SESSION 1 :: BUSINESS SCENARIO / GLOBAL CHANGES/ MARKETS / PRODUCTS
Global Business Review Polyolefins: ...................................................................................................... 1 / 1
Capacities, Consumption, Price Developments, Forecasts Maack Business Services (CH): Dr. Konrad Scheidl, Partner, Executive Vice President
Emerging Trends and Opportunities in the Regional Petchem Industry: ................................................ 1 / 2
Regional Industry at Cross Roads – Under Pressure – Global Economic Downturn, Over Capacities, Feedstock Scare, Logistic Issues, Specialty Products and a Host of Others. A New Scenario Indeed!
Al-Azzaz Establishment (KSA): Syed Rashid Husain, Vice President
Global Petrochemical Industry Challenges and Opportunities: ............................................................... 1 / 3 Financial Crisis / Markets Melt Down, Petrochemical Industry Reshaping to Compensate for the Overcapacity, Price Volatility, Lower Demand Growth Changed Use of Plastics, New / Restructured Players, Different Competitiveness, Larger and More Efficient Plants
SRI Consulting – Div. of Access Intelligence (CH/USA): Dr. Andrea Borruso, Senior Consultant
Commitment to a Growing Region: ......................................................................................................... 1 / 4
Innovative Production Assets, Polymers and People Basell International Trading FZE (UAE) – LyondellBasell Industries: Dr. Mitchell Killeen, Vice President PP & PE Business for Africa, Middle East and the Indian Sub-Continent
Green Polymers ...................................................................................................................................... 1 / 3
Latin American Developments in Renewable Chemicals
SRI Consulting – Div. of Access Intelligence (USA): George Michael Intille, Senior Vice President
SESSION 2 : TECHNOLOGY / PRODUCTS/ APPLICATIONS / ADDITIVES
How Innovene™ Fullflex Makes a Difference in the PE Market: ............................................................. 2 / 1
New Licensing Developments in PE Technologies and Impact on Applications Markets INEOS Technologies (GB): Frédéric Alarcon, Regional Licensing Manager
A Highly Advanced Polyolefin Product Range: ....................................................................................... 2 / 2
Fully Supported Integrated Production Facilities for 750 kt/a PP and 400 kt/a HDPE and 400 kt/a LDPE TASNEE (KSA): Dr. Laid Demdoum, Technical Manager
Downtrend Economy Favors Use of Polypropylene in Developing Countries: ....................................... 2 / 3
Polypropylene’s Advantageous Cost/Performance Ratio Will Enhance the Growth of per Capita Consumption NATPET – National Petrochemical Industrial Company (KSA): Jamal J. Malaikah, President and COO
Creating Our Future: Innovation - A Step by Step Approach: ................................................................. 2 / 4 Continuous Innovation is a Prerequisite for Success. How We Build Our Future on Previous Achievements Borealis AB (SE): Dr. Bill Gustafsson, Chief Scientist, InnoTech
SESSION 3: CATALYSTS / GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS / ADDITIVE SOLUTIONS
Albemarle’s Role in Polyolefin Catalysts: ................................................................................................ 3 / 1
A Provider to Polyolefin, Elastomer and LAO Industries Supplying Aluminium Alkyls as Cocatalyst and Catalyst and Methylaluminoxane, Cocatalyst of Choice for Metallocenes. Formulations to Manufacture Metallocene and Ziegler Natta Catalysts and Newly Launched ActivCat Technology Platform Albemarle Middle East (UAE): Mohammad Sabri, Business Development Manager
Lynx™ Catalysts Technology for Loop/Gas Phase Polypropylene Processes: ....................................... 3 / 2
Catalyst Features and Benefits Delivering Operational Efficiency, Flexibility and Value-Added Resins
BASF Catalysts LLC (USA/BE): Dr. Roger Ceustermans, Business Manager Europe,
Middle East, Africa and India
The New PQ Silica-Based Catalyst Solutions: ........................................................................................ 3 / 3
How PQ Unlocks the Powerful Versatility of Silica Base Catalysts for You to Formulate High Performance Resins PQ Corporation (GB): Dr. Phil Leviston, Market Development Manager Maximimum Utilization Through Silica, Catalyst and Additive Solutions – Challenging Markets Call
For Action to Optimize Performance: ....................................................................................................... 3 / 4
Value to Polymer Producers, Resin Producers and Masterbatchers, Offering New Support Products for Catalyst Producers, Catalysts for Polymer Producers and New Anti-Block Product for Resin Producers and Masterbatchers W.R. Grace & Co. (USA): Stephen J. Lynch, General Sales Manager
SESSION 4: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS / NEW PRODUCTS / SPECIALTY ADDITIVES
Al Waha Emerges with Spherizone Premier Technology: ...................................................................... 4 / 1
Spherizone – A New Approach to Polypropylene Material Design
Al Waha Petrochemical Company (KSA): Omar S. Bahobail, General Manager Manufacturing
Principles of the Spherizone Process, Features and Benefits of the Technology, and ......................... 4 / 2
High-Performance PP-Based Products it Manufactures
Basell Polyolefine Italia S.r.l. (IT) – LyondellBasell Industries: Enrico Beccarini, Global Innovation Manager for Polypropylene
SABIC PP Fiber New Products for High Speed Spun Bond & BCF Applications: .................................. 4 / 3
For Highly Advanced Line Speeds for Spun-Bond Fiber Applications, New Product with High MFI (43) and Very Narrow MWD was Developed and Commercialized, Line Speeds up to 625 Meter/Min. Without Breakage. For BCF Applications, New Product with Broad MWD and MFI (23) was Developed, Processing Speeds up to 4000 Meter/Min., Very High Draw Ratio up to 4 SABIC – Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Jalal Bahri, Sr. Engineer PP Fiber Specialist
Polypropylene Product Differentiation Through Speciality Additives: ..................................................... 4 / 4
Innovative PP Product Development to Weather the Storm (of Over-Capacity and Market Slowdown)
Milliken Europe N.V. (BE): Dr. Tim Hauck, Sales Manager Plastic Additives, Middle East
It’s not About the Additives: ..................................................................................................................... 4 / 5
The Importance of Knowledge in a World of Data
Ciba Middle East W.L.L. (Bahrain): Dr. Niall Marshall, Technical Manager MEA
SESSION 5: ENGINEERING / TECHNICAL PLASTICS / MOLDED PRODUCTS
PP in Automotive – The Evolution in Engineering Thermoplastics: ........................................................ 5 / 1
The Key Role of Material Innovations and Latest Application Implementations Borealis Polyolefine GmbH (AT): Dr. Harald Hammer, Vice President, Business Unit Mobility
Architectural and Electrical Products for the Modern Building Construction: .......................................... 5 / 2
- Aluminium Composite Panels Used in Cladding with Durable Finishes - Universal Range of Moduler Wiring Devices, Electrical Switches and Sockets with Architectural Values Interplast - A Harwal Group Company (UAE): Pravin Kulkarni, Division Manager
A Particular Focus on Polyamide: ........................................................................................................... 5 / 3
Modification of the Behaviour of Engineering Thermoplastics During Synthesis, Processing and Service Life with the Help of Additives Songwon International AG (CH): Klaus Keck-Antoine, Executive Officer, Global Application
Industry Containers, PVC Pipe Fittings, Technical Parts: ....................................................................... 5 / 4
Energy Savings in Injection Moulding and Application Case Studies Engel Austria GmbH (AT): Walter Jungwirth, Vice President Business Unit Packaging
SESSION 6: PIPE MARKETS / PRODUCTS / DEVELOPMENTS / APPLICATIONS
New State-Of-The-Art PE Assets in the Middle East Region: ................................................................. 6 / 1
The Hostalen ACP Process – Pre-Condition for First-in-Class HDPE Resins for Customer’s Pipe Applications
SEPC – A Joint Venture of Tasnee, Sahara Olefins and Basell (KSA): Ahmad Saeed Ramadan Al Ghamdi, General Manager, Operations - Tasnee
High Quality PE 100 and PE 80 Grades from the Hostalen Multimodal Advanced Cascade Process ... 6 / 2
Basell Polyolefine GmbH (DE) – LyondellBasell Industries: Ulrich Schulte, Head of Technical Service and Application Development Pipe Business Unit
Polyethylene Pipe Development for Wider Applications: ........................................................................ 6 / 3
Use of PE in Pre-Insulated Pipe Systems, Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipes, for District Cooling, Oil & Gas and Water Distribution Industries Cosmoplast – A Harwal Group Company (UAE): Dr. Nasib Mahmoud Al Halaby, General Manager, IPLS
Innovations to Overcome Challenges in Demanding HDPE Pressure Piping Applications: ................... 6 / 4
Thick – Long – Reinforced HDPE Pipes Firat Plastik Kaucuk Sanayi ve Tic (TR): Cagatay Tulunay, Research and Development Manager
SESSION 7: PACKAGING APPLICATIONS / MARKETS / RECYCLING
PET Conversion and Debottlenecking – An Efficient and Sustainable Value of Current Assets: ........... 7 / 1
SABIC Value Maximization of Current Polyester Assets, Through Conversion / Expansion of Polyester Lines. Conversion, Capacity Lift Projects, Step by Step Phases and Realization. Challenges, Difficulties Faced and Elimination SABIC – Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (KSA): Hashim Ali Ghamri, PET Senior Process Engineer
A Middle East Leading Manufacturer for Packaging Products: ............................................................... 7 / 2
PET Preforms for Water and CSD; PE Bottles for Milk, Laban, Juices; Caps and Closures Zamil Group Holding Co. (KSA): Eng. Osama Abdul Aziz Al-Zamil, General Manager
Packaging Products from Interplast and Polyethylene Recycling: .......................................................... 7 / 3
Flexible Laminates for Food Packaging, Confectionery Packaging, Shrink Sleeves for Bottles and Containers, PE Shrink Film, POF Films, Thermoformed Disposable Containers for Food Packaging and Shopping Bags Interplast - A Harwal Group Company (UAE): D.K. Deogaonkar, Division Manager
BO-PET Films for Packaging: ................................................................................................................. 7 / 4
Trends and Applications Polyplex Corporation Ltd. (IN): Ranjit Singh, Director & COO
BOPP Market – A Real Challenge : ........................................................................................................ 7 / 5
Business Situation, the BOPP Market, its Challenge and the Way Forward
Taghleef Industries (UAE): Patrick Weber, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
SESSION 8: PACKAGING / END-USES / PROTECTION / TRANSPORT / LOADING / SHIPPING
P&G’s Polymer Needs in Packaging ....................................................................................................... 8 / 1
Procter & Gamble Gulf FZE (UAE): Gaston Boer, Purchasing Group Manager
Food Grade Anti-Static/Anti-Fog - An Efficient and Sustainable Value Proposition: .............................. 8 / 2
How Food Grade Anti-Static and Anti-Fog Agents Can Bring Value to Resin Producers and Convertors Through Increased Production/Operational Efficiency and Toxicological Safety and Sustainability as Answer to Globalising Regulatory and Brandowner Pressure Danisco A/S (NL): Bjarne Nielsen, Sr. Applications Manager
Polyolefin Films for Packaging and Technical Applications: ................................................................... 8 / 3
PE and PP Film Developments, Product Offerings and Market End-Use Applications by a Leading
Middle East Films Supplier
Novaa Industries – A Darvesh Company (UAE): Ahsan Hassan Darvesh, Managing Director, Plastics Division
Plastic Pallets: ........................................................................................................................................ 8 / 4
Base for Future Transport Schoeller Arca Systems International GmbH (DE): Stefan Scheuerer, Executive Sales Manager
We Make Processes Work: ..................................................................................................................... 8 / 5
Latest Technology in Feeding, Loading and Shipping Automation
Schenck Process GmbH (DE): Michael Kukuruzovic, Regional Sales Manager; Michael Schrader, Regional Sales Manager
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