| 8:30 |
REGISTRATION + REFRESHMENTS
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| 9:00 |
Welcome
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| 9:15 |
The Fundamentals Part I: Introduction to Plastics
• Structure of plastics
• Polymerisation processes
• Commodity polymer markets
Alastair Hensman
, Marketing Manager - ChemSystems,
NEXANT LIMITED
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| 9:45 |
The Fundamentals Part II: Dynamics of the Polymer Markets - PE, PP, PS/EPS, PVC and PET
• Five bulk polymers – PE, PP, PS/EPS, PVC, PET
• Consumption drivers and production
• Regional issues and trends
Peter Taffe
, Intelligence Editor,
ICIS NEWS
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| 10:45 |
REFRESHMENTS
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| 11:00 |
The Fundamentals Part III: Market Dynamics of Ethylene and Propylene
• Sources and production of ethylene and propylene
• End-uses and market dynamics
• Regional issues and trends
Peter Taffe
, Intelligence Editor,
ICIS NEWS
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| 11:30 |
Petrochemical & Polymer Pricing
• Ethylene and propylene price structure
• Polymer price structure and price setting mechanisms
• Inter-regional and inter-material competition
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| 12:15 |
LUNCH
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| 13:15 |
Cost & Profitability Part I: Cost of Production
• Understanding the cost of production
• Value vs cost vs price
• Profitability: margins, return on investment, etc
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| 14:30 |
Syndicate Exercise
• An exercise to calculate the cost of producing polyethylene from naphtha |
| 15:45 |
REFRESHMENTS
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| 16:00 |
Cost & Profitability Part II: Margins, Spreads and Profits
• Different measures of profitability
• Profitability within the value chain
• Competitive issues
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| 16:30 |
Long term Forecasting of Prices and Markets
• Forecasting polymer demand - drivers and constraints
• Introduction to long term forecasting
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| 17:00 |
End of Seminar
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