Program Details
Day 1 28th October 1999
13:00
Registration
14:00 – 15:00

Opening Remarks
Mr. K. G. Ramanathan
Chairman
IPCL

15:00 – 15:45

Indian Economic outlook & future trends
Dr. Basudeb Sen
ED
UTI

15:45 – 16:30

Financing Projects in India
Mr. Jitender Balakrishnan
CGM
IDBI

16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:45

Petrochemical Markets – Long Term Growth Trends
Mr. John W. King
Principal & General Manager
Chem Systems

17:45 – 18:30

2010 : Restructuring of Global Chemical Industry
Mr. Vijay Sarathy Arthur D’little
Singapore

18:30 – 19:30

Feedstock Scenario in India
Mr. P. Sudarsanam
ED
Indian Oil Corporation

19:30

Networking Cocktails & Dinner

Day 2 29 th October 1999
SESSION A – Marketing
09:00 – 09:45

Polyolefin Markets in India
Mr. Kamal Nanavaty
Sr. Exec. Vice President
Reliance Industries

9:45 – 10:30

Cracker & Building Blocks
Mr. Peter Jordan
Sr. VP
Dewitt & Co. UK

10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45

Finding a Benchmark for Asian Ethylene
Mr. James Mills
RM,
ICIS-LOR Singapore

11:45 – 12:30

Styrene and its Derivatives
Mr. P. B. Raman
Supreme Petrochem

12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45

Polyester Intermediates Scenario in India
Mr. P. V. Kuppuswamy
ED
Bombay Dyeing

14:45 – 15:30

Polyester Markets in India
Mr. R. D. Udeshi
Sr. Exec. VP
Reliance Industries

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:45

Benzene and Toluene Markets in India
Mr. Pallav Ghosh
DGM
BPCL

16:45 – 17:30

PVC/ EDC Markets in India
Mr. S. S. Dhanorkar
Director
Finolex Industries Ltd.

17:30

Panel Discussion

18:00
Closing Remarks
SESSION B – Technology
09:00 – 09:45

Plastic Recycling – Its Impact on the Environment
Mr. Sujit Banerjee
ICPE

09:45 – 10:30

The Styrenics Value Chain – Adding value to benzene
Mr. John Jeannerette
Business Manager
UOP USA

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:45

Benzene Management for the Indian Refiner.
Mr. Joseph C. Gentry
PE
GTC Technology Corporation, USA

12:45 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45

Advances in Effluent Treatment in CPI
Mr.S. B. Satam
GM (Tech)
Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.

14:45 – 15:30

An integrated perspective on PX Processing
Dr. S. Raghuram
Sr. Sales Executive
UOP Asia Ltd.

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:45

ERP Solution for Chemical Industry
Mr. S. Sriram Tata
IBM

16:45 – 17:30

Role of IT in Chemical Process Industry.
Mr. Vijay Motwani
Managing Consultant
SAP

18:00
Closing Remarks