Welcome day and reception
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- 17:00
- Registration opens
- 17:00
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- 19:00
- Welcome reception- Sponsored by Southern Chemical Corporation
Conference day 1
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- 07:00
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- 09:00
- Breakfast and registration
- 09:00
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- 09:10
- Welcome and opening remarks
- 09:10
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- 09:40
- Keynote address
- 9:40
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- 10:10
- The current state of global crude, the major issues affecting the industry:
- How is the increase in shale crude production impacting the global market?
- What geopolitical constraints are having the largest effect on global trade flows?
- How are IMO regulations impacting refiners’ crude slate decisions?
- 10:10
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- 10:40
- The bright burning future of natural gas markets:
- What are the geopolitical factors affecting global LNG supply?
- What does abundance in US supply mean for the market?
- What new technologies and adaptations are on the horizon for natural gas?
- 10:40
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- 11:15
- Morning break- Sponsored by Johnson Matthey
- 11:15
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- 11:45
- The drivers affecting the global olefins market: Jimmy Levine - VP Ethylene and Derivatives, Argus
- What challenges and opportunities exist in the global olefins market?
- Global ethylene and products trade flows, who is the largest supplier and what is driving demand?
- Propylene growth balance, what impacts will recycling have on production?
- 11:45
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- 12:30
- Global methanol supply and demand trends: Dave McCaskill - VP Methanol & Derivatives Services, Argus
- Description of regions increasing and decreasing methanol production and why?
- Anticipated demand for methanol in the coming 3-5 years.
- The future of methanol, and industries to watch new developments in.
- 12:30
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- 13:00
- Methanol as an energy source: a new market for methanol:
- What government incentives exist to promote the growth and adoption of methanol fueled industrial boilers?
- What regions will see the largest adoption growth?
- What is the cost associated with retrofitting a methanol boiler, what is the ROI?
- 13:00
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- 14:30
- Networking lunch- Sponsored by OCI
- 14:30
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- 15:00
- Can you handle the heat? The future of methanol cookstoves: Harry Stokes - Executive Director, Project Gaia
- What competitive advantage do methanol cook stoves have when compared to more traditional fuel sources like LPG and coal?
- What regions will drive adoption growth and why?
- How will current supply chains adapt to meet new demand?
- 15:00
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- 15:30
- India, the new China of methanol?
- What does and Indian transition to a “methanol Economy” mean for global trade flows and prices?
- In the face of Iranian sanctions, who will meet India’s demand?
- What sectors will be the first to drive Indian demand growth?
- 15:30
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- 16:00
- In-between two giants- meeting SE Asian demand:
- Will inter-regional suppliers be able to meet SE Asian hunger in the short and long term as India and China’s demand is also projected to increase?
- Will increased intraregional production be enough to meet demand?
- What countries in the region are best positioned to weather methanol shortages and which will have more difficulties?
- 16:00
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- 16:30
- Afternoon break- Sponsored by Haldor Topsøe
- 16:30
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- 17:00
- European methanol markets- mirroring the continent’s GDP growth:
- How is new production offsetting imports in Europe?
- What changes will we see to European flows?
- How might dwindling Chinese MTO demands impact European prices?
- 17:00
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- 17:30
- US sanctions on Iran- How is Iranian production coping?
- How can Iran remain competitive in the face of sanctions, and how is the world responding?
- What realistic outputs can be expected from Iran?
- How are how are banking and currency restrictions affecting buyers?
- 17:30
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- 19:00
- Evening reception
Conference day 2
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- 07:00
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- 09:00
- Registration and breakfast
- 09:00
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- 09:30
- China’s ever-growing methanol demand: Ken Yin - Director Strategic Support, Founder
- Will the next driver of Chinese methanol demand be fuel? What is its projected growth?
- Insights on Chinese methanol balance.
- Will China continue to maintain its methanol growth?
- 09:30
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- 10:00
- China’s MTO survival: Becky Zhang - Editor Olefins and Methanol, Argus
- A deeper look at Chinese MTO production and progression of new and existing projects.
- How are existing MTOs surviving in the face of fierce competition from new naphtha/ ethane crackers?
- What opportunities exist for foreign investment?
- 10:00
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- 10:30
- The future of China’s M100: Alicia Yuan - China President, IGP
- What is the scalability of Methanol-fueled fleets?
- Will current supply chains be able to keep up with new growth?
- What government incentives exist to help boost Methanol’s appeal with consumers?
- 10:30
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- 11:00
- Networking break
- 11:00
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- 11:30
- US market breakdown- understanding North American trade flows:
- An understanding of the factors behind US methanol pricing and volumes in the market.
- Regions where production is expected to increase and decrease.
- Learn which new players/ projects coming online will have the largest impact on trade flows.
- 11:30
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- 12:15
- Panel discussion: An outside perspective on marine fuels- Can methanol compete?
- What makes methanol an attractive marine fuel?
- Can Methanol realistically change the marine fuel market? How much of the market can methanol conquer?
- What barriers to entry and competition does Methanol face as an alternative marine fuel?
- 12:15
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- 12:45
- Sustainable methanol production- the future of methanol supply:
- How are companies using sustainable sources to produce renewable methanol?
- How can renewable methanol production change the production market?
- What is the projected growth of the renewable methanol market in the next 10 years?
- 12:45
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- 14:00
- Closing lunch- Sponsored by G2X
- 14:00
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- Conference concludes