Conference Agenda 2013
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.Workshop: Is Your Resin Supply Chain Value Focused? Linking resin supply to your company’s business strategy
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
Presented by: Bruce Petersen, Chief Procurement Officer, Mathelin Bay TBA
With all of the pressures that plastics processors face, each day often consists of chasing “the best price” at the expense of “the best value”. During this informative workshop for plastics processors you will learn how to step back and pursue creating value all along the supply chain for plastic resins.
You will learn to recognize how, for example, a supplier’s geographic locations and unique feedstock position can tell you a lot about how your commercial interactions are likely to go---and the very real risks involved in just looking at price.
And, most importantly, you will learn how to make resin supply a real partner to your company’s business strategy and the procurement function a recognized asset within your company.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:45 a.m. - 4:20 p.m.Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Sponsored by Wittmann Canada Inc.
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Mark Stephen, Editor, Canadian Plastics Magazine;
8:35 -8:50 a.m. Plastics Industry Statistics & CPIA Initiatives
Carol Hochu, President & CEO, Canadian Plastics Industry Association
8:50 – 9:30 a.m Economic Outlook for Canada and USA
David Tulk, Senior Macro Strategist, TD Financial Group
9:30 -10:00 a.m. Petrochemical and Polyolefin Market Dynamics
Michael Greenberg, CEO, The Plastics Exchange
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Outlook for PVC
Phil Karig, Managing Director, Mathelin Bay
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. REFRESHMENT AND NETWORKING BREAK
Sponsored by Cantec
10:45 – 11:25 a.m. Outlook for Polyethylene and Polypropylene resins
Paul Blanchard, Director Engineering Plastics,
IHS Chemical
11:25 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Outlook for Polyethylene, from a Resin Producer’s Viewpoint
Chris Gick, Manager, Industry Dynamics, NOVA Chemicals Inc.
12:05 – 12 35 p.m. NETWORKING RECEPTION
12:35 – 1:20 p.m. LUNCHEON
Co-Sponsored by Mathelin Bay and Canadian Plastics
1:20 – 1:50 p.m. Outlook for Polystyrene
Kevin Allen, Managing Editor, US Petrochemicals & Biofuels,
Platts - a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies
1:50 – 2:30 p.m. Outlook for Nylon and Polycarbonate Resins
Paul Blanchard, Director Engineering Plastics,
IHS Chemical
2:30– 2:45 p.m. REFRESHMENT AND NETWORKING BREAK
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Outlook for PET
Ron Coifman, Markets Editor, ICIS
3:15– 3:45 p.m. Outlook for Biopolymers
John Moisson, President, Jamplast Inc.
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Outlook for Recycled Resins
Jerry Powell, Executive Editor, Resource Recycling, Inc.
4:15 - 4:20 p.m. Closing Remarks
Mark Stephen, Editor, Canadian Plastics Magazine
