Dear Sirs!

CREON Energy has the pleasure of inviting you to the Eleventh International «Aromatics 2017» Conference.

Date: October 27, 2017
Venue: Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow

The new ambiguities that have arisen in the Russian aromatic hydrocarbons market are pointing at the changes to the long-established stability. The export volumes of benzene have grown multiple times due to local oversupply: is it a forced market reaction, or an intentional pivot to the foreign markets? The aggravated shortage of styrene: is it temporary and caused by scheduled plant outages, or should we expect further price growth and uncertainty?

It is high time now to realize that the economic sanctions against Russia will last for long, and that the development of the local industry is the main and high – priority challenge. Russian petrochemical industry has all chances to become a locomotive of economic development, taking into consideration the general trend of demand growth in the segment. Possessing the resources so vast, it becomes simply indecent to bet on the feedstock development model, and to put aside the projects aimed at improved refining depth.

The following key topics will be discussed during the Conference:

• Summarizing the results of the year and shaping the development outlook in the aromatics market
• Will the launch of announced projects change the market balance? Or is the gap between the plans and implementation too big?
• Overview of the phenol market
  Styrene converting. Russian polystyrene market: overview, feedstock supply issues, price situation
• First export deliveries of benzene from Kazakhstan to Russia
• What is the future and the feasibility of coal-based benzene production in the new market environment?
• Who will invest in equipment modernization

Participants of the previous events include Atyrau Refinery, Bashneft, Benzol, Eurotechnica, EVRAZ, Gazprom Neft, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, Impeksneftekhim, Kazanorgsintez, KazMunaiGas, Kemerovo Azot, KuibyshevAzot, Lukoil, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, Naftan, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Sanors, Severstal, Shell Global Solutions, Sibur, Sulzer, Synthetic Spirit Plant, UOP, Uralorgsintez, Volzhsky Orgsynthese and other companies.

To request more information about the event please contact us by phone +7 (405) 276-77-88, +7 (495) 797-49-07 or e-mail: org@creonenergy.ru