Program Details
Day 114th November 2013
08:00
Registration & Coffee
KEYNOTE SESSION
09:00 – 09:20
Opening remarks
09:20 – 09:55

Keynote Address – I
Mr. Nikhil Meswani
Executive Director
Reliance Industries

09:55 – 10:30

Keynote Address – II
Mr. Sudhir Vasudeva
CMD, ONGC and Chairman, OPaL

10:30 – 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:45

Challenges to Indian petrochemical industry and overview
Mr. P. K. Gupta
Executive Director (Marketing – PC & Retail)
GAIL (India)

11:45 – 12:15

Aromatic project developments
Mr. S. Ramachandran
CEO
OMPL

12:15 – 12:45

Global petrochem overview
Mr. Sanjay Sharma
Managing Director – Middle East & India
IHS Chemical Consulting, UAE

12:45 – 13:15

The Global Tightening of Feedstocks for Aromatics
Mr. Andy Nicholson
V-P Aromatics EMEI
Argus DeWitt, France

13:15 – 14:45
Lunch Break
SESSION I
14:45 – 15:15

Indian feedstock scenario – Imperatives & alternatives
Mr. Charu Kapoor
Engagement Manager
TATA Strategic Management Group

15:15 – 15:45

Advanced technologies for Phenolics and Styrenics
Mr. Mark Healey
President
Badger Licensing, USA

15:45 – 16:15

Gasification – Advantages for the petrochemical industry
Mr. Jayesh Shah
Process Design Manager – Lummus Technology
CB&I, USA

16:15 – 16:45

UNIPOLTM PE Process: Extending Value-Added PE Product Performance
Dr. H. J. (Hans) Pip
Product Technology Leader
Univation Technologies, Belgium

16:45 – 17:15
Coffee Break
SESSION II
17:15 – 17:45

High pressure Polyethylene
Mr. John Rogers
Polymer Licensing Manager
ExxonMobil Company, USA

17:45 – 18:15

Developments in polyolefins by INEOS: enabling new product capabilities
Dr. Fabian Siberdt
PE Product Manager
INEOS Technologies, Belgium

18:15 – 18:45

Technology Options for Aromatics Molecule Management
Mr. Anil Khatri
Regional Licensing Manager
GTC Technology, USA

18:45 – 19:15

TradeFinOps – Innovation in Supply Chain Process Optimization
Mr. R. V. Selvam
CEO
Singapore Infotech, Singapore

Mr. Suraj Ramesh
Business Development Executive
Singapore Infotech, Singapore

19:15
Networking Cocktails & Dinner
Day 215th November 2013
SESSION III
09:00 – 09:30

Olefins & polyolefins – Competing with cheap gas
Mr. Puneet Madan
Business Head – Polypropylene
Reliance Industries

09:30 – 10:00

Polyolefins markets in India
Mr. Avinash Verma
General Manager (Petrochemicals – Marketing)
Indian Oil Corporation

10:00 – 10:30

Redefining the role of PP
Mr. Harald Schliepe
Director – Sales & Business Development
Lummus Novolen Technology, Germany

10:30 – 11:00

Acrylic acid – Overview
Mr. Arun Kumar M.
Senior Research Analyst – Personal Care
Beroe Consulting

11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
SESSION IV
11:30 – 12:00

How much is enough? – How polyester intermediates are facing up to oversupply
Mr. Steve Jenkins
Senior Consultant
PCI Xylenes & Polyesters, Malaysia

12:30 – 12:30

Paraxylene maximisation
Dr. Partha P. Maitra
President – Planning & Business Development
Reliance Industries

12:30 – 13:00

Benzene/ Toulene derivatives markets – Asian overview
Mr. B. Krishnan
Business Head
Vinmar Overseas, Singapore

13:00 – 13:30

Polymer & Fibre Technologies to meet India’s Growing Needs
Mr. Ian Woodcock
Business Development Manager
INVISTA Performance Technologies, UK

13:30 – 15:00
Lunch Break
SESSION V
15:00 – 15:30

Olefins Purification in Petrochemical applications
Mr. Jayant Gorawara
Research Fellow
UOP, USA

15:30 – 16:00

C-Max® – Diversified Polypropylene Catalyst Portfolio
Mr. Shankhaneel Borah
Regional Manager, BU – Petrochemical Catalyst
Sud Chemie

Mr. Matthias Wyzycki
Head of Regional Sales, EMEA Olefin Polymerization
Sud Chemie

16:00 – 16:30

Alpha Olefins Production Technologies
Mr. Bharat Goenka
General Manager – Process Licensing Sales
Axens

16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
SESSION VI
17:00 – 17:30

KBR SCORETM – The lowest TIC Ethylene Technology with the highest margin
Mr. Sourabh Mukherjee
Head – Basic Engineering Design
KBR

17:30 – 18:00

Global PET Innovations with Focus on Indian Market
Mr. R. K. Gera
Asst. Vice President – Business Development
Reliance Industries

18:00
Closing Remarks