ICIS Training:
Petrochemicals - Part I & II & Asian Polyolefins
Shanghai Schedule
13th - 15th October 2008, Shanghai

Day 2 - Tuesday 14 October 2008

8:30	REGISTRATION + REFRESHMENTS
9:00	Welcome
9:15	Asian Olefins and Polyolefins Markets • A 12-month view of price direction, demand & supply • China: making money is never easy • India: making money can be even harder • Middle East: a growing influence Malini Hariharan , Country Manager, ICIS India
10:00	Origins of Petrochemical Value - Part I Description of petrochemical feedstock processes • Refinery operations • Natural gas operations • Coal and other feedstock options • Feedstock options for petrochemicals and impact on process complexity Mark Berggren , MMSA
10:45	REFRESHMENTS
11:15	Origins of Petrochemical Value - Part II Quantifying value through product chains (Olefins, Aromatics, Chloralkali/Vinyls, C1s (MeOH/Ammonia), Others) • Basic cost considerations (raw materials, co-products, other variable, fixed, financial costs) • Process economics overview (Steam Crackers, Aromatics Facilities, Chlorine/Caustic, Methanol, Ammonia) • Integrated vs. non-integrated • Examples/ quantification of value added Mark Berggren , MMSA
12:00	China Olefins and Polymer Projects: Too Good To Be True? • Are the markets maturing & has there been over-investment? • Who is building what, when and where • Feedstock and logistics issues Malini Hariharan , Country Manager, ICIS India
12:45	LUNCH

13:45	Middle East Projects: New Challenges • How feedstock changes & social pressures are changing downstream output • Rising costs – but the advantage will remain • Who is building what, when and where John Richardson , Director , ICIS Asia
14:30	REFRESHMENTS
14:45	India Projects: The New China? • Will the tremendous growth & investment interest last? • Who is building what, when and where • Feedstock and logistics issues Malini Hariharan , Country Manager, ICIS India
16:15	Petrochemical Project Planning - Factors to Consider • Project risks – a project financier’s view • The tools needed for the job – matrices, resources, etc. • Developing cash flow estimates • Scenario planning (start-up timing, feedstock costs, finished good price scenarios, etc.) • The use and risks of assumptions Mark Berggren , MMSA
17:15	Course Summary and Wrap-up ICIS pricing, Mark Berggren , MMSA
17:30	End of Seminar

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.