European Polyamide Conference 2024 | Wood Mackenzie | 12 March 2024 | Kap Europa Congress Center, Frankfurt, Germany, Osloer Str. 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Is 2024 the year that the polyamide segment looks to emerge from the crisis tunnel? The industry needs to adapt to the new market reality, to innovate and invest in new technologies and processes to meet the new market demands and requirements with regards to economic sustainability and a circular economy.

The conference combines integrated analysis across the polyamide value chain, including sessions focused on feedstocks, polymers, key application markets, deep dives into emerging trends and technologies, discussions on the hottest topics facing the industry.

The key themes Include:
• Is there any hope for the European polyamide industry?
• Is the polyamide profitability gone?
• What can we expect in the coming years?
• Will China's importation threat permanently change the European polyamide market?
• What are the future polyamide price trends and forecasts?
• Who will be the winners and losers of the current situation?
• Is the circular economy a threat or an opportunity for the polyamide industry?

2024 Speakers

Laurent Gervat
Technical Polymers and Composites Expert, Renault Group

Vedran Kujundzic
Chief Commercial Officer - Polymers & Intermediates, DOMO Chemicals

Marco Agosti
Strategic Raw Material Procurement Manager, Radici Group

Mark Krüger
President of Polymers & Engineering Plastics, Aquafil

Vincent Duval
Materials & Technologies Manager CS EMEA, Aptiv

Miguel-Angel Caballero
Managing Director, Nurel

Thomas Gröner
Director, TG PACK SOLUTIONS

Volker Siejak
Managing Director Indorama Ventures Mobility Obernburg GmbH, Indorama Ventures Group

Nicola Bucchioni
Chairman of Steering Committee, Advanced Packaging Association (in formation)

Joachim Quoden
Managing Director, EXPRA (Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance)

Olivier Vandecasteele
Independent Consultant

Quentin de Carvalho
Head of Thermoplastics, Wood Mackenzie

Anna Zhao
Managing Consultant - Thermoplastics/Nylon, Wood Mackenzie

Robert Gilfillan
Head of Polymers & Fibres, Wood Mackenzie

Emma Howsham
Research Analyst, Short-Term Refining and Oils Markets, Wood Mackenzie

Timur Zilbershteyn
Consultant – Chemicals, Polymers & Fibres, Wood Mackenzie

Husam Taha
Principal Analyst - Plastics Sustainability, Wood Mackenzie

Alexei Sinitsa
Fibres Consultant, Wood Mackenzie

Mauro Chavez
Research Director, European Gas and LNG Markets, Wood Mackenzie

Egor Prokhodtsev
Senior Research Analyst, Transportation & Mobility, Wood Mackenzie