International conference
The 7th edition of the event will take place from 9-11 May 2011 in Hamburg and will attract key players from the European supply chain industry.
AMI is pleased to announce that Polymer Sourcing 2011 will be held in Hamburg from 9-11 May 2011. This will be the 7th edition of this AMI forum which was specifically created for companies involved at every stage of the European polymer supply chain.
European participants in polymer supply chains experienced tight markets in 2010, with some feedstock supplies limited by refinery cutbacks. Companies know that they are faced with extreme levels of uncertainty in 2011/12 over future demand, possible government cutbacks and austerity programmes, currency movements and feedstock prices. The conference is an ideal place for all involved to meet and review last year’s developments.
The conference programme will start with a session on the polyolefin market with papers from AMI Consulting and Ineos Olefins & Polymers. The second session will cover the latest on engineering polymer and styrenic markets with speakers from Bayer MaterialScience AG, BASF SE and INEOS Nova.
Ian Robinson, Purchasing Director of Innovia Films will then give a keynote presentation on polyolefin purchasing.
A new session is being introduced this year on risk management tools with presentations from MF Metals, RTI Europe GmbH and Ides Inc. It will include a North American perspective, which should be of great interest to the European audience.
Distributors’ perspectives will be covered with 5 presentations including Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH, Distrupol Ireland Ltd, KD Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG, A. Schulman GmbH and Velox with subjects ranging from the future for CRM in distribution, the Pan European Distributors model during the global crisis, strategy for optimized TCO to economic and ecological polymer grades and advice on launching successfully new innovative plastic materials.
The conference will close with a logistics session with papers from VLS group and Interbulk Group discussing Middle east supply chain opportunities and cost effective innovative polymer supply chain.
Once again, the event is supported by headline sponsors Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH.
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