GULF PACKAGING AND POLYMERS SHOW

FEBRUARY 1 – 3, 2016

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OUR PRESTIGIOUS SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS

KEYNOTE: H.E. Dr. Alaa Nassif ROYAL COMMISSION OF JUBAIL AND YANBU CEO

Halim Hamid Redhwi, Ph.D. DhAhRAN TEChNO-VALLEY COMPANY (DTVC), SAUDI ARABIA CEO (A)

Fawaaz Al Kaaki SAUDI PLASTIC FACTORY, SAUDI ARABIA | President

Sana‘a Al-Ghamlas KUwAIT PACK GROUP, UAE Asst. Managing Director

Robert Lawrence GULF PLASTICS AND PIPE ACADEMY, UAE | Managing Director

Dr Raed Al Zubi SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS, UAE | Vice President- Middle East section

Ozgur Kayan DUPONT, TURKEY | Application Development Leader TMENA, Packaging & Industrial Polymers

Kaunain Shahidi ALMARAI, SAUDI ARABIA Sr Packaging Manager

Tim Ansell AL ThIKA PACKAGING LLC, UAE Sales Director

Alaa Al Sharif GREEN KINGDOM INDUSTRIES, SAUDI ARABIA | CEO

Slim Zeghal ALTEA PACKAGING, TUNIS | CEO

Mohammad Al Laabon TASNEE, SAUDI ARABIA Consultant – Plastic Downstream Industry

Ehab Sharaf RAKThERM, UAE | Plant Manager

Michael Laible SAUDI PAxxAL, SAUDI ARABIA Sales Director

Omar Hakimi SAUDI PAxxAL, SAUDI ARABIA Contracts Manager

Roy Joseph ESSEL PROPACK, INDIA Vice President- Africa, Middle East and South Asia

Speaker from Borouge

Muhamad Fadhil ICIS, UAE | Middle East Chief Correspondent

CONFERENCE OVERVIEw

The Downstream industry of the Middle East region is developing at a rapid pace as new technologies emerge and new global markets open up. with the Abu Dhabi 2030 vision for a sustainable future, plastics and polymers play a vital role in our day to day lives. From plastic pipes made of innovative material to cut down leakages, to food packaging to reduce harmful chemical emissions, sustainability is on priority for all companies aiming to reduce their carbon footprints.

The GULF PACKAGING AND POLYMERS SHOW will address these burning issues and capture latest trends, innovations and market analysis through techno-commercial presentations, workshops and panel discussions.

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MEDIA PARtNERS

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CONFERENCE DAY 1 | FEBRUARY 1, 2016

8:00 REGiSTRATiON AND cOFFEE

8:50 WELcOME NOTE FROM FLEMiNG GuLF

8:55 OPENiNG REMARKS FROM THE EvENT cHAiR

EXPLORiNG THE BuRGEONiNG cONvERTER SEcTOR

9:00 KEYNOTE | OvERviEW ON THE MiDDLE EAST cONvERTER SEcTOR- THE PATH AHEAD• Currentchallengesandlimitationsfacedinproduction

facilities• PotentialmarketsectorsforPlasticconverters• Analysisoncurrentmarketshareandexportstatusasper

the region- challenges faced in exports

9:30 iNNOvATiONS iN EXTRuSiON TEcHNOLOGiES FOR ENHANcED PRODucT MANuFAcTuRiNG• Analysisonadvancedextrusiontechnologies• Challengesfacedbycurrentprodutionfacilitiesandways

to overcome them• Innovationsintheindustrytofuelgrowth

10:00 iNvESTMENT OPPORTuNiTES iN ABu DHABi AND REST OF THE REGiON• HighlightsofupcomingPlasticParksintheregion• IncreaseinmanufacturinghubsinMiddleEast-Resultingin

increased packaging and converting business• Currentchallengesfacedandwaystoovercomethem

10:30 cONvERTER PANEL- THE PLASTic PROcESSiNG SEcTOR OF THE REGiON- THE ROAD AHEAD• Analysisonthecurrentmarketscenario-Leadingwith

Saudi Arabia and U.A.E.• Investmentopportunitiesintheregion-Businesspotential

in terms of local business and exports• Focusonvariouschallengesfacedintheregion-Howto

overcome them?

11:15 MORNiNG cOFFEE AND NETWORKiNG

iNNOvATiONS iN PAcKAGiNG & SuSTAiNABiLiTY

11:45 ANALYSiS OF THE FOOD PAcKAGiNG SEcTOR OF THE REGiON- iNNOvATiONS MADE• MarketoverviewoftheFoodsectorintheMiddleEast-

potential of packaging• Challengesfacedinpackagingasperchangingregulations-

was to overcome them• Introducinginnovativemethodsinpackaging

12:15 SuSTAiNABiLiTY- A cHALLENGE FOR PLASTicS iNDuSTRY• Introducingsustainability-Roleplayedintheplastics

industry• Challengesfacedbycompaniestoimplementecofriendly

materials• Solutionstoovercome-Newinnovationsinsustainable

packagingKAUNAIN ShAhIDI | ALMARAI, Saudi ArabiaSr Packaging Manager

12:45 PLASTic REcYcLiNG iMPAcT ON THE ENviORNMENT AND iNDuSTRY• PlasticrecyclingintheMiddleEast• Economic,socialandenvironmentalimpactonthesociety• NewmaterialsthataidplasticrecyclinghAKAN YUCEL | DuPont, TurkeyPackaging & Industrial Polymers Regional Sales Manager TMENA

13:15 PRAYER BREAK & LuNcHEON

14:30 THE STRETcH cHALLENGE: MANuFAcTuRiNG cONDiTiONS FOR THE GLOBAL STRETcH FiLM BuSiNESS• IdentifyingtheMarkets• ObtainingRawMaterials• DrivingforHighStandardsinManufacturing,SupplyChain

and Quality

15:00 iNNOvATiONS AND DEvELOPMENTS iN THE PiPE SEcTOR iN THE REGiON• OverviewofapplicationofGermantechnology• Theplumbingindustry-warrantycycle• AnalysisonthetechnicalcompliancestatementsEhAB ShARAF | RAKTherm, UAE | Plant Manager,

15:30 AFTERNOON cOFFEE AND NETWORKiNG

16:00 PANEL: iNNOvATiONS iN PAcKAGiNG MATERiALS- WHAT iS EXPEcTED FROM PAcKAGiNG uSERS?• Challengesfacedinsupplychainandwaystoovercome

them• Currentmarketstatusofpackagingmaterials-PE,PP,BOPP• Innovatiosinmaterialsthatwillenhancepackaging

solutions

16:30 iNTERESTiNG iNNOvATiONS iN FMcG PAcKAGiNG TO ATTRAcT cuSTOMERS• Innovativeandattractivepackagingtoattractmore

customers• Keepingthecost-factorinmind• Reducingshelfspacebyhaving“shef-readypackaging“

17:00 PLASTic cAPS AND cLOSuRES SOLuTiONS• Easeofreplacementwithmetalclosures• Innovativepolymerdesignsandexclusivetechnologies• Applicationsforplasticcapsandclosures-Newinnovations

in materials and design

17:30 cLOSiNG REMARKS FROM THE EvENT cHAiR

17:35 NETWORKiNG REcEPTiON

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CONFERENCE DAY 2 | FEBRUARY 2, 2016

8:30 REGiSTRATiON AND cOFFEE

8:55 OPENiNG REMARKS FROM THE EvENT cHAiR

POLYMER MANuFAcTuRiNG TO ENHANcE cONvERTER PRODucTiviTY

9:00 ENHANciNG MANuFAcTuRiNG PROcESSES TO ENABLE iNNOvATivE POLYMER cOMPOuNDiNG

• AnalyzingthechallengesfacedinMasterbatchtechniques

• Troubleshootingcasesinpolymercompounding-Proposed solutions

• UsingPBEtoenhancethequalityofthemasterbatchcompounds

9:30 TRANSFORMiNG THE GLOBAL PLASTic PALLET MARKET AND THE SiLuMA iMPAcT KEY MESSAGES

• Plasticpalletmarketstatistics• Shiftingofdynamicsinpalletmarket• OverviewofSilumatechnologyandthedifferenceit

makes -Explanation of injection/Roto mold Vs. other processes -Overview of impact of Paxxal into market

• Sustainability • Financialimpacts • ReducedfootprintMIChAEL LAIBLE SAUDI PAxxALSales Director, Saudi ArabiaOMAR hAKIMISAUDI PAxxALContracts Manager, Saudi Arabia

10:00 PANEL- OuTLOOK & cHALLENGES FOR POLYOLEFiNS & POLYPROPYLENE FROM THE MiDDLE EAST

• Howcanproducerscopewithslowingdemandandincreasing supply independence in target markets in the polyolefins space?

• Isthe“produceinGulf&exportglobally”strategysustainable?

• Whatcanbedonetostimulatedomesticdemand,applications & increased processing capacity in the Gulf markets?

10:45 MORNiNG cOFFEE AND NETWORKiNG

11:15 FOcuS ON THE SuPPLY cHAiN: OvERcOMiNG cHALLENGES ON SHiPPiNG DOWNSTREAM RAW MATERiALS

• AnalysisonthesupplychainsectorintheMiddleEast• Challengesfacedinmaterialprocurement• Proposedsolutions

11:45 TEcHNicAL SESSiON | POLYMER MODiFicATiON AND THEiR APPLicATiONS

• FocusonFormedpartssuchasInjected-molded,blow-molded, Extruded parts made materials from including PE, PVC, EVA, EPDM, SBR, natural rubber, and other polymers

• DetailedinsightsonmodificationofEngineeringpolymers and Bulk polymers

• Post-polymerizationmodificationofmonomerunits

12:15 EXAMiNiNG THE MiDDLE EAST POLYMER LANDScAPE AND cHALLENGES

• PricingtrendsinMiddleEastamidoversupplyconcernsin Asia and new capacities in Saudi and the UAE

• Volatilityincrudeandotherfeedstockpricesandimpact on the polymer market

• PolymergrowthprospectsandopportunitiesintheMENA region

MUhAMAD FADhILICIS, UAEChief Correspondent, Middle East

12:45 NEW SiMuLATiONS, PROcESSiNG AND TESTiNG EquiPMENTS

• Focusonadvancedtechnologiesforpolymerdevelopment

• CombiningIn-moldformingandovermoldingtechniques for volume production testing

• Enhancedsimulationtoolsforreliablepredictionandcalculation of components

13:15 PRAYER BREAK & LuNcHEON

MANuFAcTuRiNG TEcHNOLOGiES FOR EFFiciENT PRODucT DEvELOPMENT

14:30 uSE OF cAMERA TEcHNOLOGY FOR THE HiGH SPEED SORTiNG OF PLASTic RAW MATERiAL PELLETS DuRiNG MANuFAcTuRETIM ANSELLAL ThIKA PACKAGING LLC, UAESales Director

15:00 FOcuS ON cuSTOM- EXTRuSiON TEcHNOLOGiES FOR MANuFAcTuRiNG PLASTicS

• Developmentsinmixing,degassingandcompounding• TechnologicalupdatesinExtrusionforvaried

modularity for plastic films• Highlightsonimprovedcost-effectivemechanismsfor

better quality products• AnalysisonMulti-layerextrusionprocess-Advantages

over mono-layers

16:00 EXPLORiNG cHALLENGES AND iNNOvATiONS iN BLOW-MOuLDiNG TEcHNOLOGiES

• NewtechnologiesinblowmoldingandInjectionBlowMolding

• Limitationsfacedandproposedsolutions• ChallengesfacedbyPETandimpactonblow-moulding

sector in the region

15:30 AFTERNOON cOFFEE AND NETWORKiNG

16:30 iNcREASED APPLicATiONS AND PRODucT ENHANcEMENT WiTH MASTERBATcHES AND ADDiTivES

• Consumerdemandwithregardstocolorandgrade• Insightsoninnovativesolutionsforproductstabilization• Updatesonmasterbatch-additivesforcustom-product

development

17:00 cLOSiNG REMARKS FROM THE EvENT cHAiR

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