Speakers:
William Chen, Executive Director, Asia Olefins, Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
ChunLi Bao, Chief Researcher, CNOOC Energy Economics Institute

For decades, China has been the unstoppable engine driving global growth. Yet, recent challenges have slowed its once relentless pace. Confronted with prolonged economic headwinds constraining infrastructure investment, China’s property sector is now in its fourth year of stagnation. Consumer and investor confidence is wavering. Despite these obstacles, China remains a titan in the chemical industry, unmatched in its production capacity across various chemistries. China’s influence is undeniable as a manufacturing powerhouse with a burgeoning domestic market. Looking into the future, opportunities and challenges coexist in the Chinese chemical industry market; the rapid development of emerging industries, such as electric vehicles, brings new opportunities to China’s chemical industry, which This panel will discuss. China’s role and impact looking ahead.

Speakers:
Ashish Pujari, Vice President, Asia Aromatics, Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS
Unmesh, Nayak, Chief Operating Officer, Polymers, Reliance
Ramkumar Shankar, CEO, Chemplast Sanmar

Apart from China, India is the closest emerging market, having the scale and size to be a growth engine. However, in the past, India’s actual performance has not kept pace with it’s potential. Will this time be different? What are the underlying factors that are growth enablers for the Indian economy? What are the underlying risks that can restrict that growth potential? In a year of elections, the result of the Indian election will be closely watched in terms of geopolitical impact. What will be the impact on chemical growth?

Speakers:
Kaushik Mitra, Executive Director, European Plastics, Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS

For several decades, the Middle East has established itself as a build-to-export model based on competitive feedstock in the chemicals industry. Saudi Arabia is the region’s largest and most significant economy has always been a model. The Saudi economy is undergoing a massive change through its Vision 2030 program – which essentially aims to transform and diversify the Saudi economy away from an excessive dependence on hydrocarbons. Saudi is positioning itself as an investment destination to attract inward investments, with a proposition based on attractive energy & feedstock, a location advantage that spans global trade lanes, signaling their openness to attract partnerships and acquisitions across the chemical value chain. What is following in the Saudi context, and how will that impact the chemical industry?