Polymer Insights is back

The third edition of the Polymer Insights conference organised by ChemOrbis will take place on May 30 at the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre. For the organising company, this event represents an opportunity to photograph the current situation of the Italian and international polymer markets and outline the future evolution of the principal materials (PE, PP, PVC, PS, ABS and PET).
The various presentations will focus on the strategic and commercial aspects of the plastics industry. The event is open to all plastics sector operators: producers of polymers, additives and compounds, distributors, dealers and processors, and plastic machinery and equipment manufacturers. The panel of speakers will include Mario Maggiani, director of Assocomaplast (the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers' Association), whose members intending to take part in the conference will be able to take advantage of preferential conditions.
The conference programme is the following:
9.25-9.30 – Welcome address by the moderator (Ezio Filippi, ChemOrbis);
9.30-10.00 – Developments in the polymer industry: volatile material prices and weak demand (Anna Ibbotson, Nexant);
10.00-10.25 – Analysis of the PS markets and future trends (Continental Industries Group);
10.25-10.50 – The scenarios of the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery industry (Mario Maggiani, Assocomaplast);
10.50-11.00 - Q&A session 1;
11.30-11.50 - Bioplastics: a new opportunity for the development of the Italian and international chemical industry. Developments, prospects and opinions (Alessandro Ferlito, Novamont);
11.50-12.00 - Case study 1: industrial conversion from traditional plastics to bioplastics (Graziano Chini, Industria Plastica Toscana);
12.00-12.10 - Case study 2: new application prospects for bioplastics (Luca Bianconi, Polycart);
12.10-12.35 - Lean Plastic: an opportunity to boost competitiveness (Alessandro Grecu, SGC Grecu Consulting);
12.35-12.50 - Q&A session 2 and presentations by the sponsors;
14.30-15.00 - PVC: the present situation and future prospects (Paolo Groppi, Solvin);
15.00-15.30 – Global PET market analysis (Roberto Bertaggia, Mossi & Ghisolfi Group);
15.30-16.00 – Trends of the European polyolefin market (Andrea Verazzi, Versalis);
16.00-16.30 – Analysis and trends in the PP market (TVK Hungary);
16.30-16.40 - Q&A session 3 and conclusions.