Program Details
Day 1 14 th November 2002
13:30
Registration
14:00 – 14:30

Key Note Address
Mr. Paul D. Clark
VP – Technology
Nova Chemicals, Canada

14:30 – 15:15

Overview of the Global Petrochemical Markets
Mr. Rick Smith
Exec VP & MD
CMAI, Europe

15:15 – 16:00

Challenges facing the SE Asian Petrochemical Industry
Mr. John King
Vice President
Nexant Chem Systems

16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:15

Indian Petchem Industry – Impact of WTO
Dr. V. S. Gopalkrishnan
Director General
World Trade Centre

17:15 – 18:00

Investing in India – Experience of an MNC
Mr. Shotaro Goda
Director-Marketing
MCC PTA India-Mitsubishi Group

18:00 – 18:30

Environmental challenges facing the petrochemical industry
Mr. L. K. Jain
MD
MWH India

18:30 – 19:00

Integration of Petrochemicals Value Chain – "Closing the Loop" to achieve sustained profitability

19:15

Networking Cocktails & Dinner

Day 2 15 th November 2002
SESSION A
09:00 – 10:00

Global overview of aromatics markets and margins
Mr. David H. Witte
Business Director, Global fibres & feedstock
CMAI, Singapore

10:00 – 10:45

Asian aromatics pricing – A reporter’s perspective
Ms. Jennifer Lee
Senior Editor
ICIS LOR

10:45 – 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00

Refinery / Aromatics integration in Asian region
Dr. Partha Maitra
Vice President (Planning)
Reliance Petroleum.

12:00 – 12:45

Petrochemical Technologies – Global Opportunities
Mr. Prabhakar Nair
General Manager
UOP Asia Ltd.

12:45 – 14:15
Lunch Break
14:15 – 15:00

The role and prospects of technical textiles in India
Mr. C. S. Gokhale
President- Corporate Development
Reliance Industries Ltd.

15:00 – 15:45

PET Downstream markets and development (incl. case study)
Mr. Rajesh Gera
Sr. Mgr. Technical
Reliance Industries

15:45 – 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00
Panel Discussion
SESSION B
09:00 – 09:45

Impact of Catalysis on the future of Polyolefins
Dr. R. A. Ceustermans
Business Manager
Engelhard, Belgium

09:45 – 10:45

Global olefin feedstock dynamics and chain margins
Mr. John King
Vice President
Nexant Chem Systems

10:45 – 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00

Olefin market – India vs. Asian demand
Industry Speaker

12:00 – 12:45

Polyolefins – investment in downstream
Mr. Sanjay Shah
GM downstream
Reliance Industries

12:45 – 14:15
Lunch Break
14:15 – 15:00

Olefins in Packaging sector (incl. case study)
Mr. Roger Goris
Technical Manager
Borouge, Singapore

15:00 – 15:45

Olefins in infrastructure sector (incl. case study) – Pipe Sector
Mr. R. Swaminathan
Technical Director
Jain Irrigation

15:45 – 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 – 17:00

Olefins in Moulding sector – Furniture sector
Industry Speaker

17:00
Panel Discussion
18:00
Closing Remarks