Industry professionals depend on this annual conference to hear our team of experts deliver the most up-to-date resin pricing information and forecasts available.

NEW! Conference delegates may attend, at no extra charge, a half-day workshop on the afternoon of October 5th: Hydrocarbons to Polymers, an overview of how plastics are produced from wellhead to finished product.



  • Economic Outlook for Canada and USA
  • Polyethylene and Polypropylene
  • Polyethylene from a Resin Producer's Viewpoint
  • PET Resins
  • Styrenic Resins
  • Biopolymers
  • PVC Resins
  • Nylon & Polycarbonate

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Kim McPhillips

Kim McPhillips
Business Director, Polyethylene, NOVA Chemicals Inc., Moon Township, PA

Kim McPhillips is Business Director, Polyethylene. She joined NOVA Chemicals in 2005, after working for the Dow Chemical Company for 16 years. She graduated from Ferris State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and from Central Michigan University with an MBA.

James Virosco

James Virosco
Manager of Special Projects, Strategy, Nexant, Inc., White Plains, NY

In addition to his strategic planning consulting activities, Mr. Virosco is also responsible for Nexant's North American polymers practice, covering materials such as commodity polymers, engineering and performance polymers, thermoplastic elastomers, and other specialty polymers. In this role, he assists clients in market analysis, competitive economics, trend analysis and growth strategy development.

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