SESSION 1 : POLYOLEFINS BUSINESS / MARKETS / APPLICATIONS
Introduction- Global Polymers-Packaging ............................................................................................... 1 / 1
Maack Business Services (CH): Dipl.Ing. Horst Maack, President & CEO
Polymers - A Global Perspective ............................................................................................................. 1 / 2
SABIC-Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Abdulsalam Al Mazro, Vice President, Polymers SBU
SABIC PP: Your Partner for Growth ........................................................................................................ 1 / 3
SABIC-Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Abdulaziz Al-Rasheed, Manager, PP Business and
Abhay Mulay, PP Product Specialist
APPC a New Player in the PP Market – Project Update ......................................................................... 1 / 4
APPC – Advanced Polypropylene Co. (KSA): Ali A. Al-Shaier, Executive President, CEO

SESSION 2 : SPECIALTY PRODUCTS / ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PLASTICS
An Overview on the Specialty Products Business in the Middle East and Africa ................................... 2 / 1
SABIC-Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Mansour Al Kharboush, Vice President,
Specialty Products SBU
Global Review High Volume Engineering Thermoplastics ...................................................................... 2 / 2
Maack Business Services (CH): Dr. Konrad Scheidl, Partner, Executive Vice President
Sabic Innovative Plastics - Shaping the Future Together ....................................................................... 2 / 3
SABIC Innovative Plastics (NL): Mrs. Ilknur Gur, Regional General Manager
Bringing Engineering Polymer Additivation Expertise to the Middle East ............................................... 2 / 4
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Middle East (Bahrain): Rayyan Hashem, Regional Sales Manager

SESSION 3 : ADDITIVATION / DOSING & CONVEYING / PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
Additivation of Thermoplastics: Trends and Solutions in Flame Retardants and Antioxidants ............... 3 / 1
Albemarle Middle East (UAE): Mohammed Sabri, Business Development Manager
Innovation in Polymer Stabilisation ......................................................................................................... 3 / 2
Songwon International AG (CH): Klaus Keck-Antoine, Executive Officer, Global Application
Dosing and Conveying Trends and Solutions ......................................................................................... 3 / 3
K-Tron (Schweiz) AG (CH): Otto Rothlin, Global Business Development Manager, Plastics and Chemicals
Integration of Polyolefin Knowledge into a Distributed Control System – Practical Examples ............... 3 / 4
Siemens AG (DE): Dr. Otmar Lorenz, Manager Chemical Industry

SESSION 4 : POLYOLEFIN TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS, VALUE ENHANCEMENT
Global Trends in Polyolefins ..................................................................................................................... 4 / 1
LyondellBasell Industries (DE): Dr. Kaspar Evertz, Sr. Vice President Licensing
New Solutions from LyondellBasell PP – Technologies for Packaging Applications .............................. 4 / 2
LyondellBasell Industries (BE): Patrick Schockaert, International Market & Development Manager
Enhanced Value-In-Use of PE Specialty Products ................................................................................. 4 / 3
LyondellBasell Industries (DE): Matthias Stechhan, Business Manager
Trends in Polyolefin Piping Systems ....................................................................................................... 4 / 4
LyondellBasell Industries (DE): Dr. Hansjoerg Nitz, Business Development Manager

SESSION 5 : POLYOLEFIN APPLICATION AND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
SABIC’s PE Competitive Advantages ..................................................................................................... 5 / 1
SABIC-Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Abdallah Abou-Haidar, Technical Support Engineer
Borstar® PP Generation for a Step Change in PP Blown Film ............................................................... 5 / 2
Borouge Pte Ltd. (Singapore): Peter Malmros, Application Marketing Manager, Film
PP Innovations in Thin-Wall Packaging .................................................................................................. 5 / 3
Borouge Pte Ltd. (Singapore): Trevor Robinson, Application Marketing Manager, Moulding
Step Change in Polyolefin Nucleation and Clarification .......................................................................... 5 / 4
Milliken Europe N.V. (BE): Dr. Tim Hauck, Plastic Additives Manager EMEA

SESSION 6 : PIPE APPLICATIONS / WIRE, CABLE, PIPE ADDITIVES / LIFETIME INTEGRITY
The Global Water Challenge and the State of Our Underground Assets ............................................... 6 / 1
Borouge Pte Ltd. (Singapore): David Walton, Marketing Manager, Pipe
Anti-rodent Masterbatches – A Portfolio of Options ................................................................................ 6 / 2
Clariant International Ltd. – Masterbatch Division (CH): Dr. Jan Malik, Global Segment Head Additives
Stabilizing Polyolefins for Use in Demanding Pipe Applications ............................................................. 6 / 3
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Middle East (Bahrain): Dr. Niall Marshall, Technical Manager, Middle East/Africa
Assuring Structural Integrity in PE – Challenges & Solutions ................................................................. 6 / 4
Impact Laboratories Ltd. (GB): Dr. Steve Brogden, Business Development Manager

SESSION 7 : PIPE / PROFILES / FITTINGS / REPAIR / RENOVATION
Technical and Practical Aspects of Carbon Black and Masterbatch for Pressure Pipe .......................... 7 / 1
Cabot Plastics Ltd. (GB): Steve Dougherty, Global Segment Manager, Performance Polymers
Industrial Pipes from Nylon 12 ................................................................................................................ 7 / 2
Evonik Degussa GmbH (DE): Dr. Georg Oenbrink, Innovation Management, High Performance Polymers
PP Sewage Standardization and Durability ............................................................................................. 7 / 3
Borealis Polymers GmbH (AT): Günter Dreiling, Technical Service and Market Development Engineer
Jointing Technology for Installation, Repair and Renovation of PE Gas and Water Networks .............. 7 / 4
Friatec AG (DE): Robert Eckert, Manager Product Management

SESSION 8 : TECHNICAL PLASTICS IN ENGINEERING / BUILDING / CONSTRUCTION
Polycarbonate – Market Overview & Latest Developments .................................................................... 8 / 1
SABIC-Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Rabih Nehme, Area Sales Manager - MEA
PC & Acrylic Sheets in Construction Industry ......................................................................................... 8 / 2
Rowad National Plastic Ltd. (KSA): Ashraf Alam Shah, Business Development Manager
Structure Sealing Using HDPE Geomembrane ...................................................................................... 8 / 3
GSE Lining Technology – Egypt (EG): Dr. Mohamed A. Ayoub, Vice President and Managing Director
Latest Developments of Coperion in the Field of PVC, Wire & Cable Compounds, and Direct
Extrusion ...................................................................................................................... 8 / 4
Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer GmbH (DE): Michael Hampf, Sales Engineer

SESSION 9 : TECHNOLOGY / MARKET DEVELOPMENTS / BUSINESS CHANGES
NATPET a New PP Supplier Fully Devoted to Customer Needs ............................................................ 9 / 1
NATPET – National Petrochemical Industrial Company (KSA): Jamal Malaikah, President
Liquid Antioxidants Cost-effective and Innovative Products from Chemtura .......................................... 9 / 2
Chemtura Europe (GB): Dr. Jonathan Hill, Director Technology
Global Business Review Polyethylene / Polypropylene .......................................................................... 9 / 3
Maack Business Services (CH): Dr. Konrad Scheidl, Partner, Executive Vice President
Changing Petrochemical Horizon ............................................................................................................ 9 / 4
Al-Azzaz Establishment (KSA): Syed Rashid Husain, Vice President
Regional Polymer / Petrochemical Industry – The Changing Horizon

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