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ChemOrbis Polymer Insights 4

ChemOrbis: Polymer Insight 4 meeting which was held in Milano, Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel on March 13, 2014.

Participant List

2MILA SRL

ADACI

ALCAS S.P.A.

ALFATHERM S.P.A.

ARIX SPA

ASSOCOMAPLAST

BALCONI S.P.A

BERTOLINI S.P.A.

BOCCHIOTTI S.P.A.

CHEMICAL GROUP SRL

COOPBOX GROUP S.P.A.

CRONOART SRL

DECEM S.R.L.

DOTECO SPA

EIPET

ELCAM MEDICAL ITALY SPA

EXTEN S.A.

FEDERATION DE LA PLASTURGIE

FILI & FORME S.R.L.

FORNAROLI POLIMERI S.P.A.

GALLAZZI

GIOVANNI MARIA RADIC

ILPA SRL

IMCD ITALIA SPA

INEOS OLEFINS & POLYMERS EUROPE

INEOS SALES ITALIA SRL

INTERMODALTRASPORTI SRL

LUCS SNC

MACPLAS

MIBEPA IMP. COMERCIO EXPORTAÇAO LDA

MILLIKEN EUROPE BVBA

MOEL S.R.L.

NESPAK SPA

NOSELAB S.R.L.

NOVALCA S.R.L.

PARODI POLIMERI

PENTAPLAST

RESINEX ITALY SRL

RPC COBELPLAST MONTONATE S.R.L.

SAGRERA POLYMERS SL

SAINT-GOBAIN

SGC GRECU CONSULTING PARTNERS SRL

SIMAP SRL

STEFANPLAST SPA

STYRON ITALIA SRL

TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS AND REFINING

ULTRAPOLYMERS ITALIA SRL

VACCARINO

VERSALIS S.P.A.

VINNOLIT GMBH & CO LTD

VINNOLIT ITALIA S.R.L.

WAVIN ITALIA

Agenda

8:30 - 9:25

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:25 - 9:30

Welcome

Mr. Ezio Filippi
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ChemOrbis Italy Office
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ChemOrbis

9:30 - 10:00

What can we expect from the markets in 2014? The opinion of an Adaci buyer

Mr. Maurilio Sartor
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ADACI

10:00 - 10:30

Plastics converters in France: an Industry in transition put to the best by world competition

Mr. Simon Philibert
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Federation de la Plasturgie et des Composites

10:30 - 10:55

2014 Europen Polyolefins Industry Landscape and INEOS European Investments

Mr. Giorgio Martini
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INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe

10:55 - 11:00

Q&A - Session I

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 11:55

Outlook of the PET market

Marco Piscitelli
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EIPET

11:55 - 12:20

Challenges and oportunuties for the Polystyrene Business

Mr. Camillo Rovida
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VERSALIS

12:10 - 12:45

PVC global market review

Mr. Hans-Joachim Fox
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Vinnolit

12:45 - 12:55

Q&A - Session II

12:55 - 14:30

Networking Lunch

14:30 - 15:00

The Italian plastics industry: an excellence worth valuing

Mr. Mario Maggiani
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Assocomaplast

15:00 - 15:25

Lean Plastic: the Lean Methodology at the service of the Plastics Industry.
Reorganizing the production and technical area - the commercial area - the managing area

Mr. Alessandro Grecu
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SGC Grecu Consulting

15:25 - 15:50

Food Packaging systems for fresh products

Mr. Fabrizio Tassinari
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Coopbox Group

15:50 - 16:15

Polymers price dynamics and trade flows in Europe and Asia

Mr. Ezio Filippi
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ChemOrbis

16:15 - 16:25

Q&A - Session III

16:25 – 17:00

Farewell Coffee

Venue

Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre

Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre is the only hotel directly connected to Malpensa Terminal 1 and conveniently located just 30 minutes from downtown Milan and only few miles from Milan Exhibition Center.