Jul 22 2010
The 4th Global Silicone Biz Outlook meeting in Shanghai from 27-28 September 2010, aims to provide information on innovating to increase market share in the ever-growing silicone industry in the region.
As the silicone industry grows in tandem with the strengthening economy, silicone monomer investments in both China and India have been showing signs of burgeoning. The 4th Global Silicone Biz Outlook will explore additional capacities, new players in the industry and shifting dynamics in the silicone sector.
Back for the 4th year, this 2010 edition will look into how end user requirements and innovations are changing in diverse industry segments, like, personal care, automobile, LED and solar etc. It will also provide an overview on the market outlook for silicon metal - a major raw materials in the silicone sector. Because the silicon metal market fluctuates in step with buoyant demand for the raw material, producers are constantly challenged to strategize to manage this major cost component.
For now, and as reported in their website recently, Wacker Chemie AG has on July 1, 2010 successfully concluded its acquisition of the silicon-metal production site in Holla from FESIL Group (Norway) to make the Munich-based chemical company more independent of raw-material price fluctuations and increase its supply security during peak-demand periods. With the prospect of similar acquisition looming, market players need to explore innovative product manufacturing to retain their competitive share of the market.
At CMT's 4th Global Silicone Biz Outlook, prominent industry speakers such as Momentive Performance Materials, Shin-Etsu Silicones, Jiangsu Hongbo New Materials, Anderson & Associates, BRB, Elkem Silicon and many more, are slated to share their views on key issues such as 'Latest advances and trends in the silicone chain', 'Volatility in silicon metal markets', 'Silicone innovations in America', among others. Attendees can expect to network with key executives from silicone manufacturing companies, silicon metal, platinum, methanol, silicone technology providers and end users in automotive, personal care, solar, LED business sectors.
Source: http://www.cmtevents.com/