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  • Wednesday, May 9, 2012
  • 8:00 AM  -  5:00 PM
    Day 1: Introduction to Petrochemicals & Plastics Workshop
    See agenda here.
  • Thursday, May 10, 2012
  • 8:00 AM  -  8:30 AM
    Registration and Breakfast
    8:30 AM  -  8:45 AM
    Welcome Remarks
    Alex Lidback, Director, Product Management, IHS Chemical
    8:45 AM  -  9:15 AM
    Energy & The Latin America Economy
    Enrique Sira, Director – Latin America, IHS
     Closed
    9:15 AM  -  9:45 AM
    The Latin American Economy
    Rafael Amiel, Director, IHS
    9:45 AM  -  10:15 AM
    Converter Issues in Latin America
    José Ricardo Roriz Coelho – President, ABIPLAST
     Closed
    10:15 AM  -  10:35 AM
    Coffee Break
     Closed
    10:35 AM  -  11:15 AM
    Propylene and Polypropylene
    Esteban Sagel, Director – Polypropylene, Americas, IHS Chemical
    11:15 AM  -  11:45 AM
    Aromatics: Benzene, Styrene and PS
    Alex Lidback, Director – Product Management, IHS Chemical
     Closed
    11:45 AM  -  12:15 PM
    PET and Feedstock
    Chase Willett, Director – PET & PET Raw Materials, IHS Chemical
    12:15 PM  -  1:45 PM
    Lunch and Networking
     Closed
    1:45 PM  -  2:30 PM
    Biopolymers in Brazil
    • Luis Cirihal, Business Director for Green Alternatives and New Business Development for Latin America, Dow Chemical
    • Fabio Magalhães Carneiro, Commercial Director Renewable Chemicals, Braskem
     Closed
    2:30 PM  -  3:00 PM
    ABS and Polycarbonate
    Adrian Beale, Director Global Engineering Plastics, IHS Chemical
     Closed
    3:00 PM  -  3:20 PM
    Coffee Break
     Closed
    3:15 PM  -  4:30 PM
    Ethylene and Polyethylene
    Nick Vafiadis, Director, Research & Analysis, IHS Chemical
     Closed
    4:30 PM  -  5:00 PM
    PVC, VCM, and Chlor-Alkali
    Joel Lindahl, Director – Chlor-Alkali, Vinyls & Inorganics, IHS Chemical
     Closed
    5:00 PM  -  5:15 PM
    Closing Remarks
    Alex Lidback, Director – Product Management, IHS Chemical
     Closed
    5:15 PM  -  7:00 PM
    Cocktail Reception
     Closed
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