Conference agenda (November 16th, 2017):
8.00 – 9.00
Delegates registration
9.00
Official welcome and Conference opening
9.10 – 11.00
Session I – The Market fundamentals for OXO Chain
- European chemical industry – a shift from bulk to specialty chemicals – Hardeep Parmar – Specialty Chemical Director – Kline (UK)
- Developments in petrochemical markets – Mike Beal – Chemical Consulting Director – IHS Markit (UK)
- The marketplace for OXO alcohols – upstream and downstream developments – Jeremy Pafford – Managing Editor – ICIS Americas (USA)
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00
Session II – The OXO Downstream applications
- Additives for paints and coatings – Ying Ho Lee – Marketing Manager – Synthomer (Germany)
- OXO based fuel additives – Joanna Imiołczyk, Adam Polak – Nitroerg S.A. (Poland)
- Projections for plasticizer market developments – Maciej Budner – Strategic Marketing Manager – Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. (Poland)
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 – 15.30
Session III – Extending the value chain of OXO’s – plasticizers
- Flooring applications – setting standards and trends – TBA
- Choosing plasticizers for PVC cable formulations – prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Piszczek – Division of Polymer Technology – UTP University of Science and Technology (Poland)
- PVC compounding and innovative solutions Piotr Sułkowski – Purchasing Director – ERGIS Group (Poland)
15.30 – 16.00
Coffee break / Conference close
17.00 – 23.00
Feast at the Sopot “Stronghold”
Registration form is available on the official conference website at: www.theoxoconference.pl/visitor