2013 BPA - ECH Market Summary & Retrospect 2013 BPA-ECH Industry Hotspot & Forecast

Mainly restricted by supply-demand contradiction, the boom degree of the chemical industry weakens in 2013, followed by decreased price, reduced profit and frequent destocking operations. And this is also true for BPA (bisphenol A), ECH (epichlorohydrin), epoxy resin, PC (polycarbonate) and related markets.

In H1 2013, international and China BPA markets were both dull. China BPA prices uncharacteristically declined in Mar and then underwent three-month-long narrow corrections. Was this caused by supply/demand fundamentals, cost or current economic environment?

BPA prices fell below RMB 13,000/mt in Jun, signifying that the BPA industry started to suffer from profit loss. With the supply-demand condition changing quietly, what adjustment should market insiders make?

In H1 2013, China benzene price perched at a high level and phenolic ketone manufacturers dedicated in reducing output to prevent prices from declining. However, what kinds of changes will the China benzene and phenolic ketone markets take in H2 2013? And how these changes will affect BPA market insiders’ visual patterns?

In H1 2013, profit of the epoxy resin industry shrank with average operating rate lower than H1 2012. And what’s the reason?

ECH price kept hovering at a low level in H1 2013. With supply and demand unbalanced, various contradictions emerged. In addition, more and more capacities will come online. What the ECH market will be like?

Are influences from the world economy and energy environment important for the chemical industry trend?

Will China and even world economy stabilize? Have the key factors that affect the commodity market changed?

What are the hotspots of the 2013 world economy? Under the 2013 world economic environment, what the

chemical industry will be like?

How can ECH producers tackle with unbalanced supply and demand?

What are the major factors that result in unbalanced ECH supply and demand?

Compared with the propylene-based production method, how about the economic efficiency of glycerin-based production method?

How can market insiders deal with the unbalanced supply and demand?

What’s the accordance to predict the following ECH market trend?

Opportunities and challenges for downstream ECH and PC industries

2013 China epoxy resin market condition. The development direction and problems of the epoxy

resin industry. Supply pattern changes lead to trade flow changes. Factors that will affect the world PC supply and demand.

Exploring for more appropriate trade modes against the backdrop of changing economic environment and commodity market condition

What was the chemical industry condition in H1 2013? Analyzing factors that will affect the chemical industry in H2

2013 With the chemical industry developing and commodity

environment changing, what challenges will the traditional trade mode face?

Exploring for diversified operations for the chemical industry to keep abreast of the times.

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What caused the sluggishness of the BPA market?

What caused the sluggishness of the BPA market? How can market insiders deal with the upcoming great

supply changes of BPA and feedstock phenol? What are the major elements that affect the BPA market in

H2 2013?

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2013.8.21-8.23 · Shandong · QingdaoSchedule

1st Day August 21 Wednesday Afternoon

14:00-18:00 Participants Registration

18:00-20:00 Buffet Dinner

　 2nd Day August 22 Thursday Forenoon

8:50-9:00 Opening Address

9:00-9:45

Sighs were heard among BPA industry players. What caused the BPA market to be sluggish?

Why did players sigh? 2013 BPA market trend analysis

Causes of the sluggishness: BPA supply structure changes, scant domestic demand, and external environment changes

Ways to solve the problem: Being in the same boat; market players should work together to construct the industry order.

Analyzing main factors which will influence the BPA market in H2 2013

9:45-10:30

Feedstock benzene and phenol industries analysis

For the feedstock benzene and phenol industries, which one deserves more attention from market insiders?

2013-2015 China benzene supply & demand structure outlook

2013-2015 China phenol supply & demand structure outlook

Analyzing effects on the BPA market brought by great change of the future phenol supply-demand structure

10:30-11:00

Global PC industry development analysis and outlook

Overview of global PC supply structure change

PC trade flow analysis caused by supply structure change

PC downstream application analysis

Analyzing factors which will affect supply-demand condition of the future world PC market.

11:00-11:40

China powder coating industry analysis

China powder coating industry development status

Powder coating’s status and application in coating industries

How powder coating price coordinate with feedstock epoxy resin price?

2013 urbanization development strategy will be released by the Central Government of China. Is this a new development opportunity for the China powder coating market?

11:40-12:00 Conference Interview: Focusing on current industry hotspots, puzzles and difficulties

Buffet Lunch

14:00-14:40

Opportunities and challenges of the China epoxy resin industry development

2013 China epoxy resin industry development status

Analysis for China epoxy resin import and export status in previous years

Major epoxy resin applications analysis

What opportunities and challenges will occur to China epoxy resin industry development in the future?

14:40-15:30

Learn some economic knowledge: 2013 macro economy

Economic situation and policies analysis for 2013 major global economies

Why the appreciation of RMB keeps hitting new highs? How does this affect China import and export trade?

No favorable factors happened to China’s economy in H1 2013, and will some beneficial policies or other positive factors take place in H2 2013?

How will international crude oil market move in H2 2013? Can its leading role in petrochemical industry take place again?

15:30-16:10

Think over the supply-demand imbalance in China ECH industry

China ECH industry capacity has been greatly expanding since 2007

What is the result of ECH supply-demand imbalance?

Facing aggravating surplus supply, what can industry players do?

What industry players should pay attention to when forecasting future ECH market moves?

16： 10-17:00

Chemical market review & analysis in H1 2013 and export trade mode change exploration

Chemical market review and analysis in H1 2013

Analyzing influential factors and outlook for chemical market in H2 2013

Traditional trade mode meets a challenge against the backdrop of changing industry development condition and commodity environment.

Preliminary exploration for chemicals’ diversified trade modes

18:00-20:00 Appreciation Dinner

　 3rd Day August 23 Friday 　Business Tour

2013.8.21-8.23 · Shandong · QingdaoSchedule

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Thorough Co-organization

1 Total Naming right (eg. AAA 7th BPA & ECH Industry Seminar)2 Opening address, enterprise speech, PPT propaganda at the venue, toast host at the dinner3 Sponsor’s name and Logo will appear in all forum advertisements related to SCI’s partners.4 Being a co-organizer written in the forum’s background plate and all publicity materials (Sponsor name will appear simultaneously with the organizer in the background plate of main forum and sub-forum, direction indicating system and conference journal material, etc.)5 Sponsor’s leader can sit in the front rows and enjoy the right of making name card. (The actual seat is arranged by the organizing committee.)6 Sponsor’s logo will together appear on the meeting gifts with SCI’s logo.7 Sponsor’s leader can be arranged to sit at the main dining-table.8 Presenting four free quotas for the meeting9 Presenting the sponsor method of material distribution10 Presenting conference journal advertisement (one place of Cover 2 or Back Cover)11 Presenting an advertising position of roll up screen beside the platform.

60,000 Only 1 company

Badge Advertisement

An advertisement on the back of meeting badge (The content depends on the actual size of the badge and it refers to corporate image) 8,000 Only 1 company

Enterprise Speech The enterprise can recommend itself within 10 minutes during the main forum meeting. 12,000 Only 2

companies

Roll Up Screen

Advertising positions of roll up screen in the main venue:Each side of the platform has one (2 in total); each side of the venue has five (10 in total).Back side of the meeting place has 4; passageway and service counter has 4.Except the position beside the platform, others are random.Enterprise should add RMB 500 for each position beside the platform.

5,000Only 20 companies (one corporation, one position)

Dinner Sponsor

1 PPT propaganda at the dinner; toast host at the dinner2 Special background for enterprise can be made at the dinner and a roll up screen is put at the entrance to the dinner site.3 Enterprise materials can be displayed on the dinner table.4 Presenting two free quotas for the meeting

30,000 Only 1 company

Materials Distribution

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Conference Journal Advertisement

Colorful advertisement in the conference journal, A4-size, printed with coated art paper:Cover 2: RMB 3,000; Cover 3: RMB 2,000;Back Cover: RMB 3,000; Inside Page: RMB 1,000

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Tea Break Sponsor

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