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Commerical Impact of Soda Ash Technologies Workshop

Tuesday, 10 October
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The full-day workshop will include a review of technologies, product quality, sources of competitive advantage, and a discussion of global and regional trends that are impacting trade and profitability.

Topics to be covered:

  • Technical overview of the Solvay, Hou ad Natural Process Economics
  • Structural Overview of the Chinese and Global Industries
  • Impacts of Chinese Fertilizers Market on Hou Process Economics
  • Relative Competitiveness
  • Global Trade / Logistics
  • Raw Materials Overview
  • Role of Government in the Soda Ash industry

Commerical Impact of Soda Ash Technologies

 

The morning will include discussions on the global soda ash industry including demand segments, builders and end uses. In addition, a thorough review of soda ash technologies will be discussed. 
Continued discussion on soda ash processes and exploration of the key raw materials in synthetic soda ash production and what has been happening recently with their prices.

The afternoon will begin with a review of the structure of the soda ash industry in mainland China followed by discussion of Competitiveness in the market.
This session will discuss scale impact on cost including environmental and energy impacts and then conclude with discussion on logistics and global trade.
Session Speakers

Rock Bain Associate Director China, Soda Ash Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS

Rock Bian joined the Inorganics group as an Associate Director China in May 2022. He supports the soda ash service in China and also bleach chemicals. He started his career as engineer and project manager in a leading Chinese chemical engineering design institute. He supported and led various engineering, design and construction projects in China and in Tanzania, Africa. After that he took a commercial role in the Suez group, where he joined as a key member in the formation of new company dedicated to providing environment protection services for chemical plants in China. Rock has also had extensive experience in both soda ash and hydrogen peroxide with both Solvay and FMC (now Genesis) and successfully led the development of a greenfield hydrogen plant. Prior to joining us, Rock had a role in strategic planning and business development for Sinochem International, where he led market research for new business opportunities and planned the subsequent relevant venture developments. Rock holds a bachelor degree of chemical engineering from Zhengzhou Engineering College and a MBA from Nanjing University.

Hasan Copur Associate Director, Global Soda Ash Chemical Market Analytics

Hasan is the Associate Director of the Soda Ash team at Chemical Market Analytics. Hasan is currently working within the Chlor-Alkali/Vinyls Team with a focus on global Soda Ash Market Advisory Services. Over 15 years in commercial roles, Hasan has acquired international experience in the chemicals industry, while holding various sales and business management roles. He engaged in diverse sectors using inorganic chemicals as raw materials and helped develop a portfolio of global clients. Hasan spent over 10 years with Sisecam, a global glass, and soda ash manufacturer, in its multiple locations managing international sales activities for their chromium chemicals. He spent 4 years in China, leading the regional business. Prior to joining IHS Markit base chemical (now known as Chemical Market Analytics) in 2021, he spent 3 years working in trading, overseeing a range of basic chemicals and metals in the international markets.

Marguerite Morrin Executive Director, Global Soda Ash Chemical Market Analytics

Marguerite Morrin is the Executive Director at Chemical Market Analytics. Marguerite has covered all chlor-alkali, vinyls, and related products in the chemicals industry. Her primary focus today is on soda ash. She has also participated in many single-client consulting studies on soda ash and chlor-alkali/vinyls. Ms. Morrin was responsible for launching the Global Soda Ash Service in 2008 and she is the lead consultant in soda ash, who presents many conference papers on the subject. She joined Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI) in 1990, initially as an analyst in olefins. Since 1994 she was involved in the analysis of the chlor-alkali product area and helped to build and develop this sector within CMAI, which later became part of IHS Markit base chemicals business (now known as Chemical Market Analytics). Ms. Morrin graduated from University College Dublin, the Republic of Ireland, with a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Chemistry and she also holds a Diploma in Business Studies from University College Dublin.  

Lyle Nehls Industry Expert, Soda Ash Technology

Cyrus Wiecko Global Business Development Manager, Soda Ash Hasler Group

Cyrus Wiecko is the Global Business Development Manager for the Soda Ash market at HASLER Group an equipment manufacturer that is specialized in liquid/solid filtration. Over 12 years in techno-commercial roles I have acquired international experience all around the world with a focus on technical solutions for the building materials, industrial minerals and chemical industry. I have spent 3 years as a project & sales engineer for ThyssenKrupp being specialized in large CAPEX projects for the industrial minerals industry. Another 7 years as a project manager for CAPEX projects at Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik a company well established in the building materials and industrial minerals industry. Since 2 years I’m responsible for all global sales activities and business development at HASLER Group a company that supplies since decades industrial filtration solutions for the Soda Ash industry.