Global Petrochemicals Summit 2019

Topics

• Outlook of Chinese polypropylene and compound demand over the next 5 years
• Refinery- Petrochemicals integration developments
• On-purpose propane dehydrogenation to close the propylene supply-demand gap
• Feedstock dynamics and petrochemical plants (e.g. role of new feedstocks producers, oil price, traditional feedstocks vs shale gas, adapting to new feedstock dynamics, shifting to heavier feeds in the middle east …)
• Revamp or production increase projects in petrochemical plants
• What does the market outlook look like for these building blocks: Phenol market, Benzene market, Styrene market
• C2 and C3 hydrogenation technology improvements – how will feed quality impact these catalyst systems?
• Steam cracking furnace and coil technology developments – any anti-coking technology updates?
• Developments in antifoulant additives and technology designs to mitigate against steam cracker separation train fouling – particularly on moving to lighter feeds
• Developments in scrubbing or trapping technologies to remove trace contaminants from steam cracker feed, intermediate and product streams
• Case studies on energy efficiency opportunities in petrochemical plants
• A detailed review of popcorn polymer formation in ethylene plants and options/new developments to mitigate against this
• Safety measurements
• New catalyst developments in petrochemical plants
• Emissions control technologies or practices (CO2, NOx, dust…)
• Risk mitigation projects/programmes
• Case studies: operational issues, equipment optimisation, revamp, maintenance
• Waste water management
• Integration of bio feedstocks in petrochemical plants and bio feedstocks production technologies
• On purpose technologies (e.g. propylene production, butadiene, etc)
• Advances in Methanol-to-Olefins technology
• Future technologies for changing feedstock landscape