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Southeast Asia’s PE markets started October on a bearish note, with prices drifting further down amid fragile demand and persistent oversupply. Market sentiment remained weak, with buyers sticking to minimal replenishment despite already multi-year low levels. Competitive offers from US and Middle Eastern suppliers continued to weigh on the region, pulling both LDPE and LLDPE film down, while HDPE showed only selective firmness in limited markets...

European PVC markets wrapped up September on a largely steady note, with prices posting rollovers or slight reductions for large-volume deals. Despite limited production rates and stable feedstock costs, market fundamentals remained soft, weighed down by persistent import competition and sluggish downstream demand. As October kicks off, stability is again seen as the most likely scenario, with little room for either gains or major losses...

India’s polyolefins markets entered October on a distinctly bearish footing, with both PP and PE seeing new price cuts in import and domestic markets. Oversupply, monsoon-related slowdowns, and subdued downstream demand weighed heavily on sentiment. Players said the removal of price protection by the country’s major producer underscored the defensive tone, leaving buyers cautious and restricting activity to hand-to-mouth purchases...

October PVC offers started to emerge this week, with only minor adjustments in the duty-free segment, while the brief firmness in US cargoes quickly faded. A major producer in India trimmed its domestic offers, and ample inventories in the US added further pressure, weighing on sentiment. Still, in Türkiye—currently the cheapest PVC market worldwide—neither notable price drops nor upward movements were anticipated at this stage...

ChemOrbis Polymer Insights 3

More than 100 participants attendeed the "ChemOrbis: Polymer Insight 3" meeting which was held in Milano, Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel on May 30, 2013.

Participant List

2MILA Srl

Acqua Minerale San Benedetto SpA

Alfatherm SpA

Applicazioni Plastiche Industriali SpA

Arcoplex Trading SpA

Arix SpA

Assocomaplast

BERRUTIPLASTICS

Bertolini Vynils and Rubber

Brenntag SpA

Chemieuro

Clariant Italia SpA

Continental Industry Group Inc.

Cronoart Srl

Cuki Cofresco SpA

Ecoplastica

EGY Gates International Trading S.A.E

Eurofilm Srl

Extrusion Srl

F2M Consulting

FORNAROLI POLIMERI SpA

Gallazzi SpA

Gazchim Plastics Italia

GDS Srl

GOGLIO LUIGI MILANO S.p.A.

GRAFE ITALIA Srl

Graziani Roberto e F.lli & C. s.a.s.

GRUPPO FABBRI VIGNOLA SpA

HIPAC SpA

ICC TRADING INC. USA

Industrie Generali SpA

INVENTRA LLC

Lagam SA

Latteria Montello SpA

L'Inglesina Baby SpA

Macplas

Mapei

Moel Srl

Mossi & Ghisolfi

Nespak SpA

Nexant

Novamont SpA

Plastotecnica SpA

Polo Plast Srl

Polycart

Resin Plast Ravenna SpA

Rialti Srl

RPC Cobelplast Montonate

Sa.Pi.Plast

SGC Grecu Consulting

Solvin

Stefanplast SpA

STIR SpA

Stryron Italia

TeMa Group

Tresol Kimya Dis. Tic. A.S.

Tricon Energy Inc.

TVK Italia

TVK Plc.

Ultrapolymers Italia

VENEST SpA

Versalis

Vinmar International B.V.

Vinnolit Italia

Wavin Italia SpA

ZEF Sas

Agenda

8:30 - 9:25

Registration & Welcome Coffee – offered by UNIPLAS INTERNATIONAL

9:25 - 9:30

Welcome & Moderator Remarks

Mr. Ezio Filippi
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ChemOrbis Italy Office

9:30 - 10:00

Global Overview of Polymer Feedstocks and Monomers

Anna Ibbotson
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Nexant

10:00 - 10:25

PS Market Analysis and Trends

Continental Industries Group

10:25 - 10:50

Italian Plastics & Rubber Machinery

Mr. Mario Maggiani
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Assocomaplast

10:50 - 11:00

Q&A - Session I

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:50 - 12:00

Case Study 1: Industrial Convertion from Traditional Plastics to Biopolymers

Graziano Chini
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Industria Plastica Toscana

12:00 - 12:10

Case Study 2: New possible applications of bioplastics

Luca Bianconi
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Polycart

12:10 - 12:35

LEAN PLASTIC: Opportunities for Enhancing Competitiveness

Mr. Alessandro Grecu
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SGC Grecu Consulting

12:35 - 12:50

Q&A - Session II (& Sponsor Presentations)

12:50 - 14:30

Networking Lunch

14:30 - 15:00

PVC: Present Situation and Outlook

Mr. Paolo Groppi
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Solvin

15:00 - 15:30

PET Global Market Review

Mr. Roberto Bertaggia
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Mossi & Ghisolfi Group

15:30 - 16:00

Trends in the European Polyolefins

Mr. Andrea Verazzi
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Versalis

16:00 - 16:30

Trends in the European Polyolefins

Mr. Andrea Verazzi
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Versalis

16:30 - 16:40

Q&A - Session III & Conclusions

16:40 – 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.