address the Chlor- Alkali session about "The Changing Landscape of the Global TiO2 Industry" and the Polyolefins session will have a plastics processors perspective from The Clorox Company.
Whether managing chemicals, plastics or fibers businesses, providing financial analysis, or developing capital plans, attendees consistently rate this conference as meeting and exceeding their requirements for a concise and connected analysis of future conditions.
Register on-line at http://www.cmaiglobal.com or contact CMAI by email: conferences@cmaiglobal.com, phone: 1-281-531-4660, or fax: 1-281-531-0995. Room reservations should be made directly with The Hilton Americas-Houston.
CMAI is a petrochemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali consulting firm that services a wide range of companies all over the world. Since 1979, CMAI's goal has been to provide accurate, timely consulting services for the worldwide industries that it covers. CMAI maintains offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Singapore and Shanghai. Clients to CMAI services include chemical and oil companies, engineering & construction companies, banking and financial institutions, plastic converters, grocers/retailers, government agencies and trading companies.
Anne Geraci CMAI 11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 700 Houston, TX 77079 U.S.A Tel: 281-531-4660 Fax: 281-531-9966 Email: ageraci@cmaiglobal.com Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Gary Adams https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=55285
SOURCE Chemical Market Associates, Inc.
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